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Oct 1, 2022 · Louis McKay was a mob enforcer who met and married Billie Holiday in 1957, after she was arrested for drug possession. He was violent, stole her money, and inherited her estate after her death in 1959.
- Maya Khamala
Aug 4, 2021 · Billie Holiday had a tumultuous relationship with the law as a result of her drug use. She found a partner in crime with husband Louis McKay.
- Sam Silverman
Apr 23, 2021 · How Billie Holiday's estate went to her abusive third husband, Louis McKay, and then to his widow, Bernice McKay, and now to Concord Music Group. Learn how Concord is benefiting from new films and protecting Holiday's legacy.
On March 28, 1957, Holiday married Louis McKay, a mob enforcer. McKay, like most of the men in her life, was abusive. They were separated at the time of her death, but McKay had plans to start a chain of Billie Holiday vocal studios, on the model of the Arthur Murray dance schools.
Feb 18, 2021 · In addition to Fletcher and Anslinger, a whole roster of bad men enter Holiday’s life, including the mob enforcer Louis McKay, the singer’s third husband.
Apr 29, 2018 · Louis McKay died at the Age of 72 following a heart attack and was survived by his wife Bernice Yancey McKay and two sons. As posted last week McKay was Billie Holiday’s fourth husband and road...
Feb 26, 2021 · What really did her in was when her abusive husband, Louis McKay, got involved. He learned of Anslinger's plan and agreed to set her up, Hari reported. Holiday was busted again, arrested, and...
