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"God Bless the Child" is a song written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr. in 1939. It was first recorded on May 9, 1941, by Billie Holiday and released by the Okeh Records in 1942. Holiday's version of the song was honored with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1976.
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- 1942
- May 9, 1941
- Jazz
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Billie Holiday’s original 1941 version of “God Bless the Child” is a timeless recording and a necessary starting point when exploring the song. Her more intimate 1956 version (Lady in Autumn) is also noteworthy and achingly beautiful.
[Verse 1] Them that's got shall get, them that's not shall lose. So the Bible said and it still is news. Mama may have, Papa may have. But God bless the child that's got his own. That's got...
Billie Holiday - God Bless The Child (1955) - A rendition of her classic in her later years, from the Lady In Autumn compilation.