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Death. Holiday died in 1937. He was exposed to mustard gas while serving in World War I. Later, he fell ill with a lung disorder while on tour in Texas and was refused treatment at a local hospital.
Feb 25, 2023 · Clarence Holiday was an American jazz musician and the father of Billie Holiday. He played rhythm guitar and banjo in various bands and died in 1937 from a lung disorder after being exposed to mustard gas in World War I.
Apr 20, 2017 · Clarence Holiday was denied treatment for a lung disorder that ultimately killed him, she wrote, and a vivid song about how racial prejudice could kill reminded her of that.
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Apr 3, 2014 · Death and Legacy. Holiday gave her final performance in New York City on May 25, 1959. Not long after this event, Holiday was admitted to the hospital for heart and liver problems.
Billie Holiday died in Metropolitan Hospital, New York, on Friday, July 17, 1959, in the bed in which she had been arrested for illegal possession of narcotics a little more than a month before, as she lay mortally ill; in the room from which a police guard had been removed – by court order – only a few hours before her death.
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BY THE NEW YORK TIMES. Billie Holiday, famed jazz singer, died yesterday in Metropolitan Hospital. Her age was 44. The immediate cause of death was given as congestion of the lungs complicated...
Clarence Holiday (born July 23, 1898, Baltimore, Maryland, USA - died March 1, 1937, Dallas, Texas, USA) was an American banjoist and rhythm guitarist who recorded with many jazz swing musicians. He is the father of jazz singer Billie Holiday.
