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Oct 1, 2022 · Oct 01, 2022. In her brief but highly impactful time on this earth, renowned American jazz singer Billie Holiday (1915-1959) was an undeniable musical legend in spite of the trauma, racism, substance abuse, legal troubles, and violence that characterized her life.
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.
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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.
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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.
Apr 23, 2021 · When Holiday died in 1959 without a will — but with a roll of $50 bills strapped to her leg, as the story goes — McKay did end up inheriting her estate, including her recording royalties, rights...
Feb 18, 2021 · In the 1972 “Lady Sings the Blues,” McKay, as played by Billy Dee Williams, is Holiday’s super-suave, would-be savior, who struggles mightily (and fails) to get the singer off drugs.
Jan 4, 2021 · Louis McKay was not a Grammy award-winning musician like Holiday, but he had his own reputation. According to NPR, McKay was a “wannabe gangster” and was “by most accounts…a louse.” So how...
