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   Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing.

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3. www.biography.com › musicians › billie-holidayBillie Holiday - Movie, Death & Strange Fruit - Biography

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   Apr 3, 2014 · Billie Holiday was one of the most influential jazz singers of all time. She had a thriving career for many years before she lost her battle with addiction.

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   May 30, 2024 · Billie Holiday (born April 7, 1915, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died July 17, 1959, New York City, New York) was an American jazz singer, one of the greatest from the 1930s to the ’50s.

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   • Billie Holiday was one of the greatest jazz singers from the 1930s to the ’50s. She had no formal musical training, but, with an instinctive sense...
   • As a singer, Holiday was known for her dramatic intensity, which could render the most banal lyric profound. Among the songs identified with her we...
   • Holiday began her career singing in a Harlem nightclub and made her first recordings in 1933, with Benny Goodman and others. Two years later a seri...

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6. billieholiday.com › bioBio - The Official Website of Billie Holiday

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   Learn about the life and legacy of Billie Holiday, the jazz singer who reinvented modern singing and performance. Explore her discography, collaborations, songs, awards and cultural impact.

7. billieholiday.comThe Official Billie Holiday Website

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   The official site for the legendary Billie Holiday. Learn about Billie's story and the timeless songs.

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   Jun 8, 2006 · Considered by many to be the greatest jazz vocalist of all time, Billie Holiday lived a tempestuous and difficult life. Her singing expressed an incredible depth of emotion that spoke...

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   Who was Billie Holiday?

   • Born Eleanora Fagan in 1915, Billie Holiday spent much of her young life in Baltimore, Maryland. Raised primarily by her mother, Holiday had only a tenuous connection with her father, who was a jazz guitarist in Fletcher Henderson’s band.

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   Was Billie Holiday a good singer?

   • Her singing expressed an incredible depth of emotion that spoke of hard times and injustice as well as triumph. Though her career was relatively short and often erratic, she left behind a body of work as great as any vocalist before or since. Born Eleanora Fagan in 1915, Billie Holiday spent much of her young life in Baltimore, Maryland.

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   Did Billie Holiday die?

   • In the end, some believe it killed her. In March 1939, a 23-year-old Billie Holiday walked up to the mic at West 4th's Cafe Society in New York City to sing her final song of the night. Per her request, the waiters stopped serving and the room went completely black, save for a spotlight on her face.

   The Tragic Story Behind Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit" - Biography

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   What song does Billie Holiday Sing?

   • Photo caption: "Billie Holiday sings ' Fine and Mellow ,' a blues recorded for the Commadore label. She has the most distinctive style of any popular vocalist, is imitated by other vocalists." Margolick, David (2000). Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday, Café Society, and an Early Cry for Civil Rights. Philadelphia: Running Press. pp. 25–27.

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   When was Billie Holiday recorded?

   • LCCN 93-169341; ISBN 1-8991-6100-7; OCLC 8435589 (all editions). The Essential Billie Holiday – The Carnegie Hall Concert ( CD. Recorded November 10, 1956, Carnegie Hall ). Verve Records ( PolyGram Records) 833-767-2. 1989 [2015, 1969; originally released in 1961 → Verve (E)2304117] – via Internet Archive ( Kahle-Austin Foundation) .

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   When did Billie Holiday become a saxophonist?

   • About 1940 she began to perform exclusively in cabarets and in concert. Her recordings between 1936 and 1942 marked her peak years. During that period she was often associated with saxophonist Lester Young, who gave her the nickname “Lady Day.” Billie Holiday, 1947.

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10. www.biography.com › musicians › billie-holidayThe Tragic Story Behind Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit"

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    Aug 25, 2020 · In March 1939, a 23-year-old Billie Holiday walked up to the mic at West 4th's Cafe Society in New York City to sing her final song of the night. Per her request, the waiters stopped...