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Billie Holiday
Born: Apr 7, 1915 in Philadelphia, PA
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Died: Jul 17, 1959 in New York, NY
Genre: Vocal
Styles: Vocal Jazz, Cabaret/Torch Songs, Traditional Pop, Blues, Jazz, Pop, Easy Listening, Classic Female Blues, Bop, Traditional Jazz/Swing
Biography: The first popular jazz singer to move audiences with the intense, personal feeling of classic blues, Billie Holiday changed the art of American pop vocals forever. Almost fifty years after her death, it's difficult to believe that prior to her emergence, jazz and pop singers were tied to the Tin Pan ...Read full biography
Lady in Satin [Columbia 17 Track]
Lady in Satin [Columbia 17 Track]
Released: 1958
Label: Sony/BMG Jazz
Critics' Rating:
This is the most controversial of all Billie Holiday records. Lady Day herself said that this session (which finds her accompanied by Ray Ellis' string orchestra) was her personal favorite, and many listeners ...Read full review
Stay With Me
Stay With Me
Released: 1959
Label: Verve Records
Critics' Rating:
A '91 reissue from late in Billie Holiday's career. She was fading, but hadn't lost the dramatic quality in her delivery, nor her ability to project and tell a shattering story. She's backed by trumpeter ...Read full review
More Billie Holiday albums: Main Albums (20), Compilations (507), Singles & EPs (3), DVD/Video (11), Others (1)
Wein works to preserve the Newport festival legacy
Legendary jazz impresario George Wein works to preserve the Newport festival legacy
Sep 4, 12:45 PM EST
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