Billie Holiday
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. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. She was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills.After a turbulent childhood, Holiday began singing in nightclubs in Harlem where she was heard by producer John Hammond, who liked her voice. She signed a recording contract with Brunswick in 1935. Her collaboration with Teddy Wilson produced the hit "What a Little Moonlight Can Do", which became a jazz standard. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Holiday had mainstream success on labels such as Columbia and Decca. By the late 1940s, however, she was beset with legal troubles and drug abuse. After a short prison sentence, she performed a sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall. She was a successful concert performer throughout the 1950s, with two further sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall. Because of personal struggles and an altered voice, her final recordings were met with mixed reaction, but were mild commercial successes. Her final album, ''Lady in Satin'', was released in 1958. Holiday died of heart failure on July 17, 1959, at age 44.
Holiday won four Grammy Awards, all of them posthumously, for Best Historical Album. She was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. In 2000, she was also inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as an early influence; their website states that "Billie Holiday changed jazz forever". She was named one of the 50 Great Voices by NPR; and was ranked fourth on the ''Rolling Stone'' list of "200 Greatest Singers of All Time" (2023). Several films about her life have been released, most recently ''The United States vs. Billie Holiday'' (2021). Provided by Wikipedia
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Lady sings the blues by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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Billie's best by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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Love songs. 2 by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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The Billie Holiday songbook by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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The best of Billie Holiday : songs recorded and made famous by Lady Day. by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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Lady sings the blues by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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Billie Holiday's greatest hits. by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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The essential Billie Holiday : the Columbia years by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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Songs for distingué lovers by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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Gold by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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God bless the child by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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The original Decca recordings, 1944-1950 by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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Lady sings the blues by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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Billie Holiday Ken Burns jazz. by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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The silver collection by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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Billie Holiday : from the original Decca masters. by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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Ain't nobody's business if I do. by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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First issue the great American songbook. by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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The lady sings the blues : piano, vocal, guitar by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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Billie Holiday : "Lady Day" (1939-1944) : the sixteen original Commodore interpretations. by Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
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