Billie Holiday overview
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- The Very Thought of You(02:48)
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- Strange Fruit(03:13)
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Lover Man(03:22)
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- God Bless the Child(02:55)
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St Louis Blues(02:50)
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Billie's Blues(02:39)
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A Fine Romance(03:34)
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Me, Myself and I(02:35)
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As Time Goes By(03:12)
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Night and Day(03:04)
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Love Me or Leave Me(03:20)
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You Let Me Down(03:24)
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It Had to Be You(04:03)
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Billie Holiday bio
Billie Holiday (Eleanora Fagan, New York City, April 7, 1915 – New York City, July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter.
Nicknamed Lady Day by her loyal friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.... Above all, she was admired for her deeply personal and intimate approach to singing. Critic John Bush wrote that she "changed the art of American pop vocals forever." She co-wrote only a few songs, but several of them have become jazz standards, notably "God Bless the Child", "Don't Explain", and "Lady Sings the Blues". She also became famous for singing jazz standards written by others, including "Easy Living" and "Strange Fruit."
Billie Holiday had a difficult childhood, which greatly affected her life and career. Not much is known about the true details of her early life, though stories of it appeared in her autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues, first published in 1956 and later revealed to contain many inaccurac Full bioRead more
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