Who is Billie Holiday

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Billie Holiday at a Glance 

Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 ? July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day(see "Jazz royalty" regarding similar nicknames) 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."allmusic ((( Billie Holiday > Biography )))

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...

Billie Holiday Vids 

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Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit

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Billie Holiday - The Blues Are...

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Billie Holiday - Fine and Mell...

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[Fine And Mellow] 1944 Billie ...

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Billie Holiday, My Man

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Billie Holiday AINT NOBODYS BU...

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confetta wrote...

Excellent!
Was just WAITING for Lady Day to Land on Squidoo!
Thanks for making this great lense : ) I have added
it to my lensroll(s) and will mark her as a favorite ; )
~confetta

ReplyPosted November 04, 2007

 

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