Lady sings the blues few voices in recorded music are as immediately. Eleanora fagan april 7, 1915 july 17, 1959, professionally known as billie holiday, was an american jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. The vinyl is unplayed housed in the picture s leeve which reproduces the original album artwork and remains sealed within its original customstickered shrinkwrap cs8048. Song information for easy living billie holiday on allmusic. Billie holiday and her dogs on her 100th birthday the bark. See more ideas about album covers, billie holiday and album. September 15, 2015 a picture credit on thursday with a report in the arts, briefly column about plans to present a billie holiday hologram at the apollo theater misstated the given name of the photographer. Billie holiday s chaotic life reportedly began in baltimore on april 7, 1915 a few reports say 1912 when she was born eleanora fagan gough. Billie holiday licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of columbia. The definitive billie holiday, a compilation of songs by billie holiday. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. The artist, who would have turned 100 this month, seems to endure, even beyond clueless references, which is all the more impressive given that she died. With billie holiday, julia blackburn, cassandra wilson, dee dee bridgewater.
Collectors item back in stock billie holiday lady in satin 2015 german pressed european limited edition legacy vinyl series issue of her 1958 11track stereo lp pressed on audiophile quality 180gram heavyweight vinyl. Download billie holiday mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Eddie heywood piano, john simmons bass, sidney catlett drums 2 all of me marks simons march. Billie holiday married trombonist jimmy monroe in 1941. Billie holiday ill be seeing you by faviola aguilar 1. The great jazz singer billie holiday 191559 recorded these 15 songs in hollywood during january, 1957 and they were originally issued on the verve albums songs for distingue loverstracks 16.
The band consists of theresa wayman solo pseudonym tt vocals, guitar, emily kokal vocals, guitar, jenny lee lindberg solo pseudonym jennylee vocals, bass, and stella mozgawa drums. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing. She was posthumously inducted into the grammy hall of fame in 1973, rock and roll hall of fame in 2000, and ertegun jazz hall of fame in 2004. Billie holiday and her dogs on her 100th birthday by cameron woo, april 2015 considered the greatest jazz vocalist of all time, holidays distinctive vocal style made her musicianship equal to the titans of the golden erabenny goodman, count basie, artie. A documentary about the legendary jazz singer billie holiday. Billie holiday please dont talk about me when im gone live 1959 by anthony alves. January 26, 2020 billie holiday live at monterey 1958 2020 january 2, 2020 billie holiday velvet mood mono remastered 2019 december 16, 2019 billie holiday now they call it swing 2019. The bands original drummer, shannyn sossamon, left the band in 2008. As a teen, she worked as a model to help support her family and was hired as a teenager by florenz ziegfeld to appear in his ziegfeld follies revue.
Nicknamed lady day by her sometime collaborator lester young, billie holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Billie holidays chaotic life reportedly began in baltimore on april 7, 1915 a few reports say 1912 when she was born eleanora fagan gough. Billie holiday, via hologram, returning to the apollo. Billie holiday ive got my love to keep me warm by purple0accident. Find billie holidays songs, tracks, and other music. If you like billie holiday you will love this collection. Kathleen battle sings summertime from gershwins porgy and bess duration. Watch four iconic live performances by billie holiday. A documentary about the legendary jazz singer billie holiday 19151959. Billie holiday the definitive billie holiday, ken burns. This site is maintained by the estate of billie holiday. In accordance with the generous wishes of william gottlieb, the photographs in the william p. Nicknamed lady day by her friend and musical partner lester young, holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing.
Billie holiday performs on stage at the sugar hill nightclub in newark, n. Eleanora fagan aprile 7, 1915 julie 17, 1959, professionally kent as billie holiday, wis an american jazz muisicker an sangstersangwriter wi a career spannin nearly thirty years. Guy had a promising career as a young progressive bop musician as he worked alongside more prominent musical acts until a drug addiction sidelined him from further success much of guys early personal life is obscured, but it is known he began his professional music career performing in new york city, and joined. Billie holiday the complete decca recordings 1991, cd. She legally changed her name to lillian bohny in the early 1920s and moved to hollywood, where she began appearing in silent films. Her life was a rollercoaster ride and has since been the subject of countless myths, legends and rumours. Billie holiday you showed me the way by direfranchement.
Farah jasmine griffins 2001 book posed a challenge to biographers and helped reimagine holidays legacy. Nicknamed lady day bi her friend an muisic pairtner lester young, holiday haed a seminal influence on jazz muisic an pop singin. Her vocal style, strangly inspired bi jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new wey. A worthy occasion to honour the unforgettable jazz icon. Billie holiday was an american jazz singer and songwriter. Billie holiday i cant give you anything but love by purple0accident. Release dates 1 also known as aka 3 release dates finland september 2015. But anslinger was going to be given a break on billie, one he got nowhere else in the jazz world. Beginning with a few selections of billies best from the swing years and ending with select numbers recorded shortly before her death, this is an outstanding selection put together with much thought and care. Billie holidays vocals will reverberate in charleston this week where the 8 bible study group members and their pastor, clementa pinckeny, will be buried. Nicknamed lady day by her sometime collaborator lester young, holiday was a seminal influence on jazz, and pop. Work from home with billie holiday, the decca singles vol. Her father, clarence holiday, was a teenaged jazz guitarist and banjo player later to play in fletcher hendersons orchestra. Billie holiday article about billie holiday by the free.
Studio album 6 compilation 6 remix 1 billie holiday with teddy wilson and his orchestra 19351942. Gottlieb collection entered into the public domain on february 16, 2010. Billie holiday i cant believe youre in love with me by direfranchement. Billie holiday was the premier song stylist of the 20th century. She began singing professionally in 1930, and after performing with numerous bands. Meeropols strange fruit was inspired by a photo of the lynching of two black men in marion, indiana the songs lyrics are below. This billie holiday material is as good as the earlier columbia. Nicknamed lady day by her friend and music partner lester young, holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Listen to strange fruit, god bless the child and more from billie holiday. Billie holiday born eleanora fagan april 7, 1915 july 17, 1959 was an american jazz singer and songwriter. April 7, 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of jazz singer billie holiday 19151959. Billie holidays name has been in the news lately for some reasons that remind us of the tragedies she sang about and those she endured.
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