BILLIE HOLIDAY

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Billie Holiday (Eleanora Fagan Gough, Philadelphia, 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
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BILLIE HOLIDAY Billie Holiday Vol. 1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Billie Holiday Vol. 1
Vocal Jazz 1947
BILLIE HOLIDAY Billie Holiday Sings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Billie Holiday Sings
Vocal Jazz 1950
BILLIE HOLIDAY Billie Holiday Favorites album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Billie Holiday Favorites
Vocal Jazz 1951
BILLIE HOLIDAY An Evening With Billie Holiday album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
An Evening With Billie Holiday
Vocal Jazz 1953
BILLIE HOLIDAY Billie Holiday Sings (aka Solitude aka In Memoriam Billie Holiday) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Billie Holiday Sings (aka Solitude aka In Memoriam Billie Holiday)
Vocal Jazz 1953
BILLIE HOLIDAY At Jazz At The Philharmonic album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
At Jazz At The Philharmonic
Vocal Jazz 1954
BILLIE HOLIDAY Billie Holiday album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Billie Holiday
Vocal Jazz 1954
BILLIE HOLIDAY Lady Sings The Blues album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Lady Sings The Blues
Vocal Jazz 1956
BILLIE HOLIDAY Velvet Mood album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Velvet Mood
Vocal Jazz 1956
BILLIE HOLIDAY Body and Soul album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Body and Soul
Vocal Jazz 1957
BILLIE HOLIDAY Songs for Distingué Lovers (aka One For My Baby) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Songs for Distingué Lovers (aka One For My Baby)
Vocal Jazz 1958
BILLIE HOLIDAY Lady in Satin album cover 4.00 | 2 ratings
Lady in Satin
Vocal Jazz 1958
BILLIE HOLIDAY Stay With Me album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Stay With Me
Vocal Jazz 1958

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BILLIE HOLIDAY The Essential Billie Holiday: Carnegie Hall Concert album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Essential Billie Holiday: Carnegie Hall Concert
Vocal Jazz 1961
BILLIE HOLIDAY Ladylove (aka Billie's Blues) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ladylove (aka Billie's Blues)
Vocal Jazz 1962

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BILLIE HOLIDAY God Bless the Child (1972) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
God Bless the Child (1972)
Vocal Jazz 1972
BILLIE HOLIDAY Lady Sings the Blues: Original Sessions 1937-1947 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Lady Sings the Blues: Original Sessions 1937-1947
Vocal Jazz 1974
BILLIE HOLIDAY Billie Holiday, Volume II album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Billie Holiday, Volume II
Vocal Jazz 1983
BILLIE HOLIDAY Compact Jazz: Billie Holiday album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Compact Jazz: Billie Holiday
Vocal Jazz 1987
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Billie Holiday Collection album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Billie Holiday Collection
Vocal Jazz 1988
BILLIE HOLIDAY Billie Holliday and Her Orchestra album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Billie Holliday and Her Orchestra
Vocal Jazz 1988
BILLIE HOLIDAY Billie Holiday Live album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Billie Holiday Live
Vocal Jazz 1990
BILLIE HOLIDAY Lady's Decca Days, Volume Two album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Lady's Decca Days, Volume Two
Vocal Jazz 1990
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Billie Holiday Songbook album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Billie Holiday Songbook
Vocal Jazz 1990
BILLIE HOLIDAY From the Original Decca Masters album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
From the Original Decca Masters
Vocal Jazz 1990
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume 6: 1938 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume 6: 1938
Vocal Jazz 1990
BILLIE HOLIDAY Last Recordings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Last Recordings
Vocal Jazz 1990
BILLIE HOLIDAY Verve Silver Collection album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Verve Silver Collection
Vocal Jazz 1990
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Voice of Jazz: The Complete Recordings 1933-1940 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Voice of Jazz: The Complete Recordings 1933-1940
Vocal Jazz 1991
BILLIE HOLIDAY Lady in Autumn: The Best of the Verve Years album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Lady in Autumn: The Best of the Verve Years
Vocal Jazz 1991
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Complete Decca Recordings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Decca Recordings
Vocal Jazz 1991
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Essence of Billie Holiday album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Essence of Billie Holiday
Vocal Jazz 1991
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Legacy 1933-1958 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Legacy 1933-1958
Vocal Jazz 1991
BILLIE HOLIDAY Complete Edition, Volume 2: 1936-1937 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Complete Edition, Volume 2: 1936-1937
Vocal Jazz 1991
BILLIE HOLIDAY Complete Edition, Volume 1: 1933-1936 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Complete Edition, Volume 1: 1933-1936
Vocal Jazz 1991
BILLIE HOLIDAY Billie's Best album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Billie's Best
Vocal Jazz 1992
BILLIE HOLIDAY Masters of Jazz: Complete Edition album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Masters of Jazz: Complete Edition
Vocal Jazz 1992
BILLIE HOLIDAY Complete Edition Volume 5 - 1937-1937 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Complete Edition Volume 5 - 1937-1937
Vocal Jazz 1992
BILLIE HOLIDAY 16 Most Requested Songs album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
16 Most Requested Songs
Vocal Jazz 1993
BILLIE HOLIDAY Solitude: Billie Holiday Story, Vol. 2 album cover 5.00 | 1 ratings
Solitude: Billie Holiday Story, Vol. 2
Vocal Jazz 1993
BILLIE HOLIDAY Blue Billie album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blue Billie
Vocal Jazz 1993
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959
Vocal Jazz 1993
BILLIE HOLIDAY An Introduction to Billie Holiday: Her Best Recordings 1935-1942 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
An Introduction to Billie Holiday: Her Best Recordings 1935-1942
Vocal Jazz 1993
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Chronological Classics: Billie Holiday 1940-1942 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Chronological Classics: Billie Holiday 1940-1942
Vocal Jazz 1993
BILLIE HOLIDAY As Time Goes By album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
As Time Goes By
Vocal Jazz 1994
BILLIE HOLIDAY Verve Jazz Masters 12 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Verve Jazz Masters 12
Vocal Jazz 1994
BILLIE HOLIDAY Storyville Masters of Jazz, Volume 3: Billie Holiday album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Storyville Masters of Jazz, Volume 3: Billie Holiday
Vocal Jazz 1994
BILLIE HOLIDAY Billie Holiday, Volume 6 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Billie Holiday, Volume 6
Vocal Jazz 1994
BILLIE HOLIDAY Jazz at the Philharmonic album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazz at the Philharmonic
Vocal Jazz 1994
BILLIE HOLIDAY I Loves You Porgy album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I Loves You Porgy
Vocal Jazz 1995
BILLIE HOLIDAY Verve Jazz Masters 47: Billie Holiday Sings Standards album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Verve Jazz Masters 47: Billie Holiday Sings Standards
Vocal Jazz 1995
BILLIE HOLIDAY Greatest Hits album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Greatest Hits
Vocal Jazz 1995
BILLIE HOLIDAY Lover Man - The World of Billie Holiday album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Lover Man - The World of Billie Holiday
Vocal Jazz 1995
BILLIE HOLIDAY God Bless the Child (1995) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
God Bless the Child (1995)
Vocal Jazz 1995
BILLIE HOLIDAY Love Me or Leave Me album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Love Me or Leave Me
Vocal Jazz 1995
BILLIE HOLIDAY Complete Edition Volume 3 - 1934-1937 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Complete Edition Volume 3 - 1934-1937
Vocal Jazz 1995
BILLIE HOLIDAY Jazz & Blues Collection Vol. 14 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazz & Blues Collection Vol. 14
Vocal Jazz 1995
BILLIE HOLIDAY Music for Torching album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Music for Torching
Vocal Jazz 1995
BILLIE HOLIDAY All or Nothing at All, Volume 1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
All or Nothing at All, Volume 1
Vocal Jazz 1995
BILLIE HOLIDAY Miss Brown to You album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Miss Brown to You
Vocal Jazz 1996
BILLIE HOLIDAY Love Songs album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Love Songs
Vocal Jazz 1996
BILLIE HOLIDAY All of Me album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
All of Me
Vocal Jazz 1996
BILLIE HOLIDAY A Profile of Billie Holiday album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Profile of Billie Holiday
Vocal Jazz 1996
BILLIE HOLIDAY Jazz Masters, 100 Anos De Swing album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazz Masters, 100 Anos De Swing
Vocal Jazz 1996
BILLIE HOLIDAY This Is Jazz 15 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
This Is Jazz 15
Vocal Jazz 1996
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Chronological Classics: Billie Holiday 1944 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Chronological Classics: Billie Holiday 1944
Vocal Jazz 1996
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Complete Commodore Recordings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Commodore Recordings
Vocal Jazz 1997
BILLIE HOLIDAY Lady Day: The Very Best of Billie Holiday album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Lady Day: The Very Best of Billie Holiday
Vocal Jazz 1997
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Masters album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Masters
Vocal Jazz 1997
BILLIE HOLIDAY Ultimate Billie Holiday album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ultimate Billie Holiday
Vocal Jazz 1997
BILLIE HOLIDAY A Portrait of Billie Holiday album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Portrait of Billie Holiday
Vocal Jazz 1997
BILLIE HOLIDAY Day In, Day Out album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Day In, Day Out
Vocal Jazz 1997
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Gold Collection: 40 Classic Performances album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Gold Collection: 40 Classic Performances
Vocal Jazz 1997
BILLIE HOLIDAY Billie Holiday Sings Standards album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Billie Holiday Sings Standards
Vocal Jazz 1998
BILLIE HOLIDAY God Bless the Blues album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
God Bless the Blues
Vocal Jazz 1998
BILLIE HOLIDAY V-Disc: A Musical Contribution by America's Best for Our Armed Forces Overseas album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
V-Disc: A Musical Contribution by America's Best for Our Armed Forces Overseas
Vocal Jazz 1998
BILLIE HOLIDAY More Priceless Jazz album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
More Priceless Jazz
Vocal Jazz 1998
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Legend of Billie Holliday album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Legend of Billie Holliday
Vocal Jazz 1999
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Chronological Classics: Billie Holiday 1945-1948 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Chronological Classics: Billie Holiday 1945-1948
Vocal Jazz 1999
BILLIE HOLIDAY Best of Billie Holiday: 1935-1948 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Best of Billie Holiday: 1935-1948
Vocal Jazz 1999
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Commodore Master Takes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Commodore Master Takes
Vocal Jazz 2000
BILLIE HOLIDAY Ken Burns Jazz: Definitive Billie Holiday album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ken Burns Jazz: Definitive Billie Holiday
Vocal Jazz 2000
BILLIE HOLIDAY 1953-1956 Radio and TV Broadcasts album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
1953-1956 Radio and TV Broadcasts
Vocal Jazz 2000
BILLIE HOLIDAY Stormy Weather album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Stormy Weather
Vocal Jazz 2001
BILLIE HOLIDAY Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday
Vocal Jazz 2001
BILLIE HOLIDAY Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933-1944) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933-1944)
Vocal Jazz 2001
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Best of Billie Holiday album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Best of Billie Holiday
Vocal Jazz 2001
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Lady Sings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Lady Sings
Vocal Jazz 2001
BILLIE HOLIDAY Easy Living 1935-1939 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Easy Living 1935-1939
Vocal Jazz 2001
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Chronological Classics: Billie Holiday 1949-1951 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Chronological Classics: Billie Holiday 1949-1951
Vocal Jazz 2002
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Man I Love album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Man I Love
Vocal Jazz 2002
BILLIE HOLIDAY A Musical Romance album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Musical Romance
Vocal Jazz 2002
BILLIE HOLIDAY 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billie Holiday album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billie Holiday
Vocal Jazz 2002
BILLIE HOLIDAY You Go to My Head album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
You Go to My Head
Vocal Jazz 2002
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Complete Billie Holiday and Lester Young 1937-1946 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Billie Holiday and Lester Young 1937-1946
Vocal Jazz 2003
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Complete 1933-1944 Studio Recordings Master Takes, Volume 3: 1937-1938 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete 1933-1944 Studio Recordings Master Takes, Volume 3: 1937-1938
Vocal Jazz 2004
BILLIE HOLIDAY Jazz Ballads 12 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazz Ballads 12
Vocal Jazz 2004
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Complete Verve Studio Master Takes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Verve Studio Master Takes
Vocal Jazz 2005
BILLIE HOLIDAY Just Jazz: The Original Authentic Recordings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Just Jazz: The Original Authentic Recordings
Vocal Jazz 2005
BILLIE HOLIDAY Billie Holiday album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Billie Holiday
Vocal Jazz 2005
BILLIE HOLIDAY Lover Man album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Lover Man
Vocal Jazz 2005
BILLIE HOLIDAY I Wish I Had You album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I Wish I Had You
Vocal Jazz 2005
BILLIE HOLIDAY Retrospective album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Retrospective
Vocal Jazz 2006
BILLIE HOLIDAY God Bless the Child: The Very Best of Billie Holiday album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
God Bless the Child: The Very Best of Billie Holiday
Vocal Jazz 2006
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Best of Billie Holiday: The Master Takes and Singles
Vocal Jazz 2007
BILLIE HOLIDAY Love for Sale album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Love for Sale
Vocal Jazz 2007
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Complete Billie Holiday album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Complete Billie Holiday
Vocal Jazz 2009
BILLIE HOLIDAY Lady In Satin: The Centennial Edition album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Lady In Satin: The Centennial Edition
Vocal Jazz 2015

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