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Billie Holiday

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Born: April 06 1915

Died: 1616 07 19591959

Website: Go to Website

Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter.

Nicknamed Lady Day by her sometime collaborator Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz, and pop singers' critic John Bush wrote that she "changed the art of American pop vocals forever." Her vocal style — strongly inspired by instrumentalists — pioneered a new way of manipulating wording and tempo, and also popularized a more personal and intimate approach to singing.

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."

Billie Holiday

4/5 ( ratings)

Born: April 06 1915

Died: 1616 07 19591959

Website: Go to Website

Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter.

Nicknamed Lady Day by her sometime collaborator Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz, and pop singers' critic John Bush wrote that she "changed the art of American pop vocals forever." Her vocal style — strongly inspired by instrumentalists — pioneered a new way of manipulating wording and tempo, and also popularized a more personal and intimate approach to singing.

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."

Books from Billie Holiday

Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings the Blues 50th Anniversary Edition

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Billie Holiday: The Last Interview and Other Conversations

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Billie Holiday - Original Keys for Singers: Transcribed from Historic Recordings

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Billie Holiday - Songs Recorded By

The Best of Billie Holiday

God Bless the Child

Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans

God Bless' The Child

Singin' the Blues

Lejdi peva bluz

Good Morning, Heartache

New York State of Mind

Billie Holiday: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations (The Last Interview Series)

Easy Living

Bar Jazz

Roots of Rhythm: Say It Loud (Roots of Rhythm Series)

Diva

Finest Hour

Holiday, Billie