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, billie holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Billie holiday the complete decca recordings 1991, cd. Nicknamed lady day by her sometime collaborator lester young, holiday was a seminal influence on jazz, and pop. Billie holiday performs on stage at the sugar hill nightclub in newark, n. Billie holiday i cant give you anything but love by purple0accident. Her life was a rollercoaster ride and has since been the subject of countless myths, legends and rumours. 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. Song information for easy living billie holiday on allmusic. Eddie heywood piano, john simmons bass, sidney catlett drums 2 all of me marks simons march.
In accordance with the generous wishes of william gottlieb, the photographs in the william p. Farah jasmine griffins 2001 book posed a challenge to biographers and helped reimagine holidays legacy. Find billie holidays songs, tracks, and other music. This site is maintained by the estate of billie holiday. Lady sings the blues few voices in recorded music are as immediately. Billie holiday one never knows, does one by purple0accident. 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.
She legally changed her name to lillian bohny in the early 1920s and moved to hollywood, where she began appearing in silent films. First, there was the story of the rather appallingly tonedeaf pr firm who thought one of holidays most wellknown recordings, strange fruita song about lynchingwould make a great name for their brand. 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. Billie holiday article about billie holiday by the free. 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. Her father, clarence holiday, was a teenaged jazz guitarist and banjo player later to play in fletcher hendersons orchestra. Billie holiday please dont talk about me when im gone live 1959 by anthony alves. 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. Kathleen battle sings summertime from gershwins porgy and bess duration. 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. Billie holiday, via hologram, returning to the apollo. Nicknamed lady day bi her friend an muisic pairtner lester young, holiday haed a seminal influence on jazz muisic an pop singin.
A worthy occasion to honour the unforgettable jazz icon. Joseph luke guy september 20, 1920 1962 was an american jazz trumpeter. A documentary about the legendary jazz singer billie holiday. Watch four iconic live performances by billie holiday. 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. Nicknamed lady day by her friend and musical partner lester young, holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing.
Billie holiday born eleanora fagan april 7, 1915 july 17, 1959 was an american jazz singer and songwriter. See more ideas about album covers, billie holiday and album. A documentary about the legendary jazz singer billie holiday 19151959. Work from home with billie holiday, the decca singles vol. Billie holiday licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of columbia. Billie holidays chaotic life reportedly began in baltimore on april 7, 1915 a few reports say 1912 when she was born eleanora fagan gough.
The man anslinger sent to track and bust billie holiday had, it seems, fallen in love with her. 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. April 7, 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of jazz singer billie holiday 19151959. This billie holiday material is as good as the earlier columbia. 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 i cant believe youre in love with me by direfranchement.
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. If you like billie holiday you will love this collection. 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. Billie holiday was an american jazz singer and songwriter. 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. Listen to strange fruit, god bless the child and more from billie holiday. Billie holiday ive got my love to keep me warm by purple0accident. Billie holiday ill be seeing you by faviola aguilar 1. Billie holiday and her dogs on her 100th birthday the bark. The definitive billie holiday, a compilation of songs by billie holiday. 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 you showed me the way by direfranchement. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet.
She began singing professionally in 1930, and after performing with numerous bands. Please submit questions or licensing requests for the commercial use of her image and likeness via the email links below. 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. Billie holiday was the premier song stylist of the 20th century. Her vocal style, strangly inspired bi jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new wey. Download billie holiday mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Billie holiday the definitive billie holiday, ken burns. 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. Billie holiday married trombonist jimmy monroe in 1941. Meeropols strange fruit was inspired by a photo of the lynching of two black men in marion, indiana the songs lyrics are below. But anslinger was going to be given a break on billie, one he got nowhere else in the jazz world. 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. Release dates 1 also known as aka 3 release dates finland september 2015.
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