Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra

About

Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her 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. Billie Holiday had a difficult childhood. Much information once not considered true was confirmed in the book Billie Holiday by Stuart Nicholson in 1995.

Top Tracks

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   The Man I Love

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   Them There Eyes

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   Summertime

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4. 4

   Without Your Love

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   Long Gone Blues

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   Billie's Blues

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   Me, Myself and I

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   They Can't Take That Away from Me

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