Billie Holiday
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Born: April 07, 1915 in Philadelphia, PA
Years Active: 30 's, 40 's, 50 's
Died: July 17, 1959 in New York, NY
Genre: Vocal
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Biography
The first popular jazz singer to move audiences with the intense, personal feeling of classic blues, Billie Holiday changed the art of American pop vocals forever. Almost fifty years after her death, it's difficult to believe that prior to her emergence, jazz and pop singers were tied to the Tin Pan Alley tradition and rarely personalized their son... Continue Bio >>
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Discography:
Lady in Satin [Columbia 12 Track]
2008 Worth It Collection
2005 Lady Live
1959 Stay with Me
1959 Billie Holiday [MGM]
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Filmography:
2004 Billie Holiday: The Lady Day's Life
2002 Strange Fruit
1993 Blues Masters: The Essential History of the Blues, Vol. 2
1992 Lester Young & Billie Holiday
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i think she's one of the greatest jazz vocalist to ever live. she really captured each moment and nuance in her music. She has been gone for almost 50 years and people are still being up lifted and...
By: ladyday