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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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April In Paris

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Discography:
Lady in Satin [Columbia 12 Track]
2005 Lady Live
1983 Songs for Distingué Lovers [6 Tracks]
1959 Stay with Me
1959 Billie Holiday [MGM]
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Filmography:
2008 Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
2004 Billie Holiday: The Lady Day's Life
2002 Strange Fruit
1993 Blues Masters: The Essential History of the Blues, Vol. 2
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Similar Artists: Sarah Vaughan Mildred Bailey Ella Fitzgerald Helen Humes Lee Wiley More >>

Influenced By: Louis Armstrong Lester Young Bessie Smith More >> Followers: Aretha Franklin Jean Carne Eileen Farrell Dinah Washington Karen Dalton More >>

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