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Born: April 07, 1915 in Philadelphia, PA
Years Active: 30 's, 40 's, 50 's
Died: July 17, 1959 in NY
Genre: Vocal

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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:
2005 Lady Live
2005 Billie Holiday [Kala]
1997 3 for 3: Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan & Ella Fitzgerald
1983 Songs for Distingué Lovers [6 Tracks]
1959 Stay with Me
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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: Mildred Bailey Lee Wiley Helen Humes Ella Fitzgerald Sarah Vaughan More >>

Influenced By: Bessie Smith Lester Young Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington Ma Rainey More >> Followers: Eileen Farrell Shirley Horn Jean Carne Nina Simone Mildred Bailey More >>

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