Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan, was an American jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. She was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills. Billie Holiday appeared in four feature films and many television shows.
Known For
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This Is Pop
Jazz
New Orleans
The Apollo
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
It's Black Entertainment
Emperor Jones
Billie
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
The Magic Voices of Pop
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
Strange Fruit
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit