Jazz singer Billie Holiday was born on April 7, 1915.
In Lady Sings the Blues, Diana Ross played the legendary and troubled jazz singer Billie Holliday. Billie Dee Williams also starred and Ross, a singer herself, provided the music. (Photo: Paramount Pictures)
Jazz singer Holiday was known for accessorizing her hair with flowers and wearing chandelier earrings, cocktail rings and pearls. She also loved black dresses and topping it all off with a fur coat or other statement piece.
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Harkening back to her strong jazz influences, Chaka paid homage to Billie Holiday with this inspired and lush cover version of the Lady Day classic. The single was featured on Chaka’s Grammy-nominated album Echoes of an Era, which was released in ...
Jazz singer Billie Holiday's 1939 song "Strange Fruit" was one of the most famous and powerful protest songs in the history of America. The song, which expressed the horror of the lynchings of blacks in the country by using the extended metaphor o...
"I have two favorite films. Coming to America because it’s a hilarious film. Every time I watch the movie, I watch it as if it’s my first time. I absolutely love Lady Sings the Blues. It’s a sexy film. It shows a good, authentic, legendary story. ...
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