Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra

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Years Active
1933 – 1940 (7 years)
Founded In
New York, New York, United States
Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Billie Holiday had a difficult childhood. Much information once not considered true was confirmed in the book Billie Holiday by Stuart Nicholson in 1995. Holiday's autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues, which was first pub… read more
Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz ins… read more
Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. B… read more

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1 Play track The Only Jazz Album You'll Ever Need God Bless the Child
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2 Play track Billie Holiday Summertime
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3 Play track Billie Holiday: Ken Burns's Jazz strange fruit
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4 Play track The Essential Collection (Digitally Remastered) The Man I Love
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5 1937-1939 I've Got a Date With a Dream
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6 Play track God Bless The Child Practice Makes Perfect
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7 The Centennial Collection Billie's Blues (Take 1)
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8 Sings Lovesongs Love for Sale
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9 Play track Fine And Mellow Vol. 3: 1939-1941 Night and Day
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10 The Chronological Classics: Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra 1933-1937 A Sailboat in the Moonlight
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Albums

  1. 2,458 listeners

    16 tracks

    Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
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  2. 1,700 listeners

    1991 · 24 tracks

    The Chronological Classics: Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra 1933-1937
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  3. 77 listeners

    1991 · 22 tracks

    The Chronological Classics: Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra 1939-1940
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  4. 74 listeners

    1 Jan 1960 · 16 tracks

    A Billie Holiday Memorial (Remastered, Mono Version)
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