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.
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Emperor Jones
5.6
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
0
The Long Night of Lady Day
9
Billie on Billie
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Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
0
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
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Strange Fruit
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Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
0
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
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Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
10
New Orleans
6.6
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
8
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
5.7
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
6.6
It's Black Entertainment
8
The Apollo
6.5
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
0
Billie
6.9