BILLIE HOLIDAY 78 "OUR LOVE IS DIFFERENT" / "SWING BROTHER, SWING " (M-)- E
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Billie Holiday, 1949 Background information Birth name Eleanora Fagan Also known as Lady Day, Queen of Song Born April 7, 1915
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Origin Harlem, New York, U.S. Died July 17, 1959 (aged 44)
New York City, New York, U.S. Genres Jazz, vocal jazz, jazz blues, torch songs, ballads, swing Occupation(s) Singer Instruments voice Years active 1933—1959 Labels Columbia
Commodore
Decca
Verve
MGM
Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. She was also called "Lady Day", a nickname that her friend and musical partner Lester Young gave her. Holiday was a very important influence on jazz and pop singing. The way that she sang was similar to the way jazz musicians played their instruments. She was admired for her very personal and intimate way of singing. Critic John Bush wrote that she "changed the art of American pop vocals forever."
She co-wrote some songs which have become jazz standards, like "God Bless the Child", "Don't Explain", and "Lady Sings the Blues". She also became famous for singing jazz standards written by other people, like "Easy Living" and "Strange Fruit".
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