Billie Holiday’s gowns and gardenias were an assertion of dignity
On Oct. 5, 1958, Billie Holiday took the stage at the inaugural Monterey Jazz Festival. Then America’s preeminent jazz singer ...
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The Haunting Story Behind Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit”
The spellbinding, sometimes brutally evocative lyrics of "Strange Fruit" by Billie Holiday, describes lynchings in the American South.
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How the Government Targeted “Strange Fruit” Singer Billie Holiday with Drug Arrests
In 1939, Billie Holiday rode the service elevator in a midtown Manhattan hotel on her way to sing on stage. Of course, the hotel had a front door, but Holiday wasn’t allowed to use it because ...
Harlem House Where Billie Holiday Lived Is Damaged in Fire
A four-alarm fire on Wednesday evening severely damaged a building in Harlem where the jazz legend Billie Holiday once lived.
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Brooklyn Poet to Host Billie Holiday Theatre’s ‘Billie & Beyond’ Music Series
Brooklyn poet Shanelle Gabriel will host a star-studded evening featuring R&B singer Lydia Caesar. The Billie Holiday Theatre ...
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Andra Day says she once had a sex and porn addiction, and that shaped her approach to 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday'
Billie Holiday." Day, who portrayed the iconic singer Billie Holiday in the movie, said she didn't want to play a hypersexualized version of Holiday, who has routinely been described as a "sex ...
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Mentor Public Library hosts online talk from Hollywood historian about Billy Crystal
People can discover the story behind Hollywood legend Billy Crystal during a free online program hosted by Mentor Public Library at 7 p.m. Feb. 18. Hollywood historian Sal St. George will share how ...