Brooklyn poet Shanelle Gabriel will host a star-studded evening featuring R&B singer Lydia Caesar. The Billie Holiday Theatre ...

Jazz singer Billie Holiday vs the US Government?! Her song Strange Fruit written by Abel Meeropol about the treatment of ...

The independent label, founded in 1938 in mid-Manhattan, made its mark on music history by recording Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” and other songs by jazz legends such as Lester Young ...

A jazz and soul singer says the past 12 months ... her parents record collection which has shaped her musical tastes. Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone are some of her heroes and ...

Some of the most iconic acts from the City of Brotherly Love include Billie Holiday, Hall & Oates ... an artist who might be ...

According to jazz scholar Eddy Determeyer ... Foolish Heart,” a recording made for the Chess label that singer Billie Holiday cited as one of her favorite records, and one that became a jukebox ...

I remember he’d say, ‘Oh, man, it's the best damn music I've ever heard ... pulsed with the sound of jazz greats such as Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald ...

It is theorized that he’s talking about himself, blues guitarist John Lee Hooker and jazz singer Billie Holiday. The verses see Lamar reflect on what he believes to be his past lives.

Martin Luther King Jr. had a deep respect for music as an instrument of change ... "Lift Every Voice and Sing," and Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit" to Lamar's "Alright." In response to the ...

Blue Monday 2025: when is it in January, what day is it, date - and how to turn the day into a financial win Blue Monday: How to use music ... came from jazz legend Billie Holiday in 1941.

Two actresses have been nominated for best actress for portraying legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday. Diana Ross was nominated for the 1972 film Lady Sings the Blues; Andra Day for the 2020 film ...