Arguably the most recognizable voice in vocal jazz history, Billie Holiday is the epitome of style. Born in the poor part of Baltimore to two teenage parents, Billie turned to music as a way to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Billie Holiday’s music has stood the test ... “The Very Thought of You” offers a moment of serenity. It’s a ...

takes Armstrong's and Holiday's versions of the same song, recorded in the same year, 1937. Then he adjusts the turntable pitch controls to speed up Armstrong's vocals and slow down Billie's ...

Billie Holiday': Andra Day tapped into jazz ... The song was named "best song of the century" by Time magazine in 1999 and added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry in ...

He called on the latter when he introduced “White Gardenias,” a new song inspired ... The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944” box set captures her in her best voice and at her ...

Most artists belong to their times, but Billie Holiday ... and some thrive best when they're not in competition with a living person. This is especially true of Holiday. There was something ...

My mom inspired my DIY work ethic, and Billie Holiday’s inspired her to write her best-known song, the classic “God Bless the Child.” The jazz and blues legend also known as Lady Day shared ...

Yet Holiday’s talent as a songwriter is often overlooked, even though she co-authored at least 15 songs, five of which have become jazz and blues classics: “Billie’s Blues,” “Fine and ...

From Taylor Swift to Fleet Foxes to The Weeknd, these songs will help keep you warm all ... I Want For Christmas Is You” nor any of your holiday favorites below (for that, you can check out ...

Our list of the 100 Best Protest Songs spans nearly a century and includes everything from pre-World War II jazz and Sixties folk to Eighties house music, 2000s R&B, and 2020s Cuban hip-hop.

In 1959, during what would be the final months of her life, Billie ... Holiday the vocalist would be better served by those books. (The title of Mr. Alexander’s book is in poor taste. In the ...