Billie Holiday

April 07: The late Billie Holiday was born in 1915 – 100 years ago

 The first popular jazz singer to move audiences with the intense, personal feeling of classic blues, Billie Holiday changed the…

9 years ago

July 17 in music history

July 17: John Coltrane passed away in 1967 (read more) “My music is the spiritual expression of what I am…

10 years ago

Today: Billie Holiday was born in 1915

Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Harris April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend…

11 years ago