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Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made significant contributions to jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. She was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills. After a turbulent childhood, Holiday began singing in nightclubs in Harlem where she was heard by producer John Hammond, who liked her voice. She signed a recording contract with Brunswick in 1935. Her collaboration with Teddy Wilson produced the hit "What a Little Moonlight Can Do", which became a jazz standard. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Holiday had mainstream success on labels such as Columbia and Decca. By the late 1940s, however, she was beset with legal troubles and drug abuse. After a short prison sentence, she performed a sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall. She was a successful concert performer throughout the 1950s, with two further sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Holiday) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Songs For Distingué Lovers (Audiophile Edition) 2025
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I'm in a Low Down Groove 2025
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I Cover the Waterfront 2025
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You Better Go Now 2025
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Weep No More 2025
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Says My Heart 2025
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Remember 2025
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Too Marvelous for Words 2025
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No Regrets 2025
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I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 2025
Singles & EPs See All
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Crazy He Calls Me EP • 2025
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Sophisticated Lady EP • 2024
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Billie Holiday Ain't Nobody's Business Single • 2024
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Solitude (Slowed & Sped) Single • 2022
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I Only Have Eyes For You Single • 2020
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Am I Evil Single • 2012
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If You Were Mine EP • 2012
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I'm a Fool to Want You (Spot Chanel N°5) Single • 2011
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Billy Holiday Single • 2008
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God Bless The Child: The Millenium Versions Single • 2001
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You Go To My Head (Henry Green Remix / Visualizer) Henry Green • 2K views
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Presenting Billie Holiday Playlist • YouTube Music
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Divas of Jazz Playlist • YouTube Music
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A Fine Romance Playlist • YouTube Music
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The Way You Look Tonight Playlist • YouTube Music
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Jazz Feels the Blues Playlist • YouTube Music
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Bewitching Jazz Playlist • YouTube Music
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Uplifting Jazz Playlist • YouTube Music
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The Power of Classical Blues Playlist • YouTube Music
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Jazz for the Lonely Playlist • YouTube Music
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Late Night Jazz Playlist • YouTube Music
Artist-made playlists
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Billie Holiday #BillieAt100 Playlist • Billie Holiday • 44K views
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Billie Holiday - Songs & Conversations Playlist • Billie Holiday • 11K views
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