Billie Holiday
Birthday: 1915-04-07
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography: Billie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan, was an American jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. She was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills. Billie Holiday appeared in four feature films and many television shows.
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Emperor Jones
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff an...
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Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Here's a perfect chance to compare and contrast a clutch of the greatest jazz divas in the history o...
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The Long Night of Lady Day
This acclaimed documentary depicts the sad life of the greatest of all jazz singers, Billie Holiday,...
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Billie on Billie
This film about the life of Billie Holiday is as mesmerising and exquisite as her legendary singing ...
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'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
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Strange Fruit
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Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
Performance footage of Billie Holiday may admittedly be scant, but this issue compiles into a single...
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Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
This remarkable DVD includes rare TV and film performances, an especially rare radio interview with ...
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Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday integrates film and video performances, recordings, words...
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New Orleans
A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz...
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Billie Holiday: A Sensation
A documentary about the legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday (1915-1959). There exist many myths an...
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American ent...
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Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
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It's Black Entertainment
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Amer...
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The Apollo
The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment....
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Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
The documentary tracks the diva's difficult progress as she emerges from the tough, testosterone-fue...
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Billie
‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda Li...
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