Billie Holiday
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA — Apr 07 1915• Died Jul 17 1959
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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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Billie Holiday's Credits
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This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
Jazz
Self (archive footage)
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Sweet Thing
Sound
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Lady Sings the Blues
Writing
New Orleans
Endie
The Apollo
Self (archive footage)
Billie
self
Emperor Jones
Extra in Nightclub Scene
The Long Night of Lady Day
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
Self (archive footage)
Strange Fruit
Self
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
The Magic Voices of Pop
Self (archive)
Diary Films I - V
Sound
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Herself
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
Self (archive footage)
Billie on Billie
Herself
Strange Fruit
Writing
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
Herself
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday