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Billie Holiday. Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed " Lady Day " by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a ...
Billie Holiday singles chronology. "Strange Fruit". (1939) " God Bless the Child ". (1942) "Good Morning Heartache". (1946) " God Bless the Child " is a song written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr. in 1939. It was first recorded on May 9, 1941, by Billie Holiday and released by the Okeh Records in 1942.
Lady Sings the Blues is an album by American jazz vocalist Billie Holiday released in December 1956. It was Holiday's last album released on Clef Records; the following year, the label would be absorbed by Verve Records. Lady Sings the Blues was taken from sessions taped during 1954 and 1956. It was released simultaneously with her ghostwritten ...
Professional ratings. All or Nothing at All is a studio album by Billie Holiday, released in 1958 on Verve Records, catalog MGV8329. [4] There are 12 songs on the LP taken from five different recording sessions that took place in 1956 and 1957. [5] Holiday was backed by a "relaxed and understanding" [6] small combo which included the trumpeter ...
In her 1956 autobiography, Holiday cites the infidelity of her first husband, Jimmy Monroe, as the inspiration for this song; specifically, an instance in which Monroe's woeful attempt to explain away lipstick on his collar elicits Holiday's disgusted response: "Take a bath, man; don't explain."
Composer (s) Jack Strachey. Lyricist (s) Eric Maschwitz as Holt Marvell. " These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) " is a standard with lyrics by Eric Maschwitz, writing under the pseudonym Holt Marvell, [ 1] and music by Jack Strachey, both Englishmen. Harry Link, an American, sometimes appears as a co-writer; his input was probably limited to ...
The discography of Billie Holiday, an American jazz singer, consists of 12 studio albums, three live albums, 24 compilations, six box sets, and 38 singles.. Holiday recorded extensively for six labels: Columbia Records (on its subsidiary labels Brunswick Records, Vocalion Records, and Okeh Records), from 1933 through 1942; Commodore Records in 1939 and 1944; Decca Records from 1944 through ...
"Everything Happens For The Best" is a song written by Billie Holiday. Recording session [ edit ] Session #35: New York , March 21, 1939 on the Vocalion label, Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra with ‘Hot Lips’ Page (trumpet), Tab Smith , Kenneth Hollon, Stanley Payne (saxophone), Kenny Kersey (piano), Jimmy McLin (guitar), John Williams (bass ...