Saturday, April 07, 2007

Billie Holiday Birthday


Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), born Eleanora Fagan in East Baltimore, Maryland. As Billie Holiday or "Lady Day," she became an internationally known Jazz and Blues singer famous for such songs as "Strange Fruit." "Lover Man," and God Bless the Child." Troubled in life by drug addictions, Billie Holiday died of drug and alcohol abuse in 1959 but her music lives on.

Official site: cmgww.com
Unofficial site: ladyday.net
Coming Summer 2007 - Billie Holiday Remixed on Legacy: billie-holiday.net

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