Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959

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Billie Holiday (1915-1959), an African American blues and jazz singer, was born Eleanora Holiday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 7, 1915. The daughter of Clarence Holiday and Sadie Fagan, Holiday began singing in the early 1930s and was discovered by John Hammond in 1933 at a Harlem jazz club. Her career included performances with Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Artie Shaw. Holiday recorded on the Commodore, Columbia, and Decca record labels; her most famous recordings include "Strange Fruit," "Gloomy Sunday," and "Lover Man." She also appeared in the film New Orleans in 1946 and toured extensively. Billie Holiday had a series of husbands, marrying James Monroe in 1941, Joe Guy in 1945, and Louis McKay in 1956. She died July 17, 1959 in New York.

From the description of Billie Holiday collection, 1953-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79428337

Jazz singer.

From the description of Autograph card signed : [Milwaukee?] Hi-Hat, [195-?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270904709
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creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Let's do it [Multimédia multisupport] / Billie Holiday, chant. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Georgia on my mind [Multimédia multisupport] / Billie Holiday, chant. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. God bless the child / [words and music by Arthur Herzog Jr. and Billie Holiday] ; arr. by Christopher Marc. University of Calgary Library, Taylor Family Digital Library (TFDL)
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. You go to my head [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Georgia on my mind [Multimédia multisupport] / Billie Holiday, chant. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Georgia on my mind [Multimédia multisupport] / Billie Holiday, chant. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Edward Beach Collection, 1940-1975, (bulk 1950-1975) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Let's do it [Multimédia multisupport] / Billie Holiday, chant. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. They can't take that away from me. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Let's do it [Multimédia multisupport] / Billie Holiday, chant. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Johnny Green additional papers, 1923-1989. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. He's funny that way [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. The man I love [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Georgia on my mind [Multimédia multisupport] / Billie Holiday, chant. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf NCSA Jazz Ensemble. NCSA Jazz Ensemble [sound recording]. University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Semans Library
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Let's do it [Multimédia multisupport] / Billie Holiday, chant. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. He's funny that way. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Autograph card signed : [Milwaukee?] Hi-Hat, [195-?]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. They can't take that away from me [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Records of the Bureau of Prisons. 1870 - 2009. Notorious Offenders Files National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Eugene Earle Collection, 1939-1980s University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Let's do it [Multimédia multisupport] / Billie Holiday, chant. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Georgia on my mind [Multimédia multisupport] / Billie Holiday, chant. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Pittsburgh Courier Publishing Co. Washington Bureau. Pittsburgh Courier, Washington Bureau collection, 1946-1968. Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Let's do it [Multimédia multisupport] / Billie Holiday, chant. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Georgia on my mind [Multimédia multisupport] / Billie Holiday, chant. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Georgia on my mind [Multimédia multisupport] / Billie Holiday, chant. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Let's do it [Multimédia multisupport] / Billie Holiday, chant. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Lester Cowan and Ann Ronell "Trial of Billie Holiday" collection, 1957-1988 University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Let's do it [Multimédia multisupport] / Billie Holiday, chant. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Papers of Florynce Kennedy, (inclusive), (bulk), 1915-2004, 1947-1993 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Grover Sales Collection, 1940-2004 Archive of Recorded Sound
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Strange fruits [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Lester Cowan and Ann Ronell "Trial of Billie Holiday" collection, 1957-1988 University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
referencedIn Palmer, Gladys E. Gladys Palmer interview : oral history transcript / tape-recorded interview conducted in 1981 by Barbara B. Lashley : Berkeley, Calif., 1981. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Strange fruits [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf NCSA Jazz Ensemble. NCSA Jazz Ensemble [sound recording]. University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Semans Library
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Billie Holiday collection, 1953-1981. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
creatorOf Milt Gabler Papers National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center
referencedIn Beach, Ed. Edward Beach collection, 1940-1975 (bulk 1950-1975). Library of Congress
referencedIn Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. You go to my head [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Neat Stuff Collectables. Jazz Playbill Collection, 1923-1952. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. He's funny that way [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Bobbye S. Ortiz Papers, (bulk, 1919-1993 and undated, 1950-1990) David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Information Agency. 1900 - 2003. Sound Recordings Relating to Willis Conover's quot;History of Jazzquot; Program National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Strange fruit. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Gabler, Lee,. Milt Gabler Collection, 1928-2006, undated. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives
creatorOf Cory, George, 1920-. I'll look around / lyrics, Douglass Cross ; music, George C. Cory, Jr. Library of Congress
referencedIn Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964. Carl Van Vechten collection, ca. 1920-ca. 1955; (bulk 1940-1949). Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Billie's Blues [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Alley, Eddie,. Gentleman of rhythm : an oral history : transcript, 2004 / Eddie Alley ; interviewer, Alex Walsh ; editors, Jeff Friedman and Basya Petnick. Museum of Performance & Design
referencedIn American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Information Agency. 1900 - 2003. Sound Recordings Relating to Willis Conover's Jazz Program quot;House of Soundsquot; National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Sullivan, Taimur. Taimur Sullivan, saxophone ; Allison Gagnon, piano [sound recording] University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Semans Library
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. Somebody's on my mind / music by Billie Holiday ; lyrics by Arthur Herzog, Jr. Library of Congress
referencedIn De Veaux, Alexis, 1948-. Alexis De Veaux collection, 1979. North Carolina Central University, James E. Shepard Memorial Library
creatorOf NCSA Jazz Ensemble. Jazz Ensemble [sound recording] University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Semans Library
creatorOf Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959. The man I love. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Duke Ellington recordings collection Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Guess, Alphie. [International Music Program kick-off concert, Winston-Salem, Jun. 6, 1989] [sound recording] University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Semans Library
referencedIn African-American related sheet music and sheet music written by African-Americans, 1851-1974 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Birth 1915-04-07

Death 1959-07-17

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