Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday records ‘Music For Torching’ with Harry Sweets Edison, Benny Carter, Barney Kessel et al (1955)

Billie Holiday's 'Music For Torching' is a studio album recorded on August 23 & 25, 1955 and released In October 1955 By Clef.Track Listing : 1.It Had To Be You...

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On TV today, Billie Holiday on “Stars of Jazz” (1956)

August 13, 1956 - you do not miss Billie Holiday on TV program "Stars of Jazz" hosted by Bobby Troup

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We remember Billie Holiday. ‘Billie Queen’

This day (July 17, 1959), in New York City, New York, died Eleanora Harris a.k.a Billie Holiday, an American jazz singer and songwriter.Tracklist : 1 . My Man 2 ....

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On TV today, Art Ford has Billie Holiday on his Jazz Show (1958)

July 10, 1958 - you do not want to miss Billie Holiday at "Art Ford's Jazz Party" on WNTA-TV in New York City

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Columbia publish Billie Holiday’s last album during her lifetime : ‘Lady in Satin’ (1958)

Billie Holiday's 'Lady in Satin' is an album released in June 1958 (the last during her lifetime) by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.I'M A Fool To Want You (Frank Sinatra, Joel...

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Billie Holiday records ‘Strange Fruit’ and more songs featured on the ‘Lady Sings The Blues’ album (1956)

Billie Holiday's 'Lady Sings the Blues' is an album recorded on June 6, 7, 1956 in New York City and September 3, 1954 in Los Angeles, produced by Norman Granz...

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José James celebrates Billie Holiday on Dutch TV (2015)

April 5, 2015 - if you are in Holland, you do not want to miss José James paying tribute to Billie Holiday on VPRO

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Billie Holiday releases her first album : ‘Billie Holiday Sings’ on Clef Records (1952)

'Billie Holiday Sings' is her first album recorded on March 26, 1952 and released the same year by Clef Records.Track Listing : 1.I Only Have Eyes For You (Al Dubin,...

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Billie Holiday records for Clef Records, ‘Billie Holiday at Jazz at the Philharmonic’ (1945)

'Billie Holiday at Jazz at the Philharmonic' is a live album recorded (partly) on February 12, 1945 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and released in 1954 by Clef...

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Columbia publish Tony Bennett’s tribute album to Billie Holiday : ‘Tony Bennett on Holiday’ (1997)

'Tony Bennett on Holiday' is a studio album recorded in tribute to Billie Holiday and released on February 4, 1997 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.(In My) Solitude (Eddie Delange, Duke...

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Billie Holiday records ‘Songs for Distingué Lovers’ with Harry Edison, Ben Webster, Barney Kessel et al (1957)

Billie Holiday's 'Songs for Distingué Lovers' is an album recorded from January 3 till January 9, 1957 with Harry Edison, Ben Webster, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel & more and released...

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Billie Holiday begins the recording of ‘Body and Soul,’ an album for Verve (1957)

Billie Holiday's 'Body and Soul' is a studio album recorded on January 3, 4,7 & 9, 1957 and released the same year by Verve Records.Track Listing : 1.Body And Soul...

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José James celebrates Billie Holiday in Brussels (2012)

April 26, 2012 - José James backed by Takuya Kuroda (tp), Michael Campagna (ts), Kris Bowers (p), Solomon Dorsey (b), Richard Spaven (d), presents his "Lady Day - The Music...

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Jose James – Yesterday I Had the Blues: The Music of Billie Holiday

Released on March 31, 2015, "Yesterday I Had the Blues: The Music of Billie Holiday" is an album-tribute to the legendary singer by José James, backed by Jason Moran, John...

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Green Day release their seventh album : ‘American Idiot’ featuring ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’ ‘Holiday’ and ‘Wake Me Up When September Ends’ (2004)

Green Day's 'American Idiot' is their seventh studio album produced by Rob Cavallo and released on September 20, 2004 by Reprise Records. Track Listing : 1.American Idiot (Billie Joe Armstrong,...

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‘Madonna’ is her self-titled debut album featuring ‘Holiday,’ ‘Borderline’ and ‘Lucky Star’ (1983)

'Madonna' feat. 'Holiday' is her eponymous debut studio album released on July 27 1983 by Sire Records.Track Listing : 1.Lucky Star (Madonna) - 05:37 . 2.Borderline (Reggie Lucas) - 05:18...

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Today we wish Billie Joe Armstrong, a Happy Birthday. The Perfect (green) Day for a ‘Green Day At their Bests’

As we wish, today, Billie Joe Armstrong a 'Happy 50th Birthday,' the time has come to playlist the 'BESTS' of his band : Green Day Video Tracklist : 1 ....

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On TV today, Lester, Billie, Thelonious et al at ‘The Sound of Jazz’ (1957)

December 8, 1957 - if you love jazz, you do not want to miss "The Sound of Jazz", a special edition of the CBS television series "Seven Lively Arts." It...

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This week In Soul Artists 29/52

How well do you know the music of Billie Holiday, The Temptations, Martha and The Vandellas, Etta James, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Jill Scott, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Chaka Khan,...

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‘Look Ma, No Mike!’ N°4 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

U2’s brassy "Angel of Harlem" honors Billie Holiday with gritty NYC vibes, while Siouxsie and the Banshees’ haunting "Israel" blends mysticism and sparse instrumentation. Sinéad O’Connor’s defiant "Mandinka" merges post-punk...

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