Billie Holiday Summary

Holiday, Billie (1915-1959) Billie Holiday, certainly one of the foremost American song stylists and often called the greatest American jazz singer, was born Eleanora Harris on April 7, 1915 in Philad... Read more

Billie Holiday (1915-1959) was a jazz vocalist with perhaps the most emotional depth of any singer in jazz history.Billie Holiday's life was tragic. Born into out-of-wedlock poverty, she rose to a pos... Read more