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Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made significant contributions to jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Holiday was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills. After a turbulent childhood, Holiday began singing in nightclubs in Harlem where she was heard by producer John Hammond, who liked her voice. Holiday signed a recording contract with Brunswick in 1935. Her collaboration with Teddy Wilson produced the hit "What a Little Moonlight Can Do", which became a jazz standard. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Holiday had mainstream success on labels such as Columbia and Decca. However, by the late 1940s, she was beset with legal troubles and drug abuse. After a short prison sentence, Holiday performed a sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall. She was a successful concert performer throughout the 1950s, with two further sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Blue Moon
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Solitude
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I'll Be Seeing You
Billie Holiday
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Gloomy Sunday
Teddy Wilson And his Orchestra
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Crazy He Calls Me
Billie Holiday

Albums

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Jazz Through Her Voice: Ella, Dinah & Billie

2026
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Lonely Blue Child...

2025
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Weep No More

2025
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All Or Nothing At All

2026
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I'm in a Low Down Groove

2025
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Says My Heart

2025
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Solitude: The Legendary Billie Holiday

2026
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I Cover the Waterfront

2025
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The Blues Are Brewin'

2025
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You Better Go Now

2025

Singles & EPs

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Billie Holiday Live New York January 18th.1944 (Restoration 2025)

Single • 2025
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Solitude (Slowed & Sped)

Single • 2022
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God Bless The Child: The Millenium Versions

Single • 2001
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Crazy He Calls Me

EP • 2025
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I Only Have Eyes For You

Single • 2020
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I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (Somni Remix)

Single • 2012
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Sophisticated Lady

EP • 2024
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Am I Evil

Single • 2012
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Billie Holiday Ain't Nobody's Business

Single • 2024
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Billy Holiday

Single • 2008

Videos

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Presenting Billie Holiday

Playlist • YouTube Music
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A Fine Romance

Playlist • YouTube Music
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The Power of Classical Blues

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Divas of Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Bewitching Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Jazz for the Lonely

Playlist • YouTube Music
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The Way You Look Tonight

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Essential Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Jazz Feels the Blues

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Uplifting Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music

Playlists by Billie Holiday

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