Billie Holiday
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Biography
Billie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan, was an American jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. She was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills. Billie Holiday appeared in four feature films and many television shows.
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This Is Pop
2021 · TV
Jazz
2001 · TV
Lady Sings the Blues
1972 · Movie
The Apollo
2019 · Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Movie
Sweet Thing
2020 · Movie
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · Movie
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990 · Movie
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
1985 · Movie
Billie
2020 · Movie
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
2015 · Movie
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935 · Movie