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Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter.
Nicknamed Lady Day by her sometime collaborator Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style — strongly inspired by instrumentalists — pioneered a new way of manipulating wording and tempo, and also popularized a more personal and intimate approach to singing. Critic John Bush wrote that she "changed the art of American pop vocals forever."
She co-wrote only a few songs, but several of them have become jazz standards
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Rowland Bernard "Bunny" Berigan (November 2, 1908 - June 2, 1942) was an American jazz trumpeter who rose to fame during the Swing Era, but whose virtuosity and influence were shortened by a losing battle with alcoholism that ended in his early death.
Billie Holiday, Bunny Berigan Orchestra - Billie's Blues (1936)
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marvelous!
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wow haven't heard this Bessie smith influenced voice of Billie Holiday before.
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@zacefronluhver1234 - Your friends are the weird ones for thinking you're weird for listening to one of the greatest lady singers who ever graced our wonderful Earth. Get some new friends who appreciate your taste!!
7 months ago 3
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Happy Birthday, Billie.
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@sfXtina I can't post the link to it here.. but search for it on youtube!
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there's a pretty cool version of this song out there: Billie's Blues (Daniel Y Remix)
.. (nothing like the original ofcourse).
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@serge163 Then I correct myself. Jazz and Blues*
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@wkunzelman1 lol she is considered neither big band nor swing.
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@phronie125 The two cannot be compared, since they are from different genres. It is like comparing a rock song to a rap one. Lady Gaga is pop. And Billie Holiday is now considered swing or big band. I do however agree with you that Billie Holiday's music is good. As for Gaga, I don't really listen to her all that much.
1 year ago 2
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pure heart and soul! no synths, no voice overs. absolute talent
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This is great. Give me Lady Day anytime. To hell with Lady GAG a
phronie125 2 years ago 32
But I love this song, I listen to more than i listen to modern day music, my friends think its weird. But I dont care, its beautiful. =]
zacefronluhver1234 2 years ago 24