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3 giorni fa · Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed " Lady Day " by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing.
3 giorni fa · Discover how two outsiders -- Billie Holiday, a young black woman raised in poverty, and Abel Meeropol, the son of Jewish immigrants -- combined their talents to create a song that challenged racism and paved the way for the Civil Rights Movement.
1 giorno fa · Billie Holiday’s haunting rendition in 1941 brought it to American audiences. The lyrics mourn a lover’s death, expressing a deep desire to reunite in the afterlife. Urban legends claim the song was banned from radio stations for its dark influence. “Every Breath You Take” by The Police Rock Legends/Facebook
5 giorni fa · Uncover remnants of the Jazz Age on an exclusive walking tour of Billie Holiday's Harlem with Untapped New York Insiders!
2 giorni fa · Billie Holiday - 'Strange Fruit' (1939) Originally written as a poem, Billie Holiday's rendition of 'Strange Fruit' protested American racism, particularly lynchings of African Americans. It's ...
6 giorni fa · In Billie's Blues, each section of the music is called a chorus. Each chorus is the same length. Instead of counting the number of beats to determine the length of a chorus, we group the beats into measures (also called bars). The number of beats in the measure also corresponds to the meter.
1 giorno fa · Hear favorites from Gershwin and Ellington to Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, and more. July 13: Waterloo – A Tribute to ABBA The top ABBA tribute group in the world, audiences will be dazzled by dancing to ABBA’s most iconic hits with “Mamma Mia,” “S.O.S,” “Money, Money, Money,” “Waterloo,” “Dancing Queen,” and more.
