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Billie Holiday Was a Songwriter, Too
Billie Holiday is widely considered jazz’s pre ... Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter Lorraine Feather, whose father, Leonard, was Holiday’s friend. “No one sounded like her, and ...
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The Term "Strange Fruit" Was Made Famous by a Billie Holiday Song — It Has a Deep Meaning
When she sang "Strange Fruit," Billie was reminded of her father's death. In her autobiography, Billie wrote that Clarence Holiday was refused treatment for a lung disease that ultimately killed him.
Harlem House Where Billie Holiday Lived Is Damaged in Fire
A four-alarm fire on Wednesday evening severely damaged a building in Harlem where the jazz legend Billie Holiday once lived.