Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan) was born on April 7th, 1915 and died on July 17th, 1959.

She was an American Jazz singer and songwriter. She has the nickname "Lady Day" and is considered the greatest jazz singer of all time.

The audience was silent the first time they heard her sing "Strange Fruit". This song was about injustice, and would change her life forever. Learn more about this song a storybook:

Here she is singing "Strange Fruit"

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Here is another storybook involving Billie Holiday:

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Here are a couple of short biographies about Billie Holiday:

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Here are some other song Billie Holiday has sung;

This one was written by George Gershwin:

There was also a movie entitled "Lady Sings the Blues"

God Bless the Child