Billie Holiday has one of the most distinctive voices of all time; her very personal style continues to inspire singers decades after her death in 1959. Holiday herself was inspired by great ...

Billie recalls listening to Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith on her mother ... White does lovely work making Holiday’s tunes her own, finding a range of swoops, textures and occasional warbles ...

Billie Holiday ("Lady Day") is considered by many to be the greatest ... Holiday scrubbed floors and ran errands for a nearby brothel so she could listen to idols Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith on ...

Billie Holiday was a preeminent jazz vocalist ... African-American blues singer Bessie Smith and trumpeter Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, wafting from seemingly every open door and window as well ...

Mildred paved the way for the careers of Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald ... which she appropriated from trumpeter Louis Armstrong. Holiday acknowledged that she tried to sound like a ...

Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong were A-list celebrities at the top of their art form. Today’s jazz singers are finding new paths. Listen to these 11 favorites. By Giovanni ...

Wynton Marsalis is on his way to Chandler Center for the Arts with Cecile Licad and an all-star jazz ensemble to perform the score to “Louis ... they loved him. Billie Holiday.

How many Broadway shows has Billie Holiday been in? Billie Holiday has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows. How many West End shows has Billie Holiday been in? Billie Holiday has not appeared in the ...