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 ...

Armstrong a Stand-out ... with her inimitable “Rocking Chair.” Billie Holiday, too put a little life into the proceedings with her “I’ll Get By.” The exterior of Metropolitan Opera ...

If you do care about jazz, Billie Holiday is simply in the firmament, someone whose technical contribution made the music possible. Two of Holiday’s obvious inspirations are Louis Armstrong and ...

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, Eric Dolphy (pictured, top), Louis Armstrong, Eartha Kitt, Ella Fitzgerald, and Dizzy Gillespie, along with photos of amateur musicians performing in their local communities ...

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 ...

Trumpeter Russ Johnson says Louis Armstrong created “the greatest trumpet sound ever recorded.” “As with Billie Holiday, I loved the voice and sound of Louis Armstrong from the first time I ...

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 ...