A massive "THANK YOU" to all #BillieHoliday listeners for helping #LadyDay reach a milestone of 150K YouTube subscribers! More Billie content and merch here: found.ee/BH-store
Here's to a true "Giant of Jazz." ๐ธ
๐ธ: Time Life Records, 1979
Happy Thanksgiving! Don't forget to invite Lady Day to your holiday festivities.
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๐ธ: Herman Leonard
Billie Holiday performed at The Mars Club in Paris on this day in 1958. ๐ค
Which song do you think she was singing in this photo?
Billie Holiday began the first of two legendary back-to-back concerts at Carnegie Hall on the evening of November 10, 1956. These performances were some of the final few of all 27 appearances she made at the venue throughout her career.
๐ธ: Carnegie Hall Rose Archives
Here's some puppy love to help you get through the week. ๐ค๐ถ
๐ธ: Floyd Levin Jazz Reference Collection | National Museum of American History
In 1952, exactly 70 years ago, Billie recorded her timeless version of Vernon Duke's "Autumn in New York". ๐
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As the weather gets cooler, we're looking to the one and only Billie Holiday for our fashion inspiration.
Enjoy her album Lady Day Sings the Blues now: found.ee/bh-ladysingstheblues-album
The blues stopped singing today...
Join us in remembering the incomparable Billie Holiday, whose powerful voice lives on through her music.
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SONGS FOR DISTINGUE LOVERS was released in 1958 on Verve Records, and was part of the last few small-group records that Billie created. ๐งก
The recording sessions took place with the help of an all-star band, including trumpeter Harry โSweetsโ Edison, tenor saxophonist Ben Webster, pianist Jimmie Rowles, guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Red Mitchell, and Alvin Stoller or Larry Bunker on drums.
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