Billie Holiday

Person1915-1959

Billie Holiday's albums, compilations, singles and EPs, live albums, and videos discography with cataloged releases, editions, and credits

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American jazz singer and songwriter, born April 7, 1915, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, died July 17, 1959, New York City, New York, USA. Daughter of jazz guitarist Clarence Holiday. Godmother of Mala Waldron and Lorraine Feather. She made her debut circa 1930 singing in various nightclubs in Harlem. In early 1933, the producer John Hammond heard her sing and was impressed by her talent. In 1935 he signed her to Brunswick Record Corporation Records. She made her first recordings with Benny Goodman. Also in 1935 she made her first appearance in a movie, with more roles in the 1940's. From 1939 she started recording songs with notable jazz artists of that time. In the 1950's, her voice was deteriorating as a result of unhappy relationships, heroin use and excessive drinking. In May 1959 she collapsed and was taken to the Metropolitan Hospital in New York City for treatment of liver and heart disease. She was arrested for heroin possession while she lay dying. She was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 (Early Influence).

Discography

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Billie Holiday

1947

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Distinctive Song Stylings

1948

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Lover Man

1951

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Solitude

1952

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Billie Holiday Sings

1952

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Billie Holiday Sings

1952

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An Evening With Billie Holiday

1953

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Billie and Stan

1954

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Billie Holiday

1954

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Music For Torching With Billie Holiday

1955

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Lady Sings The Blues

1956

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Solitude

1956

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Velvet Mood

1956

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Jazz Recital

1956

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Body And Soul

1957

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The Blues Are Brewin'

1958

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Lady In Satin

1958

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A Flag for Lady Day

1958

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Stay With Me

1958

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Lover Man

1958

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Last Recording / Billie Holiday

1959

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All Or Nothing At All

1959

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1953-56 Radio & TV Broadcasts Volume 2

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Little Moonlight

1973

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My Man

1973

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Songs & Conversations

1973

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I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone

1975

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Billie Holiday At Storyville

1976

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In Rehearsal

1979

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New Orleans Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

1982

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Summer Of '49

1989

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The voice

1992

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Broadcast Performances Vol. 4

1993

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Love Me or Leave Me

1995

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On The Sentimental Side

1995

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Billie Holiday: Star Power

2001

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Body & Soul

2003

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Les Plus Beaux Moments Jazz

2003

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The Love Songs

2004

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Lady Day

2007

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The Man I Love

2007

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At The Stratford Shakespearean Festival 1957

2012

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Live In Cologne 1954

2014

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Billie Holiday - Swing Brother, Swing

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