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Billie Holiday (07 Apr 1915 - 17 Jul 1959)

Female Person - United States

 Also known as (3)

Releases (591)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Billie Holiday Favorites 1951
  2. Lady Day 1954
  3. A Recital By Billie Holiday 1956
  4. A Billie Holiday Memorial 1959
  5. All or Nothing at All 1959
  6. A Billie Holiday Memorial 2: This Is My Last Affair 1962
  7. The Golden Years 1962
  8. "The Golden Years" Volume II 1966
  9. Easy to Remember 1966
  10. Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits 1968
  11. Sixteen of Her Greatest Interpretations 1972
  12. Strange Fruit 1972 1972, original Atlantic compilation
  13. God Bless the Child 1972
  14. The Billie Holiday Story Volume I 1973
  15. The Billie Holiday Story Volume II 1973
  16. The One and Only Lady Sings the Blues 1973
  17. The Voice of Jazz 1973
  18. The History Of The Real Billy Holiday 1973
  19. Giants Of Jazz: Billie Holiday 1979
  20. The Golden Years 1933-1941 1982
  21. Billie Holiday, Volume II 1983
  22. The Silver Collection 1984
  23. The Legends of Billie Holiday 1985
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Album

  1. Billie Holiday Jun 1947
  2. Lover Man 1951
  3. Solitude 26 Mar 1952
  4. Billie Holiday Sings 1952
  5. An Evening With Billie Holiday 1953
  6. Billie Holiday 1954
  7. Music for Torching Oct 1955
  8. Velvet Mood 1956
  9. Lady Sings the Blues 1956
  10. Body and Soul 1957
  11. Lady in Satin Jun 1958
  12. Stay With Me 1958
  13. Songs for Distingué Lovers 1958
  14. The Blues Are Brewin’ 1958
  15. Songs & Conversations 1973
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Album - Live

  1. Jazz at the Philharmonic 1954
  2. The Essential Billie Holiday: Carnegie Hall Concert 1961
  3. Ladylove 1962
  4. A Rare Live Recording of Billie Holiday 1964
  5. The Lady Lives 1973
  6. A Day in the Life of Billie Holiday 1975
  7. At Monterey 1958 1986
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Other - Compilation

  1. Lady Day Sings 2002
  2. Night & Day
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Promotion

Other - Compilation

  1. Singing Love Songs 2002
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Bootleg

Album - Compilation

  1. Just Jazz with Ed Beach 1960
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Relationships (7)

Supporting Artists

  1. George Ockner
  2. The Stardusters

Member Of

  1. Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (1933 - 1940) eponymous
  2. Billie Holiday and Her Band lead vocals

Supporting By

  1. Eddie Rubin drums (drum set)

Support For

  1. Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (1942) lead vocals

Parents

  1. Clarence Holiday

Recordings by (1,540)

  1. Billie's Blues 3:10 (1936)
  2. Summertime 2:55 (1936)
  3. Trav’lin’ All Alone 2:16 (Oct 1937)
  4. (I Got a Man Crazy for Me) He’s Funny That Way 3:01 (Oct 1937)
  5. Some Other Spring 3:02 (Aug 1939)
  6. Them There Eyes 2:49 (Aug 1939)
  7. Strange Fruit 3:12 (1939) 1939-04-20 recording
  8. Night And Day 3:00 (1940)
  9. Time on My Hands 3:05 (1940)
  10. The Man I Love 3:06 (1940)
  11. Gloomy Sunday (The Famous Hungarian Suicide Song) 3:14 (Oct 1941)
  12. Georgia on My Mind 1:38 (1941)
  13. Solitude 3:15 (1941)
  14. Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) 2:57 (1941)
  15. All of Me 3:00 (1941)
  16. Romance in the Dark ?:?? (1941)
  17. I'll be seeing you 3:30 (Apr 1944)
  18. I'll Get By 2:58 (Apr 1944)
  19. You Better Go Now ?:?? (1945)
  20. No More ?:?? (1945)
  21. That Ole Devil Called Love 2:55 (1945) 1944-11-08, 72497-A
  22. I Cover the Waterfront 3:56 (Feb 1946) mx. VP 1621
  23. The Same Old Story ?:?? (Feb 1946) mx. VP 1621
  24. Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me ?:?? (Aug 1946) mx. JDB 100
  25. I’ll Get By ?:?? (Aug 1946) mx. JDB 100
  26. Don't Explain 2:53 (1946)
  27. What Is This Thing Called Love? ?:?? (1946)
  28. Good Morning Heartache 3:08 (1946)
  29. No Good Man 3:08 (1946)
  30. Deep Song 3:16 (14 Feb 1947)
  31. There Is No Greater Love ?:?? (Mar 1947)
  32. I'll Look Around ?:?? (May 1947)
  33. Baby I Don't Cry Over You ?:?? (May 1947)
  34. Don’t Explain ?:?? (Jun 1947) mx. JB 361
  35. Yesterdays 3:25 (Jun 1947)
  36. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues 2:53 (Jun 1947)
  37. Lover, Come Back to Me 3:16 (Jun 1947)
  38. She's Funny That Way 3:04 (Jun 1947)
  39. How Am I To Know? 2:44 (Jun 1947)
  40. Long Gone Blues ?:?? (1947)
  41. Am I Blue? ?:?? (1947)
  42. Porgy 2:27 (May 1949)
  43. My Man (Mon Homme) 2:35 (May 1949)
  44. This Is Heaven ?:?? (1950)
  45. You’re My Thrill 3:24 (1951)
  46. Crazy He Calls Me 3:05 (1951)
  47. Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be) 3:17 (1951)
  48. Laughing At Life ?:?? (1951)
  49. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie ?:?? (1951)
  50. Swing! Brother, Swing! ?:?? (1951)
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On Recordings (50)

Vocals

  1. Riffin' the Scotch 2:32 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1933)
  2. Your Mother's Son-in-Law ?:?? Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1933)
  3. Keep on Doin' What You're Doin' 3:05 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1933)
  4. What a Little Moonlight Can Do 2:58 Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (Aug 1935)
  5. A Sunbonnet Blue (and a Yellow Straw Hat) 2:52 Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra (Aug 1935)
  6. You Let Me Down ?:?? Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (Dec 1935)
  7. Spreadin' Rhythm Around ?:?? Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (Dec 1935)
  8. If You Were Mine 3:13 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (1935)
  9. Eeny Meeny Miney Mo 3:15 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (1935)
  10. The Way You Look Tonight 3:02 Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (21 Oct 1936)
  11. Easy to Love 3:15 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra feat. Billie Holiday (21 Oct 1936)
  12. That’s Life I Guess (take 1) 3:10 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra feat. Billie Holiday (1936)
  13. Summertime 2:55 Billie Holiday (1936)
  14. Billie's Blues 3:10 Billie Holiday (1936)
  15. Pennies From Heaven (take 1) 3:18 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra feat. Billie Holiday (1936)
  16. One Never Knows, Does One? 3:03 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (Feb 1937)
  17. I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 2:57 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (Feb 1937)
  18. Without Your Love (take 1) 2:53 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (Jul 1937)
  19. I’ll Never Be the Same 3:03 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra with Billie Holiday (Jul 1937)
  20. Me, Myself and I (take 2) 2:37 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (Jul 1937)
  21. Trav’lin’ All Alone 2:14 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (Oct 1937)
  22. He's Funny That Way 2:40 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (Oct 1937)
  23. (I Got a Man Crazy for Me) He’s Funny That Way 3:01 Billie Holiday (Oct 1937)
  24. Fooling Myself ?:?? Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (1937)
  25. Moanin’ Low 3:05 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra feat. Billie Holiday (1937)
  26. Easy Living 3:02 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (1937)
  27. Back in Your Own Backyard 2:41 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (12 Jan 1938)
  28. When a Woman Loves a Man 2:25 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (12 Jan 1938)
  29. I Wish I Had You (take 2) 2:50 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (Jul 1938)
  30. I’m Gonna Lock My Heart (and Throw Away the Key) (take 1) 2:08 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (Jul 1938)
  31. The Very Thought of You 2:46 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (Nov 1938)
  32. I Can’t Get Started (take 1) 2:48 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (Nov 1938)
  33. When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You) 2:51 Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra (1938)
  34. Things Are Looking Up 3:22 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (1938)
  35. Some Other Spring 3:02 Billie Holiday (Aug 1939)
  36. Strange Fruit 3:12 Billie Holiday (1939)
  37. Fine and Mellow 3:17 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (1939)
  38. Night and Day 3:00 Billie Holiday (1940)
  39. The Man I Love 3:06 Billie Holiday (1940)
  40. I’m Pulling Through 3:11 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (1940)
  41. I’m in a Low Down Groove 3:08 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra (Oct 1941)
  42. Trav’lin’ Light 3:17 Billie Holiday with Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra (Sep 1942) lead vocals
  43. When You’re Smiling ?:?? Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (Aug 1944)
  44. My Man ?:?? Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (Aug 1944)
  45. I Love My Man ?:?? Billie Holiday with The All‐Star Jam Band (Aug 1944)
  46. Trav’Lin’ Light ?:?? Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (Oct 1944)
  47. Embraceable You 3:18 Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra (1944)
  48. Lover Man 3:17 Billie Holiday With Toots Camarata And His Orchestra (1945) lead vocals
  49. I Cover the Waterfront 3:56 Billie Holiday (Feb 1946)
  50. The Same Old Story ?:?? Billie Holiday (Feb 1946)

Credited as (322)

  1. Billie Holiday
  2. Billie Holiday & Frankie Newton and His Orchestra
  3. Billie Holiday & Lester Young
  4. Billie Holiday & Louis Armstrong
  5. Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra
  6. Billie Holiday with Camarata's Orchestra
  7. Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra with Billie Holiday
  8. Billie Holiday with Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
  9. Billie Holiday with Count Basie & His Orchestra
  10. Tony Bennett & Billie Holiday
  11. Billie Holiday & B.B. King
  12. Billie Holiday & The Count Basie Orchestra
  13. Billie Holiday with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  14. Billie Holiday with Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
  15. Billie Holiday with Milt Raskin
  16. Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra
  17. Billie Holiday & Ray Ellis and His Orchestra
  18. Louis Armstrong feat. Billie Holiday
  19. Billie Holiday feat. The Paul Whiteman Orchestra
  20. Malia feat. Billie Holiday
  21. Billie Holiday & Count Basie & His Orchestra
  22. Ben Webster, Billie Holiday & Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra
  23. Lester Young & Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra feat. Billie Holiday
  24. Ray Ellis and His Orchestra & Billie Holiday
  25. Billie Holiday & Mal Waldron & The All Stars
  26. Charlie Haden Quartet West feat. Billie Holiday
  27. Artie Shaw and His Orchestra feat. Billie Holiday
  28. Billie Holiday, Ray Ellis and His Orchestra
  29. Billie Holiday with Mal Waldron All-Stars
  30. Billie Holiday with Louis Armstrong
  31. Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday
  32. Tony Bennett with Billie Holiday
  33. Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood Trio
  34. Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra
  35. Billie Holiday accompanied by Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra
  36. Billie Holiday accompanied by Toots Camarata and His Orchestra
  37. Billie Holiday accompanied by Louis Armstrong and His Hot Six
  38. Billie Holiday with Frankie Newton and His Orchestra
  39. Billie Holiday with Benny Carter and His Orchestra
  40. Billie Holiday with Toots Camarata and His Orchestra
  41. Billie Holiday with Bob Haggart and His Orchestra
  42. Billie Holiday with Louis Armstrong and His Hot Six
  43. Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra feat. Billie Holiday
  44. Louis Armstrong & Billie Holiday
  45. Billie Holiday feat. Louis Armstrong
  46. Billie Holiday with Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
  47. Teddy Wilson feat. Billie Holiday
  48. Billie Holiday feat. Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra
  49. Artie Shaw feat. Billie Holiday
  50. Gerry Mulligan feat. Billie Holiday
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Works (25)

Wrote

  1. Everything Happens for the Best (1939)
  2. God Bless the Child
  3. Carriage for Two
  4. I Want More
  5. Long Gone Blues
  6. Who Needs You?
  7. The Child
  8. Don’t Explain
  9. Somebody's on My Mind
  10. Stormy Blues
  11. Now or Never

Composed

  1. Billie’s Blues ( - 01 Aug 1936)
  2. Billie & Harry / Don't Explain
  3. Fine and Mellow
  4. Tell Me More and More and Then Some
  5. Good Morning Heartache

Lyrics

  1. Sneakin' (vocal)
  2. Left Alone
  3. Billie’s Blues
  4. Fine and Mellow
  5. Tell Me More and More and Then Some
  6. Lady Sings the Blues

Dedicated Works

  1. Deep River in Her Voice
  2. Balm of Gilead
  3. Spectacular Vernaculars: II. Stella by Starlight: Homage à Billie Holiday

Events (11)

Main Performer At

  1. Billie Holiday at Kölner Messe Halle V
  2. Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
  3. Billie Holiday at Shrine Auditorium
  4. Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
  5. Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
  6. Billie Holiday at Oakdale Music Theater
  7. Billie Holiday at Newport Jazz Festival 1957
  8. Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
  9. Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall
  10. Billie Holliday at Philharmonic Auditorium
  11. Billie Holliday with Buddy DeFranco Quartet at Messehalle

Links (37)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.billieholiday.com/
  2. https://billieholiday.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50033023
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/billie_holiday
  3. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102008
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50033023
  5. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-862795
  6. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12402944q
  7. https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=45383
  8. https://d-nb.info/gnd/118706454
  9. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1349619A
  10. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6n87bns
  11. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/billie-holiday/

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/artists/Billie-holiday
  2. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-3857/billie-holiday/lyrics.html

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Billie+Holiday

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/33589

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000079016

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0390507/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/14857262

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104358

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/1496

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/1YzCsTRb22dQkh9lghPIrp
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/1036

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/37299
  2. https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/id37299

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/584
  2. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/37299

Biographies

  1. http://rockhall.com/inductees/billie-holiday/bio/

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/d59c4cda-11d9-48db-8bfe-b557ee602aed

Discography Pages

  1. http://www.billieholiday.be/
  2. http://www.billieholidaysongs.com/

Social Networking

  1. https://twitter.com/billieholidayhq
  2. https://www.facebook.com/BillieHoliday

Soundcloud

  1. https://soundcloud.com/billie-holiday-official

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/billieholiday

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwO6O7HAOHQ7_FgI28QWtvQ