Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. His uncle Milt Gabler produced one of jazz legend Billie Holiday's seminal singles: "Strange Fruit" — a protest song that became a ...

Fearing for her safety, Lisette Model buried her photos of artists like Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong, but a new book reveals them to the world.

In his little-known but undeniably wise 1924 short story, “The Sensible Thing,” F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote that there are all kinds of loves in the world, but never the same love twice. On Valentine’s ...

At first glance, South Durham Street in Upper Fells Point looks like a typical Baltimore street. But look around and you'll see art honoring the late singer Billie Holiday. The street, also known as ...

The music of legendary jazz vocalist Billie Holiday will fill the Charleston Music Hall at a Feb. 7 concert with the Charleston Jazz Orchestra. Led by Music Director Robert Lewis, the CJO will bring a ...

The Billie Holiday Theatre will present a staged reading of TWELVE ANGRY BLACK WOMEN, an unflinching, experimental, and richly speculative theatrical work from award-winning playwright and storyteller ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Billie Holiday, considered one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, has long been remembered for her expressive voice as well as a history of drug and alcohol ...

Despite Billie Holiday's successful career, she died with less than a dollar in her bank account. The legendary singer died on July 17, 1959 after years of contributing her soulful voice to the charts ...

The Billie Holiday Theatre has announced the launch of the Caribbean Theatre Festival – “Caribbean Calling: Roots & Resurgence,” a landmark celebration of English-speaking Caribbean artistry, ...

NEW YORK, April 19 (Reuters) - American singer Andra Day says portraying legendary blues performer Billie Holiday has made her braver. The 36-year-old has been nominated for a best actress Oscar for ...

Stella Heath, the Penngrove-based singer and bandleader, describes this holiday season as quieter for live performances than recent Decembers have been. Even so, she has remained busy, completing work ...

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