The actress said Billie Holiday "reinvigorated the civil rights movement." Andra Day opened up on playing renowned jazz singer Billie Holiday in "The United States Vs. Billie Holiday" during episode ...
Protest music has been around as long as protesting itself. Here we examine the power of the protest song, considering tracks ...
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 ...
On July 17, 1959, the famed singer behind a controversial jazz standard once condemned as a “declaration of war” died—an ironically tragic end to an internal war the singer endured in the final years ...
Everything you’ve head about Andra Day as Billie Holiday is true. Everything you've head about Andra Day's Golden Globe-nominated tour de force as Billie Holiday is true. It's the breakthrough star ...
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, ...
The Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities’s Black Box Theatre will turn into an immersive cabaret as it celebrates the music of Billie Holiday with Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, the second ...
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 ...