The Federal Bureau of Narcotics relentlessly pursued singer Billie Holiday in a chase largely fueled by commissioner Harry ...

This April marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Billie Holiday, the recording artist fondly known as “Lady Day.” Known as much for her demons as her pioneering jazz vocals, Holiday is a member ...

Jazz singer Billie Holiday wears a large white flower in her hair for a performance in New York City. © Bradley Smith/CORBIS Justin Townes Earle, known for being the ...

Diana Ross took a career gamble playing Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues, released October 1972. Roger Ebert called it ...

Hace 65 años moría sola en un hospital y custodiada por la policía. Una vida muy dura signada por un don maravilloso, que lograba transmitir como nadie las penurias de los afroamericanos en la época ...

You no doubt know that Billie Holiday is a bona fide legend in the music world. But here are a few things you might not know about the iconic songstress, who was born on April 7, 1915. 1. Billie ...

When the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter Suzan-Lori Parks was little and her parents put on Billie Holiday records, they often offered a vague editorial as accompaniment. “They ...

Considered by many to be the greatest jazz vocalist of all time, Billie Holiday lived a tempestuous and difficult life. Her singing expressed an incredible depth of emotion that spoke of hard times ...

Billie Holiday has one of the most distinctive voices of all time; her very personal style continues to inspire singers decades after her death in 1959. Holiday herself was inspired by great musicians ...