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Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

SINGER Apr 7, 1915 - Jul 17, 1959

KNOWN FOR

Her work with Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Lester Young and songs “Good to Me,” “Strange Fruit,” and “God Bless the Child.”

AMERICAN MASTERS FILM

Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day (Aug 1986)Directed by John Jeremy

Written Features

The story behind Billie Holiday’s ‘Strange Fruit’
About Billie Holiday’s life and career

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