Billie Holiday

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Guitar
Billy Strings & Marcus King Cover "Summertime" At Carter Vintage Guitars In Nashville [Watch]
liveforlivemusic.com - Sam Berenson
Recently, guitarists Billy Strings and Billy Strings stopped by Nashville, TN’s Carter Vintage Guitars to record a cover of “Summertime”, originally …
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Five trailblazing women to be honoured in NYC public art
Lonely Planet - Sasha Brady
Take a walk through New York and you’ll see statues dedicated to men but very few dedicated to women. That’s set to change as the city plans to erect five new statues of influential women; one for each
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From Toronto to Gibsons: Tia Brazda
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Tia Brazda plays the relatively-new High Beam Dreams in Gibson on March 16. She has been compared to Billie Holiday and Amy Winehouse. Jen Squires …
March 11, 1959
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Billie Holiday at her last recording session, 1959 (Milt Hinton) Billie Holiday made her final studio recordings in New York at a session led by …
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Civil Rights
New York is set to get four new statues of iconic women
DAZED - Kemi Alemoru
There are thousands of statues scattered across every major city of men, immortalised in powerful stances, embellished with pigeon shit. Now, New York city is pledging four public monuments to women who’ve
Art
Five New Statues of Women to be Installed in New York City, Doubling Count
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One hundred and fifty statues of historical figures currently stand in New York. Five of these depict women. By 2022, this number will have doubled …
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Article The Casual Excellence of Ella Fitzgerald The “First Lady of Jazz” expanded the parameters of black women’s art. By Emily J. Lordi One hundred and …
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New York City To Install Statues Of 4 Influential Women, Including Billie Holiday
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Friday is International Women’s Day, and New York City has announced plans to install statues of four influential women from history in public …
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NYC Will Add 4 Statues of Trailblazing Women to Help Close a Little-Known Gender Gap
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Embed from Getty ImagesWhy Global Citizens Should CareWomen play a vital role in shaping history, and celebrating female historic figures helps to …
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NYC announces 4 new female statues including Billie Holiday
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is announcing plans to create four new statues of women in an effort to address the gender imbalance in public monuments. The statues will honor jazz singer Billie Holiday
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New Queens Borough Hall Statue Will Honor Billie Holiday
Patch - Maya Kaufman
Celebrated jazz singer (and Queens resident) Billie Holiday is known for her song "Strange Fruit", a protest song about lynching. KEW GARDENS, QUEENS …
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Civil Rights
New York City will be home to three new monuments honoring black women
NBC News - Gwen Aviles
Shirley Chisholm, Billie Holiday and Elizabeth Jennings Graham will get statues in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan. New York City will soon be home to three monuments that honor black women and their historical
Art
New York City Will Honor Five Historic Women Including Billie Holiday With Public Monuments
artnet.com - Taylor Dafoe
People The statues will be funded from a $10 million pool overseen by the city's Department of Cultural Affairs. , Five. That’s how many of the 150 …
Brooklyn, NY
More Statues of Distinguished Women To Be Placed Across City
bklyner.com - Kadia Goba
PROSPECT HEIGHTS — First lady Chirlane McCray and former Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen will unveil Wednesday the next four She Built NYC monuments to …
New York City
Honoring women: New York City to dedicate 4 new memorials to those who made a difference
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NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Four new memorials will be dedicated to New York women who made a difference in civil rights, health care and public …
Staten Island, NY
NYC Announces 4 New Monuments Honoring Women
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March 4, 1959
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Billie Holiday, 1957 (Don Hunstein) Billie Holiday went to her second to last studio session March 4, 1959 to record with Ray Ellis’ orchestra and a …
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Jazz Northwest: I got a right to sing the blues
knkx.org - Jim Wilke
Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Williams, Sarah Vaughan were among the great singers of their generation. They all shared a love …
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Marvin Gaye gets his own U.S. postal stamp in time for his 80th birthday - theGrio (theGrio)
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article https://share.qz.com/news/2311213/ Quartz Billie Holiday has one, so does Ray Charles and Lena Horne. So why not the Prince of Soul, Marvin Gaye? en_US Marvin Gaye gets his own U.S. postal stamp
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12 Iconic Black Women Whose Beauty Style Is Legendary
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There's an endless list of women who have inspired the public with their talent, personality, and style — and some have become full-blown beauty icons in the process. These particular women have inspired
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Impulse! Records and Verve launch jazz reissues series on vinyl
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With albums by artists including John and Alice Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Charles Mingus. Verve and Impulse! …
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Diana Ross Celebrates 75th Birthday With Tour
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The GRAMMY nominee has recently finished her string of Las Vegas dates at the Wynn and will start her shows in other parts of the U.S. after her …
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Iconic Jazz Singer Billie Holiday Is Center of New Documentary
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Billie Holiday will be featured in an upcoming documentary, Billie, directed by James Erskine, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The feature will …
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Archive » Concord Music Group boards James Erskine’s documentary on Billie Holiday
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Billie Holiday Documentary In the Works
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A documentary about legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday, filled with never-before-heard interviews with her contemporaries, is in the works. Billie, …
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Billie Holiday biopic documentary in the works
faroutmagazine.co.uk - Far Out Staff
A new documentary exploring the life of iconic American jazz singer Billie Holiday is in the works. The film, which will feature a series of …
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Billie Holiday Documentary In The Works
grammy.com - Jenn Velez
Billie is currently in post-production and will tell Holiday's story through the eyes of late journalist Linda Lipnack Kueh.
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American Soul Recap Season 1, Ep 4: Just Us
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More on Vibe A documentary about beloved jazz great Billie Holiday--appropriately titled Billie--is in the works and will reportedly feature new …
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Beck Center for the Arts Produces Riveting Musical Lady Day
Patch - Amy Krebs
Intimate Studio Theater transformed into 1950's nightclub. Lakewood, OH–Beck Center for the Arts is pleased to produce Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & …