Billie Holiday

    Billie Holiday
                                                                               Billie Holiday at two years old, in 1917
Birth Name: Eleanore Fagan
Also known as: "Lady Day"
Born: April 7, 1915, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Origin: Harlem, New York, US
Died: July 17, 1959, age 44, New York City, New York, US
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Jazz Blues, Torch Songs, Swing, Blues
Occupations: Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Instruments: Vocals, Piano
Years Active: 1933 to 1959
Labels: Brunswick, Vocalion, OKeh, Bluebird, Commodore, Capitol, Decca, Aladdin, Verve, Columbia, MGM
Associated Acts: Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Lena Horn, Carmen McRae

 

Bille  Holiday NYC, ca February 1947

Billie Holiday and her dog Mister, NYC ca June 1946
   

Billie Holiday in court in late 1949, She was brought into court over a contract dispute.