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Billie Holiday
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Eleanora Fagan
April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959
Don't threaten me with love, baby. Let's just go walking in the rain.
~ Billie Holiday
When a film is in production, the last shot of the day is the "martini shot," the next to last one is the "Abby Singer".
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Billie Holiday began singing professionally in 1930, and after performing with numerous bands—especially those of Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson, Count Basie, and Artie Shaw—she embarked in 1940 on a career of solo appearances in nightclubs and theaters. Her highly personal approach to a song, her individual phrasing and intonation, and the often rough but highly emotional quality of her voice soon earned her a supreme position among modern jazz singers. She was also known as Lady Day.
No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music.
~ Billie Holiday
I'm always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I've been.
~ Billie Holiday
I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working when I was six years old.
~ Billie Holiday
