Billie Holiday has one of the most distinctive ... a stint in federal prison and a series of abusive relationships with men. She was just 44 years old when she died. Schaap says too much emphasis ...

Montes’ relationship with Holiday goes back long before she started playing her onstage. “I grew up listening to and admiring Billie,” she says. “There was no one like her, and her vocal ...

We all know and love Billie Holiday for a mark on music that’s still evident today, but there’s something to be said about the singer’s timeless take on style. Known for bold accessories and ...

Holiday, who had lighter skin ... we wanted to encounter these eyewitnesses and create an emotional relationship with Billie through those encounters rather than editing them together in a ...

Written by Lanie Robertson, this Tony Award-winning Broadway and television play stars Laurin Talese as the late, legendary Billie Holiday. Ernest Stuart brings back the jazz festival with ...

Billie Holiday had reasons to sing the blues. Abandoned by her father and raised in Harlem by her often-unemployed mother, “we were starving,” Billie recalled. But she learned how to survive.