Holiday, Billie 1915-1959
Overview
| Works: | 5,033 works in 10,354 publications in 12 languages and 96,367 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Biography Juvenile works Criticism, interpretation, etc Jazz vocals Spirituals (Songs) Popular music Drama Musical films Biographical films Blues (Music) |
| Subject Headings: | Singers |
| Roles: | Performer, Author, Singer, Interviewee, Originator, Composer, Vocalist, Dedicatee, Instrumentalist, Conductor, Other, Lyricist, Actor, Musician, Narrator, Creator, Contributor, int |
| Classifications: | ML420.H58, B |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Billie Holiday
- Wishing on the moon : the life and times of Billie Holiday by Donald Clarke( Book )
- Lady sings the blues by Billie Holiday( Book )
- Strange fruit : Billie Holiday, Café Society, and an early cry for civil rights by David Margolick( Book )
- Blues legacies and Black feminism : Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday by Angela Y Davis( Book )
- Billie Holiday : a biography by Meg Greene( )
- With Billie by Julia Blackburn( Book )
- Becoming Billie Holiday by Carole Boston Weatherford( Book )
- Lady sings the blues by Diana Ross( Visual )
- Billie Holiday by Stuart Nicholson( Book )
- Billie Holiday : the musician and the myth by John F Szwed( Book )
- The blues singers : ten who rocked the world by Julius Lester( Book )
- Billie Holiday by Bud Kliment( Book )
- Billie's blues : Billie Holiday's story 1933-1959 by John Chilton( Book )
- Lady Day : the many faces of Billie Holiday by Robert G O'Meally( Book )
- If you can't be free, be a mystery : in search of Billie Holiday by Farah Jasmine Griffin( Book )
- Jazz by John Fordham( Book )
- Don't explain : a song of Billie Holiday by Alexis De Veaux( Book )
- Strange fruit : Billie Holiday and the power of a protest song by Gary Golio( Book )
- Billie Holiday by Carlos Sampayo( )
- Modernism and popular music by Ronald Schleifer( )
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Most widely held works by
Billie Holiday
God bless the child by
Billie Holiday(
Book
)
19 editions published between 1972 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,529 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A swing spiritual based on the proverb "God blessed the child that's got his own." Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, 2004
19 editions published between 1972 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,529 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A swing spiritual based on the proverb "God blessed the child that's got his own." Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, 2004
Billie Holiday by
Billie Holiday(
Recording
)
241 editions published between 1950 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 1,366 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Solomon Jazz Collection
241 editions published between 1950 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 1,366 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Solomon Jazz Collection
Legends, icons & rebels : music that changed the world by
Robbie Robertson(
Recording
)
2 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 773 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A tribute to more than two dozen legendary music artists who significantly influenced the landscape of music for generations to come, from Ray Charles and Bob Dylan to Chuck Berry and Johnny Cash
2 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 773 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A tribute to more than two dozen legendary music artists who significantly influenced the landscape of music for generations to come, from Ray Charles and Bob Dylan to Chuck Berry and Johnny Cash
Ken Burns jazz : the story of America's music by
Ken Burns(
Recording
)
4 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 751 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Music from the PBS special Jazz, by filmmaker Ken Burns
4 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 751 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Music from the PBS special Jazz, by filmmaker Ken Burns
Billie Holiday's greatest hits by
Billie Holiday(
Recording
)
37 editions published between 1967 and 2003 in 5 languages and held by 560 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
37 editions published between 1967 and 2003 in 5 languages and held by 560 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The ladies sing the blues by
View Video(
Visual
)
15 editions published between 1988 and 2001 in English and Undetermined and held by 558 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Historic filmed performances of women blues singers from 1929 through the 1950s. Singers are Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Ida Cole, Sister Rosetta Tharp, Connee Boswell, Dinah Washington, Ruth Brown, Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughn, Helen Humes and Peggy Lee. Includes background information on the singers as well as the performances
15 editions published between 1988 and 2001 in English and Undetermined and held by 558 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Historic filmed performances of women blues singers from 1929 through the 1950s. Singers are Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Ida Cole, Sister Rosetta Tharp, Connee Boswell, Dinah Washington, Ruth Brown, Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughn, Helen Humes and Peggy Lee. Includes background information on the singers as well as the performances
Strange Fruit by
Billie Holiday(
Visual
)
7 editions published between 1972 and 2006 in English and held by 534 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A examination of the anti-lynching protest song made famous by Billie Holiday. Reviews the historical events, contexts and incidents of racial hatred that the song's title represents, and then the subsequent performances by Billie Holiday that brought the song and its message to a national audience. The film also follows the underlying problem of racism that continues into contemporary culture
7 editions published between 1972 and 2006 in English and held by 534 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A examination of the anti-lynching protest song made famous by Billie Holiday. Reviews the historical events, contexts and incidents of racial hatred that the song's title represents, and then the subsequent performances by Billie Holiday that brought the song and its message to a national audience. The film also follows the underlying problem of racism that continues into contemporary culture
Billie's blues by
Billie Holiday(
Recording
)
88 editions published between 1973 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 518 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1: Announcement by Leonard Feather; 2: Blue Moon; 3: All Of Me; 4: My Man; 5: Them Their Eyes; 6: I Cried For You; 7: What A Little Moonlight Can Do; 8: I Cover the Waterfront; 9: Billie's Blues; 10: Lover Come Back To Me; 11: Blue Turning Grey Over You; 12: Be Fair With Me Baby;13: Rocky Mountain Blues; 14: Detour Ahead; 15: Trav'lin' Light
88 editions published between 1973 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 518 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1: Announcement by Leonard Feather; 2: Blue Moon; 3: All Of Me; 4: My Man; 5: Them Their Eyes; 6: I Cried For You; 7: What A Little Moonlight Can Do; 8: I Cover the Waterfront; 9: Billie's Blues; 10: Lover Come Back To Me; 11: Blue Turning Grey Over You; 12: Be Fair With Me Baby;13: Rocky Mountain Blues; 14: Detour Ahead; 15: Trav'lin' Light
The best of Ken Burns' Jazz by
Ken Burns(
Recording
)
4 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 510 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Music from the PBS special Jazz, by filmmaker Ken Burns
4 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 510 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Music from the PBS special Jazz, by filmmaker Ken Burns
Lady in satin by
Billie Holiday(
Recording
)
113 editions published between 1958 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 490 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Solomon Jazz Collection
113 editions published between 1958 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 490 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Solomon Jazz Collection
When Malindy sings : jazz vocalists, 1938-1961(
Recording
)
11 editions published between 1938 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 470 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published between 1938 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 470 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Billie Holiday songbook by
Billie Holiday(
Recording
)
28 editions published between 1985 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 462 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Verve: 823246-2
28 editions published between 1985 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 462 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Verve: 823246-2
Lady sings the blues by
Billie Holiday(
Recording
)
95 editions published between 1956 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 454 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This release presents the complete classic album, Lady Sings the Blues. As a bonus we have added three tracks that complete the album's sessions, as well as a 1955 date which presents a similar front line to the initial songs from Lady Sings the Blues, with Charlie Shavers and Tony Scott."--Container
95 editions published between 1956 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 454 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This release presents the complete classic album, Lady Sings the Blues. As a bonus we have added three tracks that complete the album's sessions, as well as a 1955 date which presents a similar front line to the initial songs from Lady Sings the Blues, with Charlie Shavers and Tony Scott."--Container
Billie's best by
Billie Holiday(
Recording
)
16 editions published between 1992 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 449 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1992 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 449 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fine and mellow by
Billie Holiday(
)
40 editions published between 1940 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 441 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
40 editions published between 1940 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 441 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
God bless the child by
Billie Holiday(
Recording
)
65 editions published between 1941 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 406 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A swing spiritual based on the proverb, "God blessed the child that's got his own," accompanied by storybook which includes lyrics for the song with illustrations
65 editions published between 1941 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 406 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A swing spiritual based on the proverb, "God blessed the child that's got his own," accompanied by storybook which includes lyrics for the song with illustrations
Lady Day by
Billie Holiday(
)
34 editions published between 1954 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 401 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
34 editions published between 1954 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 401 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Billie Holiday : Ken Burns jazz by
Billie Holiday(
Recording
)
3 editions published in 2000 in No Linguistic content and Undetermined and held by 379 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Billie Holiday recorded excellent work for many labels resulting in her signature numbers being spread out amongst those labels, which is all gathered into one making it enjoyable and easy listening for fans
3 editions published in 2000 in No Linguistic content and Undetermined and held by 379 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Billie Holiday recorded excellent work for many labels resulting in her signature numbers being spread out amongst those labels, which is all gathered into one making it enjoyable and easy listening for fans
Rhapsodies in black : music and words from the Harlem Renaissance(
Recording
)
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 375 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The only collection in existence documenting the music, art and literature of the new negro of the Harlem Renaissance featuring digitally restored original recordings as well as new readings of renaissance literature plus a book containing rare previously unpublished photos, artwork and writings."
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 375 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The only collection in existence documenting the music, art and literature of the new negro of the Harlem Renaissance featuring digitally restored original recordings as well as new readings of renaissance literature plus a book containing rare previously unpublished photos, artwork and writings."
Lady Day : the best of Billie Holiday by
Billie Holiday(
Recording
)
13 editions published in 2001 in 3 languages and held by 373 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of thirty-six remastered songs by Billie Holiday, including "These Foolish Things," "Easy Living," "Them There Eyes," and "Solitude."
13 editions published in 2001 in 3 languages and held by 373 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of thirty-six remastered songs by Billie Holiday, including "These Foolish Things," "Easy Living," "Them There Eyes," and "Solitude."
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Related Identities
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- Vaughan, Sarah 1924-1990 Other Singer Performer Author Vocalist
- Wilson, Teddy 1912-1986 Conductor Performer Instrumentalist Author Composer
- Washington, Dinah 1924-1963 Other Singer Performer Lyricist Vocalist
- Ellington, Duke 1899-1974 Other Performer Conductor Author Contributor Actor Instrumentalist Composer
- Basie, Count 1904-1984 Conductor Performer Instrumentalist Author Composer
- Clarke, Donald 1940- Author
- Young, Lester 1909-1959 Arranger Performer Musician Author Instrumentalist Composer
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Associated Subjects
African American musicians African Americans African American singers African American women singers Armstrong, Louis, Basie, Count, Bechet, Sidney, Beiderbecke, Bix, Blues (Music) Blues musicians Brown, James, Charles, Ray, Children's songs Coleman, Ornette Coltrane, John, Davis, Miles Ellington, Duke, Feminism and music Franklin, Aretha Hawkins, Coleman Holiday, Billie, Jackson, Mahalia, Jarrett, Keith Jazz Jazz vocals Johnson, Robert, Joplin, Scott, King, B. B Little Richard, Mingus, Charles, Monk, Thelonious Morton, Jelly Roll, Muddy Waters, Musicians Novels in verse Political and social views Popular music Protest songs Rainey, Ma, Rock music Rock musicians Rollins, Sonny Singers Smith, Bessie, Soul music Southern States Spirituals (Songs) Strange fruit (Allan, Lewis) United States Women blues musicians
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Alternative Names
Allan, Lewis 1915-1959
Bili Holidej
Bilija Holideja amerikāņu džeza dziedātāja un dziesmu autore
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday 1915-1959
Billie Holiday American jazz singer and songwriter
Billie Holiday americká jazzová zpěvačka
Billie Holiday Amerikaans zangeres
Billie Holiday amerikans jazz-sangerinne
Billie Holiday amerikansk jazzsanger og sangskriver
Billie Holiday amerykańska śpiewaczka jazzowa
Billie Holiday Cantante de jazz estadounidense
Billie Holiday cantante statunitense
Billie Holiday chanteuse américaine
Billie Holiday pemeran perempuan asal Amerika Serikat
Billie Holiday US-amerikanische Jazz-Sängerin
Fagan, Eleanor
Fagan, Eleanora.
Fagan, Eleanora 1915-1959
Fagan, Eleonora 1915-1959
Fagan Gough, Eleanora 1915-1959
Fagan Gough, Eleonora 1915-1959
Gof Makei-Feigan Eleonora
Gough Eleanora Fagan
Gough, Eleanora Fagan 1915-1959
Gough Harris, Eleanora
Gough McKay, Eleanor
Gulielma Holiday
Harris, Elinore
Harris, Elinore 1915-1959
Holiday
Holiday B.
Holiday, B. 1915-1959
Holiday, Billie
Holiday, Billie 1915-1959
Holiday, Billy
Holiday, Billy 1915-1959
Holiday, Eleanora
Holiday, Eleanora 1915-1959
Holiday Fagan Eleanora
Holidei Bili
Holliday B.
Holliday, Billie
Holliday, Billie 1915-1959
Holliday, Billy, 1915-1959
Lady Day.
Lady Day 1915-1959
Lewis Allan 1915-1959
MacKay, Eleonara G. 1915-1959
MacKay, Eleonora 1915-1959
MacKay, Eleonora G. 1915-1959
McKay, Eleanor
McKay, Eleanor Gough.
McKay, Eleanora.
McKay, Eleanora 1915-1959
McKay, Eleonora 1915-1959
Μπίλι Χόλιντεϊ
Били Холидей
Били Холидеј
Билли Холидей
Біллі Голідей американська джазова співачка
Фейган, Элеанора
Холидей Били
Холидей, Билли, псевд.
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בילי הולידיי זמרת ג'אז אמריקאית
بيلي هوليدي
بیلی هالیدی
বিলি হলিডে
பில்லி ஹொலிடே இசை கலைஞர்
บิลลี ฮอลิเดย์
ბილი ჰოლიდეი
빌리 홀리데이
할러데이, 빌리 1915-1959
홀리데이, 빌 1915-1959
홀리데이, 빌리 1915-1959
ビリー・ホリデイ
ホリデイ, ビリー
比莉·哈樂黛
比莉·霍利戴
比莉·荷莉戴
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