Billie Holiday

such a wonderful & soulful voice that has yet to be heard once again, some have come close but can never be duplicated

to listen to the blues she is a must for everybody

Today is the 75th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition. Roosevelt allowed the sale of beer at a alcohol content of 3.2% in advance of the full repeal which happened on December 5, 1933. Sounds like Billie is having a good time, why don't you? Cheers.
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"If the moon turns green and shadows get up and walk around And clouds come tumbling to the ground I wouldn't be surprised Cause didn't you fall in love with me If the stars turn blue And willows that weep begin to sing And winter changes into spring I wouldn't raise my eyes Cause didn't you fall in love with me I thought I was foolish to think of romance With someone so charming as you Thought I was hoping without any chance But ev'ry hope came true If the moon turns green a... MORE

Some books are familiar to us even though we have never read them. Such is "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde." Then there are songs which resonate with us seemingly since time immemorial (to ourself.) Such is "Solitude."
But belief of knowledge is far from being bona fide knowledge. Does any one here really remember "a very odd story" connected with a door? Can any one really recall the muted trumpet introducing the strangely husky vocals?
We all know Lady Da... MORE

crash and my first real bonding moment was on a multiply post of mine with nothing but billie and nina. i never looked back :) crash, this is my favorite billie holiday tune, and now i'm giving it to you...

Just one of my favourite great traks by Lady Day, a contempary tragic beautiful soul, Lady sings the blues.

couldn't resist...here's a little smokey taste of billie holiday singing "easy livin'"

Amazing song about racism and the photos she saw of black men hanging off trees in the South Music can help people express a range of feelings and topics. Many early African-American songs, such as "The Drinking Gourd," were used to pass secret messages during the period of slavery. As Reconstruction passed into the Jim Crow Era, predominately African-American music such as jazz and blues evolved. This music explored the feelings of frustration, poverty, and dep... MORE

I know this wasn't necessarily what my friend I am had in mind, with his brilliant suggestion for Jazzturdays, but this is a song that haunts me. Even before I understood the words of the song, it was one I'd hear from time to time. Remember vividly the feeling in my gut the first time I _heard_ the song though. I must have been around 12 or so, before that, I loved songs on more of a surface level. This was the one song that took me from the surface to hitting all level... MORE

I don't think that many people stop to recognize or appreciate that the roots of rock, perhaps the greatest musical genre of all time (if I can make a totally subjective statement here ;))lie in the blues and jazz movements of the early part of the century. Folk rock, for example, is closely related to both categories, not to mention funk, ska and many other categories of rock. Perhaps this is why I love the blues so much, and of course, one of my favorite blues voices is Bil... MORE