Wednesday, April 8, 2015

New albums honor Billie Holiday on centennial of her birth

This CD cover image released by Sony Legacy shows "The Centennial Collection," by Billie Holiday. (AP Photo/Sony Legacy) The odds were stacked against Eleanora Fagan, who was born to unwed teenage parents in Philadelphia on April 7, 1915. But she would become perhaps the most influential jazz singer ever, Billie Holiday, whose centennial is being celebrated with new albums honoring her legacy.








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