Friday, July 17, 2009

Fifty Years Ago Today...

Billie Holiday passed away at age 44. One of my favorite singers; I could listen to her all day, every day. For more on Lady Day, you can read my post from Black History month HERE.

Otherwise, enjoy.

3 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:57 AM

    Wow. How could that have been 50 years ago? Doesn't seem possible. Thanks for the posting.

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  2. Anybody who loves Billie Holliday is okay in my book. Isn't that nice to know?

    But in seriousness, the quality of pop singing has taken such a tumble that everyone ought to become aware of real musicality like Billie's. There really was a time when "singing" didn't mean hitting such-and-such a note. It meant hitting you in the heart.

    Thanks for the reminder.

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