See more ideas about billie holiday, lady sings the blues and ladies day. It was her first album for the label, and her first album of original material, following several compilations of previously released 78rpm sides for columbia, commodore, and decca. Nov 20, 2011 billie holiday sings her famous song my man. Holiday sings my man, lover come back to me, stormy weather and yesterdays. After a turbulent childhood, holiday began singing in nightclubs in harlem, where she. Solitude is the 4th song on billie holiday s debut album, billie holiday sings, on verve records it was originally released on mercuryclef records in the early. Holiday would later rerecord this song again in 1955, with an even more beautiful take. Billie holiday sings 1952 10 reissued as 12 lp solitude, the latter of which includes four additional tracks from both an evening with billie holiday, and billie holiday an evening with billie holiday 1952 10 reissued as 12 lp recital by billie holiday recital includes tracks from both evening with and billie holiday. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.
Download billie holiday mp3 songs and albums music downloads. The singers evolution begins with the vocalionokehcolumbia years, steadily maturing throughout the commodore, decca, and latterday columbia sessions, then ripening into music of incredible poignancy as she recorded almost exclusively with norman granz for his clef and verve labels during the 1950s. The songs powerful, evocative lyricswritten by a jewish communist schoolteacher who, late in life, adopted the children of julius and ethel rosenbergportray the. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. Studio albums clef records and verve records, 1952 1958. It cost me a lot but theres one thing that ive got its my man its my man cold or wet tired, you bet all of this ill soon forget with my man hes not. The proper label specializes in affordably priced box sets that contain enough music usually around 100 tracks to impart a strong impression of who the artist was and convey the. Clef mgc 118 10 lp mercury 89002 four 78rpm records. The authors investigate the processes underlying billie holidays oftremarked speechlike singing. Everything lady from tv appearances, to unheard interviews, to unreleased recording session rehearsals, its all he. This is an almost complete collection of billie s studio albums from clef recordsverve records, 1952 1959. Billie holiday billie holiday sings 1953, vinyl discogs. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.
Billie holiday covered please keep me in your dreams, lets call a heart a heart, one, two, button your shoe, spreadin rhythm around and other songs. Eleanora fagan april 7, 1915 july 17, 1959, professionally known as billie holiday, was an american jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Billie holiday originally did your mothers soninlaw, now or never, spreadin rhythm around, why was i born. Nov 20, 2011 billie holiday sings a beautiful take of everything i have is yours. Please submit questions or licensing requests for the commercial use of her image and likeness via the email links below. Laquer disc of billie holiday master recordings smithsonian. Her vocal style strongly inspired by instrumentalists pioneered a new way of manipulating wording a. Billie holiday 1952 1955, an album by billie holiday on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Billie holiday 19521955 by billie holiday on spotify. Nicknamed lady day by her loyal friend and musical partner lester young, holiday was a highly original influence on jazz and pop singing.
Billie holiday sings a beautiful take of everything i have is yours. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from billie holiday. Billie holiday sings mgc118 is a 10inch lp album made by jazz singer billie holiday, released in the united states by clef records in 1952. Studio albums clef records and verve records, 19521958. Not much is known about the true details of her early life, though stories of it appeared in her autobiography, lady sings the blues, first published in 1956 and later revealed to contain many inaccuracies.
She was also called lady day, a nickname that her friend and musical partner lester young gave her. The digital marketplace contains a large number of billie holiday compilations with the phrase lady sings in the title. Holiday would later rerecord this song again in 1955, with an even more. Billie holiday eleanora fagan gough, philadelphia, pa, april 7, 1915 new york city, ny, july 17, 1959 was an american jazz singer and songwriter. This recording makes this holidays second and last studio recording of. Everything i have is yours 1952 billie holiday youtube. Details of the recording process are heard with the technician listing takes, holiday singing a retake of stormy weather, as well as making a note to herself before singing. This boxed set represents the best value for money, not only for the quantity of music and the extensive liner notes, but also for the sound quality and the fact that this contains music recorded for several different record labels brunswick, vocalion, commodore, okeh, columbia, capitol, decca between 1935 and 1949. My man, and lady sings the blues her lyrics accompanied a tune by pianist herbie nichols.
Billie holiday sings is a 1952 album by the american singer billie holiday, released in the united states by clef records. Publication date 1984 topics holiday, billie, 19151959, holiday, billie, 19151959 discography, singers united states biography publisher. Billie holiday ive got my love to keep me warm by purple0accident. Vinyl lp, 10 billie holiday billie holiday sings 1950, vinyl discogs. Billie holiday billie holiday sings 1950, vinyl discogs.
Billie holiday billie holiday sings releases discogs. April 7, 1915 july 17, 1959 was an american jazz singer and songwriter. She had a thriving career for many years before she lost her battle with addiction. An evening with billie holiday mg c144 is the second 10inch lp studio album by jazz singer billie holiday, released by clef records in 1953 in 1956, when the 10inch format was phased out, the album was reissued by clef with the same artwork, and seven of the eight tracks, as a 12inch lp called a recital by billie holiday. Feb 24, 2020 billie holiday was one of the most influential jazz singers of all time. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. The song also featured as the title track of a movie about holiday s life starring diana ross and has been covered numerous times by the likes of ella fitzgerald, diana ross, and smokey robinson.
Studio album 6 compilation 6 remix 1 billie holiday with teddy wilson and his orchestra 19351942. Born in the poor part of baltimore to two teenage parents, billie turned to music as a way to. A museum that seeks to understand american history through the lens of the african american experience. On april 7, 1952, billie holiday turned 37 years old. Vinyl lp, 10 billie holiday billie holiday sings 1953, vinyl discogs. You go to my head is the 7th song on billie holiday s debut album, billie holiday sings, on verve records it was originally released on mercuryclef records in. The featured songs on the album are from when holiday was signed with decca in the mid to late 1940s. Nicknamed lady day by her friend and music partner lester young, holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing.
Billie holiday lyrics 205 song lyrics sorted by album, including you dont know what love is, all of me, strange fruit. The singer, whose career had started in the mid1930s with numerous smallgroup jazz recordings featuring her in the company of jazz greats. Miss brown to you billie holiday 1935 by henri erwig. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing. Arguably the most recognizable voice in vocal jazz history, billie holiday is the epitome of style. Billie holiday my man mon homme lyrics genius lyrics. Get all the lyrics to songs on billie holiday sings and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. This site is maintained by the estate of billie holiday. Nmaahc collections search national museum of african. Eleanora fagan, professionally known as billie holiday, was an american jazz.
Tenderly billie holiday live, apollo theater, 1952 precarious career by the late 1940s billies drug addiction opium in the early days, then heroine and pills got her into serious trouble with the law. Billie holiday big band jazz lady sings the blues vintage black glamour cool jazz boogie woogie smooth jazz jazz musicians jazz blues being a fan is hard, darling olivethomas. In 1952 through her connections to norman granz billie signed to mercury records, through granzs clef label and at her first session she cut the. Billie holiday had a difficult childhood, which greatly affected her life and career. Billie holiday, cafe society, and an early cry for civil. Lady sings the blues is the title track of billie holiday s 1956 album written by holiday and noted jazz pianist herbie nichols. Holiday, billie billie holiday ultimate collection. In accordance with the generous wishes of william gottlieb, the photographs in the william p. Billie holiday at georgettes tea room with images billie. Solitude is the 4th song on billie holidays debut album, billie holiday sings, on verve records it was. Billie holiday s recording career can be viewed in three distinct phases.
Laquer disc of billie holiday master recordings national. Choosing just 20 of the best billie holiday songs seems like an impossible task, but these songs tell the story of lady days career. The one you are looking for is surprisingly inexpensive and intelligently presented. Billie holiday in her 1952 recording drops the verse, sings the first refrain, jumps to the bridge of the third refrain, and finishes with the last portion of that refrain and so on. Gottlieb collection entered into the public domain on february 16, 2010. By the time this album was released, she was on norman granzs jazz label verve records. Billie holiday billie holiday sings lyrics and tracklist. Billie holiday sings a well known song from her repertoire yesterdays. Verve jazz masters complete collection download torrent. This recording makes this holidays third and last studio recording of this song she recorded it. Billie holidays greatest hits full album best songs of.
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