American jazz singer and songwriter, born April 7, 1915, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, died July 17, 1959, New York City, New York, USA.
Daughter of jazz guitarist Clarence Holiday. Godmother of Mala Waldron and Lorraine Feather.
She made her debut circa 1930 singing in various nightclubs in Harlem. In early 1933, the producer John Hammond heard her sing and was impressed by her talent. In 1935 he signed her to Brunswick Records. She made her first recordings with Benny Goodman. Also in 1935 she made her first appearance in a movie, with more roles in the 1940's. From 1939 she started recording songs with notable jazz artists of that time. In the 1950's, her voice was deteriorating as a result of unhappy relationships, heroin use and excessive drinking. In May 1959 she collapsed and was taken to the Metropolitan Hospital in New York City for treatment of liver and heart disease. She was arrested for heroin possession while she lay dying.
She was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 (Early Influence).
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May 25, 1959
Phoenix Theatre
New York, New York, United StatesFinal public performance
1. 'Taint Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do(Anna Meyers & The Original Memphis Six cover)
April 3, 1959
Academy of Music
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesMarch 14, 1959
Emerson's
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States1. When a Woman Loves a Man(Gordon Jenkins cover)
2. What a Little Moonlight Can Do(Harry M. Woods cover)
3. Crazy He Calls Me
4. Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer(Bessie Smith cover)
5. God Bless the Child
6. Foolin' Myself(Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra cover)
7. Easy Living(Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra cover)
8. Strange Fruit
9. 'Taint Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do(Anna Meyers & The Original Memphis Six cover)
10. Don't Explain
November 18, 1958
Paris Television Studios
Paris, Île-de-France, France1. I Only Have Eyes for You
2. Trav'lin' Light(Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra cover)
November 12, 1958
L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix
Paris, Île-de-France, France1. Billie's Blues
2. Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)(Jimmy Davis cover)
3. I Only Have Eyes for You
4. Trav'lin' Light(Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra cover)
November 9, 1958
Teatro Gerolamo
Milan, Lombardy, Italy1.
November 3, 1958
Teatro Smeraldo
Milan, Lombardy, Italyinterrupted show
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October 5, 1958
Monterey County Fairgrounds
Monterey, California, United States1. 'Taint Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do(Anna Meyers & The Original Memphis Six cover)
2. Willow Weep for Me(Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra cover)
3. When Your Lover Has Gone(Einar Aaron Swan cover)
4. God Bless the Child
5. I Only Have Eyes for You
6. Good Morning Heartache
7. Fine and Mellow
8. What a Little Moonlight Can Do(Harry M. Woods cover)
9. Trav'lin' Light(Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra cover)
10. Lover Come Back to Me(Sigmund Romberg cover)
September 26, 1958
Oakdale Theatre
Wallingford, Connecticut, United States1. I Wished on the Moon(Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra cover)
2. Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)(Jimmy Davis cover)
September 9, 1958
The Plaza Hotel Persian Room
New York, New York, United StatesSet show featured Duke Ellington, Miles Davis and Jimmy Rushing
1. When Your Lover Has Gone(Einar Aaron Swan cover)
2. Don't Explain
July 17, 1958
Mosque Theatre
Newark, New Jersey, United StatesSet from Art Ford Jazz Party
1. Moanin' Low
2. Don't Explain
3. When Your Lover Has Gone(Einar Aaron Swan cover)
July 10, 1958
Mosque Theatre
Newark, New Jersey, United States1. Foolin' Myself(Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra cover)
2. It's Easy to Remember
3. What a Little Moonlight Can Do(Harry M. Woods cover)
June 8, 1958
Royal Festival Hall
London, England, United KingdomMay 29, 1958
Mosque Theatre
Newark, New Jersey, United StatesSet is from Art Ford's Jazz Party
1. You've Changed(Harry James and His Orchestra cover)
Only known live performance2. Billie's Blues
3. When Your Lover Has Gone(Einar Aaron Swan cover)
March 1, 1958
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
Sacramento, California, United StatesFebruary 14, 1958
Red Hill Inn
Pennsauken, New Jersey, United StatesNovember 29, 1957
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York, United StatesNovember 29, 1957
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York, United StatesNovember 15, 1957
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York, United StatesAugust 10, 1957
Festival Theatre
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