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Strange fruit: How Billie Holiday's performance of the anti-lynching song politicized Black...
Phys.org· 5 days agoBillie Holiday's recording of the anti-lynching song "Strange Fruit" has stirred and haunted...
Pittsburgh CLO's 'Lady Day' is a beautiful, raw evening spent with a legend
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 6 days agoBillie Holiday will undoubtedly — and deservedly — be a household name for generations to come....
‘Back to Black’: How Marisa Abela Trained to Sing Like Amy Winehouse (Exclusive)
Extra TV· 4 days agoDirector Sam Taylor-Johnson and star Marisa Abela sat down with “Extra’s” Terri Seymour to talk...
Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop & Billie Holiday Theatre to Present IMPOSSIBLE THEORIES OF US
Broadway World· 4 days agoThe Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop and Billie Holiday Theatre will present a virtual reading of...
The history of jazz in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOver the years, Milwaukee has been a laboratory for jazz musicians. In its heyday, jazz greats like Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday...
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Chow Down
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe title of the play comes from the lyrics of a 1939 song sung by Billie Holiday titled "Strange...
She Brings The Great American Songbook To Legions Of Young People
Forbes· 6 days agoElla Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Rosemary Clooney, Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr. and Judy Garland are just a few artists who were standouts ...
‘A canvas for black artistry’: Miami exhibit celebrates Harlem Renaissance literature and art
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMost people just see the sphinx. Then they notice the circles looped onto the sphinx’s backside,...
Arooj Aftab Just Wants To Have Fun
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Pakistani-American musician wanted to “escape” the pressure of following up her Grammy-winning album, Vulture Prince. Then she “just got real with...
20 ways to enjoy outdoor NYC this summer: Theater, movies, music and bars
NY Post via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSummer in New York means getting outside and enjoying the city's phenomenal cultural offerings. When...