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Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop Closes Virtual Play Reading Series with IMPOSSIBLE THEORIES OF US
Broadway World· 18 hours agoThe Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop, in partnership with the Billie Holiday Theatre, will continue...
Strange fruit: How Billie Holiday's performance of the anti-lynching song politicized Black...
Phys.org· 3 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· 4 days agoBillie Holiday will undoubtedly — and deservedly — be a household name for generations to come....
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Chow Down
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe title of the play comes from the lyrics of a 1939 song sung by Billie Holiday titled "Strange...
The history of jazz in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 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...
‘Back to Black’: How Marisa Abela Trained to Sing Like Amy Winehouse (Exclusive)
Extra TV· 2 days agoDirector Sam Taylor-Johnson and star Marisa Abela sat down with “Extra’s” Terri Seymour to talk...
She Brings The Great American Songbook To Legions Of Young People
Forbes· 4 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 ...
Amy Winehouse ‘Back To Black’ Biopic Soundtrack Out Now
uDiscover Music· 6 days agoBack To Black: Songs From The Original Motion Picture is out on all digital platforms as the highly...
Pod Corner: Brown v. Board of Education
NPR· 9 hours agoEsther Brown fundraised all over Kansas, making presentations to local NAACP branches, labor unions and churches. One night, she even made a pitch on stage at a Billie < ...
Yes, Apple’s 100 Best Albums List Is Ridiculous and Exists Almost Expressly to Make You Mad
Variety· 3 days agoFeeling angry about Apple’s ranking of the 100 best albums of all time, are you? Now, when your MIAs...