Today would have been Billie Holiday's 94th birthday. She was one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, & anyone lucky enough to see her perform never forgot it.
She worked with several of the greats--Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Teddy Wilson, etc.
Like so many of the jazz greats, she eventually sucumbed to addiction & died of liver & heart disease in NYC at age 44.
Here is a link to a few tracks that are public domain.
