Billie Holiday made her third appearance at Carnegie Hall on November 10 , 1956. The presentation was a 2-hour concert ...

On July 17, 1958, exactly one year before she died, Billie Holiday performed on the television show “Art Ford’s Jazz Party.” Ford, like most jazz lovers, was a Holiday devotee, and he almost sounds ...

Miss Holiday, who became a singer more out of desperation than desire, was one of the most influential jazz musicians of her time. By The New York Times An appreciation of one of the most innovative ...

Many of the myths imposed upon her during her lifetime persist, particularly those that linger around her early death. It’s worth ticking a few off here, for the record. Holiday was not a tragic ...