Billie Holiday
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Billie Holiday was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made significant contributions to jazz music and pop singing. He
Holiday with her dog, Mister, c. 1947
Holiday, aged two, in 1917
Holiday and her dog Mister, New York, c. 1946
Mug shot of Holiday after being arrested in 1947
Lester Young
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Lester Willis Young, nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist.
Billie Holiday
…born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made significant contributions to jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new…
Young (left) in 1944
Young at the Famous Door, New York, c. September 1946. Photo by William P. Gottlieb.