Gloomy Sunday
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"Gloomy Sunday" is a song composed by Hungarian pianist and composer Rezső Seress and published in 1933.
Seress, c. 1925
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
Gloomy Sunday
…by Desmond Carter. It became well known throughout much of the English-speaking world after the release of a version by jazz and swing music singer Billie Holiday in 1941. Lewis' lyrics refer to suicide, and the record label described it as the "Hungarian Suicide Song". There is a recurring urban legend which…
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