"I Cover the Waterfront" is a 1933 popular song and jazz standard composed by Johnny Green with lyrics by Edward Heyman. The song was inspired by Max Miller's 1932 best-selling novel, I Cover the Wate
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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
I Cover the Waterfront (song)
…The song became popular, and many artists have recorded it since 1933. Notable artists include: Billie Holiday Frank Sinatra…
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