Interesting Facts: Billie Holiday is known as one of the greatest of all the jazz voices.  She has influenced just about everyone who has ever tried to become a jazz singer. Her nickname of Lady Day was given to her by the great Lester Young.
April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959
Home Town:  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania             
Instrument Played:  Singer
Influenced by:   Louis Armstrong
Website Links:
The Official Site of Lady Day
By Kasandra
Mrs. Johnson, 4th Grade, February 2007
Listening to:
God Bless The Child