In the collection
6 records
At Newport
Ella Fitzgerald & Billie Holiday, 1958
Blood, Sweat And Tears
Blood, Sweat And Tears, 1969
Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday, 1972
CTI Summer Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl Live Three
CTI All-Stars, 1977
I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 14
Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, 1980
Selecciones Círculo De La Música Jazz
Various, 1991
Played with
Charlie Parker
2 records together
Ella Fitzgerald
2 records together
Milt Jackson
2 records together
Benny Goodman
2 records together
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
2 records together
Edward Heyman
2 records together
Johnny Green
2 records together
E.Y. Harburg
2 records together
Sigmund Romberg
2 records together
Oscar Hammerstein II
2 records together
Blood, Sweat And Tears
1 record together
Lester Young
1 record together
About
American jazz singer and songwriter, born April 7, 1915, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, died July 17, 1959, New York City, New York, USA.
Daughter of jazz guitarist . Godmother of Mala Waldron and .
She made her debut circa 1930 singing in various nightclubs in Harlem. In early 1933, the producer heard her sing and was impressed by her talent. In 1935 he signed her to Records. She made her first recordings with . Also in 1935 she made her first appearance in a movie, with more roles in the 1940’s. From 1939 she started recording songs with notable jazz artists of that time. In the 1950’s, her voice was deteriorating as a result of unhappy relationships, heroin use and excessive drinking. In May 1959 she collapsed and was taken to the Metropolitan Hospital in New York City for treatment of liver and heart disease. She was arrested for heroin possession while she lay dying.
She was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 (Early Influence).