Miss Holiday, who became a singer more out of desperation than desire, was one of the most influential jazz musicians of her time.

BILLIE HOLIDAY: (Singing) Crazy in love, I'd say. CORNISH: But beyond music, she was known for her outspoken opposition to racial injustice. NPR's series Turning the Tables reinterprets the history of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. His uncle Milt Gabler produced one of jazz legend Billie Holiday's seminal singles: "Strange Fruit" — a protest song that became a ...

The music of legendary jazz vocalist Billie Holiday will fill the Charleston Music Hall at a Feb. 7 concert with the Charleston Jazz Orchestra. Led by Music Director Robert Lewis, the CJO will bring a ...

Ferguson spoke to theartsdesk about her new album of Billie Holiday songs, Lady Sings the Blues, which is released this week to celebrate the centenary of Holiday’s birth. Holiday’s life, on paper a ...