i12bent: The birthday of a fine and mellow Lady, Billie Holiday, whose life is a long story of a black, gifted women being used and abused by ruthless men all around her. Despite that she produced some of the finest vocal artistry in the jazz and blues genres ever recorded. Her only true friends seem to have been the musicians who revered her, such as Lester Young… Lady Day: April 7, 1915 - July 17, 1959 Previously on OF: 1 2
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The birthday of a fine and mellow Lady, Billie Holiday, whose life is a long story of a black, gifted women being used and abused by ruthless men all around her. Despite that she produced some of the finest vocal artistry in the jazz and blues genres ever recorded. Her only true friends seem to have been the musicians who revered her, such as Lester Young…

Lady Day: April 7, 1915 - July 17, 1959

Previously on OF: 1 2

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