Geburtsdatum | Mittwoch, 07. April 1915 |
Geburtsort | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Todesort | New_York_City |
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Beschreibung | Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. She was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills. |
Love is like a faucet, it turns off and on.
Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was eighteen, she was sixteen and I was three.
Don't threaten me with love, baby. Let's just go walking in the rain.
They think they can make fuel from horse manure - now, I don't know if your car will be able to get 30 miles to the gallon, but it's sure gonna put a stop to siphoning.
