Billie Holiday

Tuesday 11 January 2011

Billie Holiday was a former well-known American jazz singer and songwriter. She was also called "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young. Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.
Critic John Bush wrote that Holiday "changed the art of American pop vocals forever." She co-wrote only a few songs, but several of them have become jazz standards, notably "God Bless the Child," "Don't Explain," "Fine and Mellow," and "Lady Sings the Blues." She also became famous for singing "Easy Living", "Good Morning Heartache," and "Strange Fruit", a protest song which became one of her standards and made famous with her 1939 recording.


By the way, here is a music from Billie Holiday. It's called "God Bless the Child"

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I hope you all enjoy it ;)


Miguel Amaral 12ºA

Publicada por Teacher Lígia Silva em 22:02

 

2 comentários:

Anonymous said...

I find this song much better than the one "Strange fruit" we heard at the class!That one was very creepy although it has a strong message and that no one can deny!
xx

Raquel Moreira

13 January 2011 at 20:55  
Miguel Amaral said...

In fact the song we listened in class was a bit creepy :)

Thanks for the comment
xx

' MiguelAmaral .

14 February 2011 at 20:33  

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