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Parents
Sarah Julia Fagan and Clarence holiday is Eleanora Fagan parents in 1915 -
Birth
Holiday was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with the birth name Eleanora Fagan Gough -
Appearance
Holiday appears in clubs with singer Laurence Jackson -
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Accomplishments
Billie made several hit songs when she was alive -
First recording
At the age of 18, Billie cuts her record and is discovered by talent agent John Hammond, who organizes her first commercial recording session with Benny Goodman -
Record Label
Signed to Brunswick Records by John Hammond and starts collaborating with Teddy Wilson. Billie stats alongside Duke Ellington in the "Symphony in Black" -
Summertime
Releases "Summertime" from "Porgy and Bess" -
Lady Day
Receives the nickname "Lady Day" from sax player Lester Young and teams with the Count Basie Orchestra -
Coming up
Became the very first black women to work with a white orchestra known as the Artie Shaw -
Major session
Billie records her first major session at Commodore and performs "Strange Fruit" at Cafe Society, New York's first integrated nightclub -
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God Bless The Child
Billie co-writes and records the legendary "God Bless The Child" and she signs with decca records -
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Marriages
She married 3 different people, Jimmy Monroe, Joe Guy, and Louis McKay. -
Music charts
"Lover Man(Oh where can you be)", was written specifically for Bille, it becomes her highest charted Pop hit to date, peaking at #16. Billie Holiday writes and records "Don't Explain" is given the Esquire Magzine Gold Award for Best Leading Female Volcalist -
Awarded
Is given the Esguire Magazine Silver Award dor best leading female vocalist -
Sliver award
is given the Esquire Magazine Silver Award for best leading female vocalist and headlines. -
Death
She died to a drug overdose in 1959
