Bilie Holliday

Eleanora Harris, or most known by her artistic name” Billie Holiday”, was a jazz singer and composer.  Nicknamed ”Lady Day” by her musical  colleague Lester Young, Holiday had a great sway on jazz and pop music. She had a phonic style, mightily inspired by jazz organists, which blazed the trail for a new method of handling phrasing and rhythm. … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Women of the Harlem Renaissance Part II