It did Billie Holiday, the epitome of a jazz singer, always to put her heart into every song she sang. With her frail voice and concise style she even knew the most airy pop songs a heartbreaking turn to give. Her best music is full of emotion, both joy and despair, and few musicians knew that feeling to match. From the mid-thirties to mid-forties was Lady Day can on top of her. She recorded albums
… with many jazz heavyweights such as Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington and Lester Young. In the late forties led her intense love life and her drinking and drug use problems where they eventually collided with the strong arm of the law. Holidays also ran backwards health, which ultimately led to her death in 1959. Her turbulent private life ensured she made headlines in her time, her unique talent made her a timeless legend.more