Unlike some celebrities of the mid-20th century, Billie Holiday has seen her fame grow to where more people know about her today than during her own lifetime.
Sadly the career that should have been long and filled with honors, turned out to be lamentably brief although it was honored. The greatest irony is that after Billie was banned from performing in New York City's nightclubs, she sang to a sold-out audience at ...
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