EPISODE · Apr 8, 2024 · 55 MIN
BILLIE HOLIDAY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!
from AMERICAN GROOVES RADIO HOUR hosted by JOE LAURO · host Joe Lauro
Born in Baltimore April 7, 1915 By the time she was 21 Billie Holiday became Jazz's GREATEST vocal stylist . We will dig into her earliest recordings from the landmark 1933 John Hammond session ( her 1st!) to her early 1940s records on commodore for Milt Gabler. We will also hear sione of her influences and imitators - Give BILLIE a listen on what would have her 109th birthday ( my birthday too!) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support
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Born in Baltimore April 7, 1915 By the time she was 21 Billie Holiday became Jazz's GREATEST vocal stylist . We will dig into her earliest recordings from the landmark 1933 John Hammond session ( her 1st!) to her early 1940s records on commodore for Milt Gabler. We will also hear sione of her influences and imitators - Give BILLIE a listen on what would have her 109th birthday ( my birthday too!) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support
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