ROUTES' Roots — Billie Holiday née Eleanore Gough McKay
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12/14/2020
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ROUTES Roots is a podcast by ROUTES, A Guide to African American Culture. In this episode we talk about Eleanore Gough McKay. She was born April 7, 1915. However, she was "born again" that night on the Apollo Theatre's stage and renamed Billie Holiday. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/routes/support
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ROUTES' Roots — documenting African American culture
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