Billie Holiday
April 7, 1915 · 111 years old
Billie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan, was an American jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists,…
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The Emperor Jones
1933 · 1h 12m · Movie
Unscrupulously ambitious Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and through bluff and bravado finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
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The Apollo
2019 · 1h 42m · Movie
The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.
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Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
1985 · 1h 54m · Movie
Documentary cataloging the life and music of the band leader and clarinetist, Artie Shaw.
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Billie Holiday: A Sensation
2015 · 52m · Movie
A documentary about the legendary Jazz Singer Billie Holiday
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