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Rusty Davis's avatar

Billie Holiday was a singer with a very limited vocal range but a feel for the music and timing of how jazz is approached changed much of what we hear today. And despite her own troubles with the law, she understood how blacks had to stand against the indignities they faced daily. Thanks for making folks aware of the tragedies that shaped her life. And the impact she left us.

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Elizabeth House's avatar

This is so powerful and eloquent, as well as heartbreaking. I play recordings of Billie Holiday often and I never fail to be deeply affected by her voice and lyrics. I learned new things about her and about other courageous Black women musicians from this piece. Thank you so much!

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