DeViese lived in Philadelphia, and Sadie Harris may have known him through her work.
Other historians consider this an anomaly, probably inserted by a hospital or government worker. Some historians have disputed Holiday's paternity, as a copy of her birth certificate in the Baltimore archives lists her father as "Frank DeViese". Not long after Eleanora was born, Clarence abandoned his family to pursue a career as a jazz banjo player and guitarist. With no support from her parents, she made arrangements with her older, married half-sister, Eva Miller, for Eleanora to stay with her in Baltimore. Sarah moved to Philadelphia at age 19, after she was evicted from her parents' home in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, for becoming pregnant. Life and career 1915–1929: Childhood Įleanora Fagan was born on April 7, 1915, in Philadelphia, the daughter of African American unwed teenage couple Sarah Julia "Sadie" Fagan of Irish descent and Clarence Halliday. Several films about her life have been released, most recently The United States vs. She was also inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, though not in that genre the website states that "Billie Holiday changed jazz forever". She was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. Holiday won four Grammy Awards, all of them posthumously, for Best Historical Album. Holiday died of cirrhosis on July 17, 1959, at age 44. Her final album, Lady in Satin, was released in 1958. Because of personal struggles and an altered voice, her final recordings were met with mixed reaction but were mild commercial successes. She was a successful concert performer throughout the 1950s with two further sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall.
After a short prison sentence, she performed at a sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall. By the late 1940s, however, she was beset with legal troubles and drug abuse. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Holiday had mainstream success on labels such as Columbia and Decca. Collaborations with Teddy Wilson produced the hit " What a Little Moonlight Can Do", which became a jazz standard. She signed a recording contract with Brunswick in 1935. Īfter a turbulent childhood, Holiday began singing in nightclubs in Harlem, where she was heard by producer John Hammond, who liked her voice. She was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Nicknamed " Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop singing. Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan Ap– July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer.
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