Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Billie Holiday records her penultimate album, 'Lady in Satin,' in New York in 1957. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Today, ...

Despite Billie Holiday's successful career, she died with less than a dollar in her bank account. The legendary singer died on July 17, 1959 after years of contributing her soulful voice to the charts ...

Born Eleanora Fagan, the illegitimate child of Sadie Fagan and Clarence Holiday, in Philadelphia. Both of her parents were still their teens when she was born. Soon after her birth, Sadie Fagan ...

“God Bless the Child.” “I’ll Be Seeing You.” And of course, “Strange Fruit.” Ten writers and musicians share what they love about the artistry of Lady Day. Credit...Dante Zaballa Supported by By ...

Today, Holiday is revered as one of the most influential musical artists of all time. Time magazine named her 1939 recording of “Strange Fruit” the song of the 20th century. “In this sad, shadowy song ...