Showing posts with label Billie Holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Billie Holiday. Show all posts

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Music History Today: April 7, 2023

April 7, 2015: Postmodern Jukebox (PMJ) uploaded Haley Reinhart's jazz version of Radiohead's "Creep."

Haley Reinhart was the third runner-up on the tenth season of American Idol. In 2015, she began collaborating with PMJ, which produces vintage-style covers of recent pop songs. For her cover of Meghan Trainor's "All About That Bass," she sang alongside fellow vocalists Morgan James and Ariana Savalas.

Haley Reinhart

Sunday, June 5, 2022

Music History Today: June 6, 2022

June 6, 2009: "Don't Stop Believin'" from the pilot episode of the TV show Glee debuted at Number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Glee focused on a high school show choir, also known as a glee club, set within the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio.

Cast of Glee
Cast of Glee

Friday, September 17, 2021

Music History Today: September 18, 2021

September 18, 1994: The United States Postal Service issued the Billie Holiday stamp to honor the singer.
Considered by many to be the greatest jazz vocalist of all time, Billie Holiday lived a tempestuous and difficult life.

Billie Holiday US postage stamp 

Friday, July 9, 2021

Music History Today: July 10, 2021

July 10, 1984: Huey Lewis and the News released "If This Is It." 

"If This Is It" by Huey Lewis and the News was released as the fourth single from their number-one album Sports in 1984.

Huey Lewis
Huey Lewis

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Music History Today: April 7, 2021

April 7, 1915: Billie Holiday was born Eleanora Fagan in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Billie Holiday was one of the most influential jazz singers of all time. She had a thriving career for many years before she lost her battle with addiction.

Billie Holiday

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Music History Today: July 17, 2020

July 17, 1959: While under arrest for illegal possession of narcotics, Billie Holiday dies at age 44 at Metropolitan Hospital in New York City.
On May 31, 1959, Billy Holiday was taken to Metropolitan Hospital in New York suffering from liver and heart disease. 
Billie Holliday Lady Day in 1953 Photograph: Charles Hewitt/Getty Images black and white desktop wallpaper
Lady Day in 1953
Photograph: Charles Hewitt/Getty Images