I am listening to Billie Holiday, any fans out there.

[texanwitch]

I love her singing Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Oleans.

[Iris]

1. One of my favorites.

I never get tired of listening to her voice. I must have 6 or 7 CDs. Even found a compilation w/her version of "Strange Fruit."

[ahem]

3. "Strange Fruit" almost always makes me cry... n/t

[Iris]

6. Me, too. It's also horrifying.

I think I've heard a version by Sarah Vaughn as well that also cuts right through you.

[texanwitch]

5. Our library in Houston loans CD's and I made copies.

I love her voice, I have been listening for over two hours now.

[Iris]

7. A biography was published a few years ago.

I can't remember the name of it, but you could find it fairly easily if you are interested.

[texanwitch]

9. Thanks, I will check to see if the library as a copy.

I first heard her on KPFT, on a late night music program.

[Iris]

11. You know, that bio. might be called "Strange Fruit" but

i'm so tired right now, I'm probably way off track.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy it if you find it.

[progmom]

19. there's a relatively new one just called Billie

[ahem]

2. I'm a Billie Holiday fanatic...

If our sigs were showing up now, I'd point her out in my sig picture.

"Stars Fell on Alabama" and "He's Funny That Way" were playing here a little while ago...

[enigmatic]

4. Big fan

I've always got a song or 2 in the rotation of my overnight show.

Her voice was pure, uinadiulterated emotion; you could hear every crack, the grain, in it. And every single moment of pain that she went through.

[glarius]

8. Love her....and Ella Fitzgerald.......and Sarah Vaughn

Great voices!!

[texanwitch]

12. I lived for a year in New Orleans years ago, I am feeling sad right now.

The music was so great, I so hated to have to leave.

We have lost a great treasure.

[mvd]

10. One of my favorite vocalists

And she's a must for any jazz collection..

[Hardrada]

13. I Cover the Waterfront

Love her version of that one.

[texanwitch]

14. I am listening to that son now.

[Hardrada]

15. I'd listen to it again

if I could locate my LP of it. Long ago I used to drink some vino to get in the mood for listening to Ms Holliday. It seemed to work. But she's so good I can get on her wavelength just sipping lemonade.

[texanwitch]

16. Billy Holiday is best between midnight and 3.

[JimmyJazz]

17. I absolutely adore her, but I don't think I could listen to her music

right now without crying my eyes out. :(

[pippin]

18. Autumn in New York

Breaks my heart every time I listen to it.

[progmom]

20. her verson of Lover Man...it kills me

Her voice saying: "I don't know why but I'm feeling so sad...." :cry: