Thesis statement (NHD)

Billie Holiday was famous blues singer. Though her music she inspired many people and made many accomplishment. The most biggest important accomplishment in her life was getting over the abuse that she had up growing as a child. Though years and years she went though trial and error with some good out comes and not so good outcomes and her songs that she sang actually became her reality. Giving her the name the lady who sings the blues.

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1) Mancini, Laura , the official site of lady day 10-09-2007 Theatre of the Clock10/16/08
http://www.cmgww.com/music/holiday/

This website shows how Billie holiday music was and how it changed peoples lives Billie Holiday was a true artist of her day and rose as a social phenomenon in the 1950s. Her soulful, unique singing voice and her ability to boldly turn any material that she confronted into her own music made her a superstar of her time. Today, Holiday is remembered for her masterpieces, creativity and vivacity, as many of Holiday's songs are as well known today as they were decades ago. Holiday's poignant voice is still considered to be one of the greatest jazz voices of all time.

2) knob, Robert , Bio true story © 2008 A&E Television Networks.10/16/08
http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9341902&page=3

This website tells about Holidays childhood and how it effect her life later on in life. Holiday spent much of her childhood in Baltimore, Maryland. Her mother, Sadie, was only a teenager when she had her. Her father is widely believed to be Clarence Holiday, who eventually became a successful jazz musician, playing with the likes of Fletcher Henderson. Unfortunately for Billie, he was only an infrequent visitor in her life growing up. Sadie married Philip Gough in 1920 and for a few years Billie had a somewhat stable home life. But that marriage ended a few years later, leaving Billie and Sadie to struggle along on their own again. Sometimes Billie was left in the care of other people

3)Walter .P Rosalind, American masters ©2008 Educational Broadcasting Corporation 10/16/08
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/billie-holiday/about-the-singer/68/

This website show how Holiday started singing . Holiday looked for work as a dancer at a Harlem speakeasy. When there wasn’t an opening for a dancer, she auditioned as a singer. Long interested in both jazz and blues, Holiday wowed the owner and found herself singing at the popular Pod and Jerry’s Log Cabin. This led to a number of other jobs in Harlem jazz clubs, and by 1933 she had her first major breakthrough. She was only twenty when the well-connected jazz writer and producer John Hammond heard her fill in for a better-known performer. Soon after, he reported that she was the greatest singer he had ever heard. Her bluesy vocal style brought a slow and rough quality to the jazz standards that were often upbeat and light. This combination made for poignant and distinctive renditions of songs that were already standards. By slowing the tone with emotive vocals that reset the timing and rhythm, she added a new dimension to jazz singing

4) Morre, Andrew, Induction Category: Early Influence © Copyright 2007. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc 10/20/08
http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/billie-holiday

This website explains how Billie Holiday was the pre-eminent jazz singer of her day and among the most revered vocalists of the century. It tells that though her brief life was fraught with tragedy, Holiday left a transcendent legacy of recorded work. Her pearly voice, influenced the likes of Janis Joplin and Diana Ross, among others. She performed and recorded in a jazzy "swing-sing" style from 1933 to 1958 with pianist-bandleaders Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson, Count Basie, Artie Shaw, and others. She was closely associated with tenor saxophonist Lester "Prez" Young, who dubbed her "Lady Day."

5) Hunstein Don, Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933– 1944 Copyright © 2008 10/20/08

this website explains that From 1933 to 1942 Holiday recorded on the ARC subsidiaries Brunswick, Columbia, and Vocalion. In these early she recorded there is youthful exuberance but not innocence. Her version of "No Regrets" is not sung by the sad, nostalgic persona so often invoked by the lyrics. Instead she asserts, I'm not looking back, it was good, it's over, I'm moving on. She opens both the first and second choruses with an emphatic, staccato "No regrets

thesis statement (nhd)

my Nhd project

For my Nhd project I will be doing Billie hoilday. Billie hoilday was one oof the great jazz singers of all time. The reason why I am doing my project on billie hoilday because I believe that she was inspiring and dispike all she over rided her problem. She preformed with famous people such as bessie smith and armstrong. Hoilday has been was an influenced on many other performers who has followed in her footstep thats is why i abmire her.