Long overlooked in the annals of jazz history, women were not just muses or vocalists—they were creators, innovators, and ...

Billie Holiday ("Lady Day") is considered by many to be the ... she made her first recording a year later with Benny Goodman's orchestra. She began to record regularly for Columbia, usually under the ...

When we think of the people who have changed the face of popular music, we often think of the artists. Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Leonard Cohen, Bruce ...

led to a recording session with the jazz clarinetist Benny Goodman. Image Ben Webster (left), Billie Holiday and Johnny Russell in Harlem in 1935.Credit...JP Jazz Archive/Redferns, via Getty ...

The Savoy’s regular “Battle of the Bands” welcomed clarinetist Benny Goodman and His Orchestra ... dresses and hats worn by Lena Horne, Billie Holiday, Eartha Kitt and Nancy Wilson.

His work as a producer, talent scout and general advocate made it possible for such quintessential figures as Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Charlie Christian and Lester Young to have ...

Sixty-five years ago, on July 17, 1959, Billie Holiday died at Metropolitan Hospital ... productions of “Show Boat” and “Porgy and Bess,” Holiday’s performances with Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw – ...

NOTICE: I'm currently trying to procure the January 17 and January 31, 1939 Camel Caravan episodes featuring Billie Holiday ... it doesn't need to be exclusive to broadcasts featuring Benny Goodman ...

Billie Holiday's legendary singing made her one of the most influential jazz singers in American history. From teaming with Benny Goodman and Louis Armstrong to hit singles banned from radio play, ...

Benny Goodman was an American jazz clarinetist ... The song is covered by many artists, including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday. Fortunately, this track is used as a soundtrack in ...

She made her recording debut at age 18 with Benny Goodman in November 1933 ... Her commercial successes could fill a whole page. Billie Holiday moved to Queens upon her marriage to bassist ...