Billie Holiday ... in Harlem, Holiday moved to New York City in 1928 and landed her first job at Jerry Preston's Log Cabin, where her vocals moved customers to tears. Discovered in another Harlem club ...

John Hammond was the longtime record executive and talent scout for the infamous Columbia Records. In addition to discovering Springsteen, Hammond launched the careers of Billie Holiday ...

Starring Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, and Richard Pryor, the 1972 film was a portrayal of Black excellence through the eyes of troubled and talented singer Billie Holiday. Throughout the course ...

Four firefighters were injured battling a massive blaze that tore through a vacant Harlem building where jazz icon Billie Holiday reportedly ... writer and producer John Hammond discovered her ...

By Josh Ocampo A four-alarm fire on Wednesday evening severely damaged a building in Harlem where the jazz legend Billie Holiday once ... a chance encounter with John Hammond, a record producer ...

John Hammond ... Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Charlie Christian and Lester Young to have the careers—and the impact—they did. In the latter part of his life, Hammond (1910-1987 ...

Searchlight Pictures The young Dylan ... Dylan or no Dylan, Hammond shaped generations of American music stars, fueling the careers of Billie Holiday, Bruce Springsteen and many others.

in 1929 Billie soon joined her. She began singing in Harlem jazz clubs with resident pianists and making a name for herself on the scene. At age 18, Holiday was spotted by producer John Hammond ...

Hammond had discovered and signed Springsteen’s hero, Bob Dylan, to Columbia, and also had signed or was an important figure in the careers of Billie Holiday ... he told John Hammond of Columbia ...

Since the genre’s very earliest days, Philly has been the launching pad of some of the most celebrated artists in jazz. John Coltrane (left) and Eric Dolphy on stage at the Village Gate in New ...