Billie Holiday (Eleanora Fagan Gough, Philadelphia, PA, April 7, 1915 – New York City, NY, July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter.
Nicknamed Lady Day by her loyal friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a highly original influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Above all, she was admired for her deeply personal and intimate approach to singing.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
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A9F6E7/5+ You don't know how lips hurt AmE7/5+ F6 Until you've kissed and had to pay the cost; Dm7E7AmDdimGmC#dim Until you've flipped your heart and you have lost, Dm6 (003201) E7/5+ Am You don't know what love is.
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(G) Dm7G7C7+ Do you know how a lost heart fears Dm7G7C7+ At the thought of rem - i - nis - cing, F#m9B7E7+ And how lips that taste of tears Dm6 (003201) E7/4 E7/5+ Lose their taste for kissing?
A9F6E7/5+ You don't know how hearts burn AmE7/5+ F6 For love that can - not live yet never dies. Dm7E7AmDdimGmC#dim Until you've faced each dawn with sleep - less eyes, Dm6 (003201) E7/5+ Am You don't know what love is.