Billie Holiday Research Paper

Eleanora Fagan also known as Billie Holiday was born on April 7, 1915 and died on July 17, 1959. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She had a nickname of “Lady Holiday” which was given to her music partner Lester Young. She was considered one of the best jazz vocalists of all time. Holiday had a thriving career as a jazz singer for many years before she lost her battle with substance abuse. In 2000, Billie was put into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Billie Holiday was important to the Harlem Renaissance because of her singing, the fact that she was one of the best jazz vocalists in history and that each of her songs had a message. Eleanora talent was her gift. She had such a great voice and that’s why she went so far with her voice. Holiday spent much of her childhood in Baltimore, Maryland. Sadie was only a teenager when she had her. Her father eventually became a successful jazz musician, playing with the likes of Fletcher Henderson. Her father name was Clarence Holiday. Her father …show more content…
The song was about the protest of American racism. Her successes were that all the songs she published were a hit. That’s why she was place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Some other songs of hers were Summer time, Gloomy Sunday, Living Easy, Don’t Explain, My Man and etc. Music related to the Harlem Renaissance because everyone at this time needed something to uplift their spirits. Soulful sound something that African Americans possessed and that was what songs were based on. “Era of Music there were those whites interested in so-called “primitive” cultures, as many whites viewed black American culture at that time and wanted to see this “primitivism” in the work coming out of the Harlem Renaissance”, written by one of my sources. Other situations dealings between whites and blacks can be categorized as exploitive because of the desire to capitalize on the fad and fascination of the African American being in