Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Strange Fruit is released Performer Strange Fruit
Gloomy Sunday is released Performer Gloomy Sunday
God Bless The Child is released Performer God Bless The Child
Love for Sale is released Performer Love for Sale
1935/00/00 In the early 1930s, the Immermans Bros produce "Stars Over Broadway". Headlined by Billie Holiday, the revue features Bessie Smith as a temporary fill-in for Holiday when she is ill. Performer Palais Royal, Connie's Inn and Cotton Club site New York City
1948/03/27 Billie Holiday, recently released from prison on a drug charge only days earlier, performs at Carnegie Hallher first public performance in nearly a year. Performer Carnegie Hall New York City
1952/11/14 Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Ahmad Jamal play two shows (8:15pm and 11:45pm) at Carnegie Hall. Performer Carnegie Hall New York City
1954/07/17 The "First Annual American Jazz Festival", held at Newport Casino, in Newport, Rhode Island, includes academic panel discussions and live musical performances, July 17 and 18. Performer Bellevue Avenue, Casino Historic District Newport, RI Newport Jazz Festival
1957/11/29 A midnight jazz concert features a legendary collaboration between pianist Thelonious Monk and tenor saxophonist John Coltrane and performances by Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, Chet Baker and Sonny Rollins. Performer Carnegie Hall New York City
1958/00/00 "Lady in Satin" album is released Performer Lady in Satin

5 Creative Works by Billie Holiday »

Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Love for Sale Performer Song
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Strange Fruit Performer Song
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Gloomy Sunday Performer Song
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God Bless The Child Performer Song
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Lady in Satin Performer Album 1958/00/00
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