{"id":28881,"date":"2023-09-05T04:27:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T03:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heroesofjazz.com\/?p=28881"},"modified":"2023-09-05T06:02:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T05:02:13","slug":"the-pain-and-pleasure-of-billie-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heroesofjazz.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/05\/the-pain-and-pleasure-of-billie-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pain and Pleasure of Billie Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||7px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/heroesofjazz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Billie-Holiday-3503.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Billie Holiday 3503&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;19px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The incomparable Billie Holiday had a voice like no other. Her singing captures the\u00a0 fullness and depth of life with all it\u2019s sadness, joy, anger, hope, love, fear and excitement.<\/p>\n<p>Billie grew up in Baltimore. Her father was a jazz guitarist. Initially, she turned tricks for a living before moving to New York City with her mother. 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Was her life dreadful as we are made to believe or was the book sensationalised to increase sales. We\u2019ll never know.<\/p>\n<p>What we do know is that Billie lived life like a man. She drank, gambled and cursed incessantly. Her favourite word was motherfucker. 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Regardless, she took comfort and received solace from her many dog pets.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/heroesofjazz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Billie-Holiday-3446.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Billie Holiday 3446&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; min_height=&#8221;66.6px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>One of Billie\u2019s finest performances was for a CBS TV show special called The Sound of Jazz alongside many great musicians including Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Lester Young and Gerry Mulligan.<\/p>\n<p>The world adored Billie Holiday. Tragically she died young at 44 due to a drug overdose.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/heroesofjazz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Billie-Holiday-3430.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Billie Holiday 3430&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heroesofjazz.com\/index.php\/billy-holiday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Billie Holiday Photo Gallery\">Enjoy over 400 pictures of Billie Holiday in our photo galleries.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n<input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"28881\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The incomparable Billie Holiday had a voice like no other. 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