HOLLYWOOD -- Once upon a time, Diana Ross helped tell the story of Billie Holiday in "Lady Sings The Blues." That was back in 1972. Now, almost 50 years later, it's Andra Day's turn in "The United ...

It was 90 years ago that the jazz singer Billie Holiday was born. (Soundbite from "Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection") Ms. BILLIE HOLIDAY: (Singing) Ooh, what a little moonlight can do. Ooh, ...

Jazz singer Dianne Reeves is touring with a Billie Holiday tribute show, performing songs first made famous by Lady Day. Part of the challenge: protecting her voice. Reeves recently recorded the ...

LIFE HERE IN BALTIMORE. THE ONLY THING I KNEW ABOUT BILLIE WAS WHEN SHE FIRST STARTED SINGING. WE’RE ON THOSE LITTLE NIGHTCLUBS. RENITA WIGGINS, JACKSON AND AFRICANA ARCHIVES CURATORIAL FELLOW AT ...

In celebration of Black History and Women’s History Month, Amplify POC Cape Cod and the Cotuit Center for the Arts are hosting “Jazztastic,” two jazz shows from Tish Adams and Candida Rose and the ...

NEW BERN, N.C. – Billie Holiday, known for her unique and haunting voice, seemingly lived several lifetimes in her short 44 years. New Bern Civic Theatre’s upcoming show Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & ...

On Baltimore's "Lady Day Way" in Upper Fells Point, a new mural honors jazz icon and former Baltimorean Billie Holiday.

At first glance, South Durham Street in Upper Fells Point looks like a typical Baltimore street. But look around and you'll ...

Billie Holiday records her penultimate album, 'Lady in Satin,' in New York in 1957. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Today, Holiday is revered as one of the most influential musical artists of all ...

A moment now to remember a woman with a truly remarkable voice, who died in a New York hospital on July 17, 1959. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "GOD BLESS THE CHILD") BILLIE HOLIDAY: (Singing) But God bless the ...