Billie Holiday: References & Edit History
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Biographies include John Chilton, Billie’s Blues (1975); Robert G. O’Meally, Lady Day (1991); Donald Clarke, Wishing on the Moon (1994); and Stuart Nicholson, Billie Holiday (1995).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Billie Holiday. | Sep 14, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 13, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Apr 03, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - Emmylou Harris. | Feb 20, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Billie Full Of Grace. | Aug 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Jazz Legends: Billie Holiday. | Jul 11, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Kennedy Center - Billie Holiday. | Feb 06, 2025 | ||
| Cross-reference to the Britannica article on “Strange Fruit” added. | Oct 21, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 13, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Independent - Billie Holiday: The wild lady of jazz who adored England. | Mar 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Black History in America - Biography of Billie Holliday. | Jul 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: BlackPast - Billie Holiday. | Jun 17, 2021 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 12, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Mar 02, 2021 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 23, 2021 | ||
| Added details about her death and that the movie adaptation of Lady Sings the Blues (1972) starred Diana Ross. | Sep 28, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Biography of Billie Holiday. | Jul 23, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Biography of Billie Holiday. | Jul 23, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Red Hot Jazz Archive - Biography of Billie Holiday. | Jul 23, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: All About Jazz - Billie Holiday. | Feb 15, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Biography of Billie Holiday. | Feb 15, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - American Masters - Billie Holiday. | Feb 15, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Billie Holiday. | Feb 15, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Naxos - Billie Holiday. | Feb 15, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Billie Holiday. | Feb 15, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jazz.com - Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians - Biography of Billie Holiday. | Feb 15, 2012 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 20, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 17, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 12, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 27, 1999 |
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