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Warpaint - 'Billie Holiday (Rough Trade Sessions)'
Taken from Warpaint's 2009 debut EP "Exquisite Corpse": https://shopusa.roughtraderecords.com/exquisite-corpse "Billie Holiday" ...
About Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made significant contributions to jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Holiday was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills. After a turbulent childhood, Holiday began singing in nightclu...
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