Lady Day and Coltrane

I made a very short video about legendary Jazz singer Billie Holliday to commemorate her passing more than five decades ago. The video is just a simple highlight.

Her real name was Eleonora Fagan Gough. But she changed in to Billie Holliday in tribute to a film celeb named Billie Dove.

She doesn't know how to read music and had no formal music training but she went on to sing for jazz big guns like Count Bassie, and Benny Goodman, and signed many deals with recording companies.

Considered as one of the highest paid performer during her time, Holliday passed away July 17, 1959 with just $750 to her name, according to NPR.

Eight years after that, also on July 17, the world lost another jazz great--John Coltrane. I'll do a short video about him next year. Meantime, please enjoy:

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