Title: Billie Holiday - Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits!
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1972, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5/26
Matrix #: MCA-275
Condition: VG (VZ) | Members: Billie H (15' - 59')
Cultural Facts:
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Personal Struggle: Holiday survived childhood poverty, exploitation, and racial violence, with that pain later tangled into her public image and legal persecution.
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Political Science: “Strange Fruit” made her a target and a witness, turning nightclub performance into one of American music’s clearest anti-lynching statements.
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Media Narrative: After her 1959 death, Holiday was often reduced to tragedy, but her control over phrasing made her one of jazz’s most studied voices.
