Billie Holiday remembered.(Entertainment)(Brief Article)

From: Jet | Date: April 4, 2005 | Copyright information

BILLIE HOLIDAY REMEMBERED: Late legendary jazz great Billie Holiday, who would have turned 90 in April, is remembered with a two CD and DVD collection, Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection. The deluxe box set will be released on April 5, two days before what would have been her birthday. The collection offers two career-spanning CDs of her music, while the DVD offers rare clips of Lady Day ...

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