Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was eighteen, she was sixteen and I was three.
Billie Holiday Quotes
Showing all quotesBillie Holiday (28)
Birth: | 7th April, 1915 |
Death: | 17th July, 1959 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Actress, Lyricist, Singer |
About
Billie Holiday was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was an American jazz singer, songwriter, and actress. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.
Related Authors
Advertisement
Today's Anniversary - 24th April
Births
- 1889 - Stafford Cripps
- 1904 - Willem de Kooning
- 1973 - Sachin Tendulkar
- 1960 - Dr. Robert Anthony
- 1973 - Lee Westwood
Deaths
- 1976 - Mark Tobey
- 2011 - Sri Sathya Sai Baba
- 1980 - Alejo Carpentier
- 1986 - Wallis Simpson
- 1993 - Oliver Tambo
Quote of the day
Popular Topics
Anger Quotes
America Quotes
Being Yourself Quotes
Best Friend Quotes
Break Up Quotes
Children Quotes
College Quotes
Environment Quotes
Experience Quotes
Genius Quotes
Honesty Quotes
Inspirational Quotes
Invitation Quotes
Positive Quotes
Power Quotes
Society Quotes
Stupid Quotes
Wise Quotes
Youth Quotes
Spirituality Quotes
Achievement Quotes
April Fool’s Day Quotes
Commitment Quotes
Economy Quotes
Wisdom Quotes
Sacrifice Quotes
History Quotes
Creation Quotes
Justice Quotes
Risk Quotes
About Quoteswave
Quoteswave have collection of famous quotes and sayings by popular authors. We have biggest database of famous proverbs and quotes with images. We have categorized all quotes with different topics and tags like love quotes, inspirational, motivational, life, friendship, success, smile, achievement and belief quotes. Everyone love good meaningful quotes so share famous picture quotes with your friends and loved one.
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Share with your friends