Billie Holiday grew up in extreme poverty.

Source: https://americansongwriter.com/5-artists-who-overcame-adversity-to-achieve-success/

“Mom, you’re using your Billie Holiday voice,” they complain.

Source: https://www.americanpress.com/2023/11/09/one-woman-show-to-recount-billie-holidays-life-story/

This throwback musical is an intimate cabaret performance with Billie Holiday, one of the greatest jazz vocalists of all time.

Source: https://abc7chicago.com/weekender-roz-varon-report-chicago/98329/

We have a women’s empowerment program coming up later this month, which will be at the Billie Holiday Theater (in Brooklyn).

Source: https://hiphopwired.com/1369636/universal-hip-hop-museums-rocky-bucano/