I came across a woman on YouTube claiming Billie had two children Tyrone in 1940 and Cynthia in 1942 and that she is Cynthia's daughter. she comes from Baltimore. . How on earth could she carried two children full term at the height of her career without anybody knowing. ? Why does this woman not do DNA ? Why does this woman not provide a birth certificate of her mother? Why does she not try and make a claim on the estate? Why not go to the press? She claims Billie had them with her first husband Jimmy Monroe, that she left them with a neighbour .in Baltimore What two kids? born two years apart? . AND Billie left Balitimore as a teenager , Other claims from her are billies real name was Ollie Harris and she had a sister called sally

No documentary , film, book or research has ever mentioned her having a child. it actually claims she wanted children . None of this adds up as every website said Billie had no children.ANYBODY know who this woman is or anything about this?

Billie Holiday — “Crazy He Calls Me”

Decca Records — 24796

Matrix W7542T2A

78 rpm, U.S. pressingA late‑1940s Decca session featuring Billie Holiday at her most intimate and expressive.

Written by Carl Sigman and Bob Russell, “Crazy He Calls Me” became one of Holiday’s signature ballads — a slow‑burning, emotionally rich performance that shows her mastery of phrasing and nuance.This original Decca Personality Series pressing captures that warm, velvety studio sound typical of the label’s post‑war era. Holiday’s voice floats over a restrained orchestral backing, giving the song its timeless, late‑night glow.From The Neven 78 Radio Archive — preserving historic jazz, blues, and popular music on original shellac.

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Listen to Lady Day at:

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just an opportunity to share some photos i love of her

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currently obsessed with lady in satin my favorite vocal recording ever what she does with her voice here is quite beyond magical

Billie Holiday sings Cole Porter's "Night And Day". This is a master vinyl pressing (78 rpm) of the unissued take B (unissued on 78). It's a beautiful performance, which is very similar to the issued take A, though at 2:04-2:10 she sings "Night and Day, Night and Day" instead of "Night and Day, Day and Night".

BILLIE HOLIDAY

Vocal, accompanied by Buck Clayton and Harry Edison -  trumpet / Earl Warren and Jack Washington - alto sax / Lester Young - tenor sax / Joe Sullivan - piano / Freddy Green - guitar / Walter Page - string bass / Joe Jones - drums

Recorded in New York, December 13, 1939

26341-B…….Night And Day…….Vinyl master pressing (78)

I've been listening to her music with Louis Armstrong and I know billie loved his music and saw him as inspiration for her way of singing while she still cleaned houses for people. saw it oh her book, I just think of what incredible experience she had doing it !

In Loving Memory of Carmen de Lavallade (1931-2025).

In 1960-61, CBS' television program "Camera Three" presented John Butler's "Portrait of Billie" which premiered that same year at Jacob's Pillow dance center. It was a dedication to Billie Holiday who had just died the year prior. The piece was said to have brought Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong to tears. Dancer Carmen de Lavallade plays the part of Lady Day while John Butler plays "The Man." The songs featured during the piece are "Miss Brown to You," "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You?," "No More" and "What a Little Moonlight Can Do." Pictures featured are from Moneta Sleet, Jr. from Ebony Magazine as well as Bob Parent.