Early Life
What is Billie Holiday's real name?
Eleanora Fagan
What was Strange Fruit about?
Public hanging of African Americans in the South
What movement was she a role model in?
Harlem Renaissance
What grade had Billie Holiday dropped out of?
What Grammy's did she win and how many?
4 Best Historical Album Grammy's
What did her music do the crowd she performed to?
Cry
Who nicknamed Holiday Lady Day?
Lester Young
She was the first black woman to be in an all white band called...?
Artie Shaw's Orchestra
John Hammond and Benny Goodman
What was her childhood filled with?
Poverty, abuse and neglect
What famous singers were she an inspiration for?
Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra
What did she show other black artists?
They could be respected and make history
What problems were Lady Day's mother dealing with around the time she was born?
What did Billie say about being unique? (Quote from the Significant Accomplishments slide) It does not have to be word for word.
"If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at all."
What song was written about her?
Angel of Harlem, released in 1988, years after she passed away