A celebration of the life and musical genius of the great Billie Holiday, traveling the hard road she took on her way to becoming one of jazz’s most beloved voices, and talk with curators and authors who continue to expose young people to Lady Day’s talents. We’ll talk with biographer Robert O’Meally about Billie’s musical genius, chat with Jazz at Lincoln Center curator Phil Schaap about the great Louis Armstrong’s role in shaping her musical voice, and talk with the best-selling author who’s channeled Billie Holiday to create a brand new version of her autobiography for young people.
Content warnings: some explicit language in Carole Boston Weatherford’s read aloud poetry
Host: Jeff Haas
Guests: Robert O’Meally, Phil Schaap, Carole Boston Weatherford
Music
- Billie Holiday “God Bless the Child”
- Billie Holiday “Lover Come Back to Me”
- Billie Holiday “Them There Eyes”
- Billie Holiday “The Man I Love”
- Billie Holiday “Lover Man”
- Billie Holiday “P. S. I Love You”
- Billie Holiday “Do Your Duty”
- Billie Holiday, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, and Ben Webster “Our Love Is Here To Stay”
- Billie Holiday “Fine And Mellow”
- Billie Holiday “Pennies From Heaven”
- Louis Armstrong “Yours And Mine”
- Billie Holiday “Yours And Mine”
- Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong “My Sweet Hunk O’ Trash”
- Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong “You Can't Lose A Broken Heart”
- Billie Holiday “Everything Happens To Me”
- Billie Holiday “Come Rain Or Come Shine”
- Billie Holiday “Good Morning Heartache”
- Billie Holiday “Strange Fruit”
- Billie Holiday “I’ll Be Seeing You”
Original Air Date: July 16, 2012
Radio broadcast produced by Lou Blouin and Jeff Haas
Radio broadcast audio engineering by Jack Conners and Brock Mormon
Podcast produced by Sam Boase-Miller and Erik Saras
Podcast audio remastering by Sam Boase-Miller
Transcripts and show notes by Erik Saras
Theme Song: Jeff Haas Trio & Friends “Giving In”
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