On this day in 1915, jazz great Billie Holiday was born in Baltimore.
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today April 7, 2023 APRIL 7, 1915 Billie Holiday was born in Baltimore and went on to become one of the greatest jazz singers of all time. One critic concluded that her unique voice “changed the art of American pop vocals forever.” Born Eleanora Fagan, she endured a horrific childhood. At age 9, she was sent to a Catholic reform school. Just months after being returned to her mother, a neighbor tried to rape Eleanora. She fought back, and he was arrested.
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