Billie Holiday

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer

Category: Early Influence

Inducted: 2000

Inducted by: Diana Ross


Induction Ceremony Songs:

SongPerformed By
God Bless the Child  Diana Ross

Inducted into Rock Hall Revisited in 1997 (ranked #14 in the Influences - Pre-Rock Era category) .

R.S. Top 500 Albums (?)RankVersion
Lady in Satin3172020

R.S. Top 500 Songs (?)RankVersion
Strange Fruit (1939)212021

Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
Billie Holiday (1947)
Billie Holiday Sings (1952)
An Evening with Billie Holiday (1953)
Lady Sings the Blues (1956)
Songs for Distingué Lovers (1957)
Lady in Satin (1958)

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Summertime (1936)
Strange Fruit (1939)
Gloomy Sunday (1941)
God Bless The Child (1942)
I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
Lover Man (1951)
Lady Sings the Blues (1956)

Billie Holiday @ Wikipedia



Comments

2 comments so far (post your own)

I'm glad she's in there.

Posted by BulmaPunkRocker on Sunday, 07/6/2014 @ 21:24pm


Billie Holiday is truly a legend. She really deserves to be in the Hall of Fame

Posted by Patrick on Monday, 09/12/2016 @ 13:26pm


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