Zoie Brown 317 Billie Holiday
April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959 Early Life • Born in Philadelphia, got pregnant early • Stayed with her older married half sister eva millier • Had difficult childhood abuse and bad ---treatment Interesting facts • Real name ,Eleonora Fagan • Nick name, “lady day” • Didn’t write most of her songs • Married jimmy Monroe &had an affair with “Joe Guy” trumpeter and later (6yrs) left her husband. My person deserves to be inducted into the black history hall of fame because she was singing icon in the African American in the time, which was hard for blacks. She was a huge reason for making Jaz music popular and she wrote many songs.