Billie+Holiday

=**Billie Holiday "Lady Day"**=

**Who He/She influenced:Frank Sinatra,Carmen Mc rae and Ella Fitzgerald**
===**Biography:Spent most of her childhood in Baltimore Maryland.Her mother sadie was a teenager when gave birth to Eleanora.Due to her mothers addiction problems she was left in care of other people sometimes.She often skipped school which ended up with her being sent to the house of good shepard(a facilty for troubled african American girls) she was sent at the age 9.She was sent back to Good shepard for being sexual assaulted** In her later years she moved to newyork to an prostitution House with her mother.She found solace in singing to music.she started singing songs to relive stress.She renamed herself billie after film star billie dove when she started her singing career.She was discovered by John Hammond.which was the start of her career.Her musical characteristics are her soft powerful voice,and Her large vocal range.===

sites:

 * http://www.biography.com/people/billie-holiday-9341902
 * http://www.billieholiday.com/