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Billie Holiday Is Born April 7, Born In Philadelphia, Penn.
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Holiday Appears In Various Harlem Clubs With Singer Laurence Jackson
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Holiday Cuts Her First Records At The Age Of 18
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Releases “Summertime” From “Porgy And Bess”
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She Teams With Artie Shaw Becoming The First Black Woman To Work With A White Orchestra
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Debut Performance Of “Strange Fruit” At Café Society, New York’s First Integrated Nightclub
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“Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be)”, Written Specifically For Billie, Becomes Her Highest Charted Pop Hit To Date, Peaking At #16.
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Performs At Carnegie Hall To A Sold Out Crowd