Beautiful woman beautiful voice, but cant stop feeling how it was obvious she was fighting her own demons of addiction here! She worked so hard from one show to another , that she felt she needed something to sustain her! Sad really but made a mark in the music industry today as “ lady blues”
Sarah, he was a great guy and everyone knows it. And he couldn't have not loved and admired Billie. But that was showbiz artifice, very common then, and still is, in country music for instance.
The way she sings the bridge, which starts at about 1:15 - "S'pose you want some-BO-dy... but you aiiiin't got no-BO-dy... you only got a gleeeeaaam in your eye..." UUGGGHHHH, my GOD! Her singing was the sexiest EVER
Many people today do not know how beautiful she was and how gorgeously gowned and coiffed she always was. Seeing her completes the experience as physically and facially she was so extraordinarily expressive.
@@eternallife31ify they were probably both as high as a kite. Louis did weed all the time. I wonder how people back than were able to fake being sober so well? Modern drug addicts should take their advice. I mean seriously imagine you can do drugs all the time and seem completely sober and not even act like you've been doing them.
My small opinion- she is the first soul singer meaning someone who touches something in your soul. I hate to rate people but she's been #1 on my list for atleast 20 years.
In 1959 I wrote a column in my college paper about Billie Holiday. I was 19. At the age of 16 I had asked for her new Columbia boxed L.P. set for my birthday present. My parents were mystified. She still absolutely knocks me out.
You have great taste. When I was15 I loved this music too, even though my friends thought it was too old and boring. That was 1975 and I am now 65. I can tell you this, you will never get tired of great music like this; it still moves me like it did when I was 15. Be thankful that you are wise beyond your years!
Memories of Billie Holiday, the greatest female Jazz vocalist of all, who died this day in 1959. When we talk of this remarkable woman, one has to admire her strength of character to have risen above all what she went through a child then to have gone on to become a legend in Jazz , before passing away aged 44
Almost every day, I pass the site of the old Hal Roach studio in Culver City, CA where this was filmed. Gives me a case of goose bumps and happy tears.! Should be a marker there.
Wow I've never seen a picture of her when she so young❗ I didn't know she was a beauty too. I wonder where the microphones are? I just heard a version of this on the radio where Louis Armstrong sings too. 🔸 Google identified it as: Artist: Billie Holiday duet with Louis Armstrong Album: The Blues Are Brewin' Released 1969 I was disappointed when they chopped the end off of this tune, I wonder if Louis was about to sing❓.
That is one of the most beautiful pieces I have ever read about Billie. ...." the Lord couldn't have made her more beautiful, and she couldn't have made music more fascinating, elegant and magical." Bravo. and thank you, I wish I had said those words.
I love this woman so much....she was so amazing...there will never be another...drugged out or sober and sad...she was undeniably beautiful and talented...
"When the wind from the willows blows across your pillow and tells you that sleeping is wrong... "the lilt in her voice and the way she sings the blues. She brings back the DAYS. Classic!
She was beautiful, talented, and changed the way blues was portrayed. Why...why Billie did you have to resort to drugs, you will forever be my favorite R.I.P "Lady Sings the Blues"
I remember when I was a little girl growing up in NY our neighbor always played her songs and I use to go over and listen to them with her, I was the only little white girl there but I felt so at home and I loved the music.
This video makes me cry. I have the blues brewin in my heart right now. As bad as I feel, Billie's angelic voice always makes everything better. R.I.P. Lady Day!
this woman had TRUE CLASS AND A REAL GIFT, shes AMAZING ! Even though she suffered so much through her personal life, her music wouldn't have been the same if not for those influences
I'm 24 and I'd never think I'd fall in love with someone while listening to this lady and satchmo... Some might say these guys have lost their influence but here's a tip... as long as love for music is in the air, there will always be someone to recatch the feeling and bring these stars back to life... thank you peagahariy for this lovely video
I love to look at the details when I see her on film. Her right arm is always held a little bit out, so the hand can beat the time (she's about 1/4 beat slow on everything, which makes that voice shimmer like diamonds on a moonlit sea) and her left brow lifts slightly while the right eye squints, her signal that she's giving us everything - the Lord couldn't have made her more beautiful, and she couldn't have made music more fascinating, elegant and magical.
when i feel sad or mad i listen to bessie smith when i feel rebellious i listen to janis joplin when i'm very happy i listen to aretha franklin but when i'm relaxed and calm i listen to billie. her voice is so calm and beautiful it relaxes me like no singer can. i love u lady day and there will never ever be another like you
![Billie Holiday - "Strange Fruit" Live 1959 [Reelin' In The Years Archives]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/-DGY9HvChXk/mqdefault.jpg)
What would america be without the blues?
Beautiful woman beautiful voice, but cant stop feeling how it was obvious she was fighting her own demons of addiction here! She worked so hard from one show to another , that she felt she needed something to sustain her! Sad really but made a mark in the music industry today as “ lady blues”
She was so pretty
Mistake! BEAUTIFUL🌹
Bella!
Yes, she was
@@palmeidaidiomaswhat year is this?
I love the way Louis looks at Billie, and steps back to let her sing. He's just so gracious!
That's what gentlemen do
Sarah, he was a great guy and everyone knows it. And he couldn't have not loved and admired Billie. But that was showbiz artifice, very common then, and still is, in country music for instance.
People may think they were just singers, but as a matter of fact, they were fine actors too
Incredibly cool. They both had so much swagger.
🙂
The way she sings the bridge, which starts at about 1:15 - "S'pose you want some-BO-dy... but you aiiiin't got no-BO-dy... you only got a gleeeeaaam in your eye..."
UUGGGHHHH, my GOD! Her singing was the sexiest EVER
Shannon M Totally agree.
Yesssssssssssssssss
marvellous, didn't see this vid before... my favorite bleus singer
Many people today do not know how beautiful she was and how gorgeously gowned and coiffed she always was. Seeing her completes the experience as physically and facially she was so extraordinarily expressive.
I'm from the 21st century and she gives me a good impression
And she made the blues sound elegant and pretty too. Her phrasing was so concise and unique. Our first truly glamorous STAR.
The crazy part about all of this is she was high as a kite on stage and still made it look elegant
@@eternallife31ify they were probably both as high as a kite. Louis did weed all the time. I wonder how people back than were able to fake being sober so well? Modern drug addicts should take their advice. I mean seriously imagine you can do drugs all the time and seem completely sober and not even act like you've been doing them.
Billie was pretty with her white dress and flowers in her hair.
My small opinion- she is the first soul singer meaning someone who touches something in your soul. I hate to rate people but she's been #1 on my list for atleast 20 years.
In 1959 I wrote a column in my college paper about Billie Holiday. I was 19. At the age of 16 I had asked for her new Columbia boxed L.P. set for my birthday present. My parents were mystified. She still absolutely knocks me out.
I know..2024 a d still knock folks for 6... she's the best ever❤
Billie Holiday had a dreadful life, but she was able to channel the pain musically and really touch people.
Louis Armstrong is such a cool gent!
as a 15 year old. I will say I love this music more than the ones of my generation.
💖💞💖💞
You have great taste. When I was15 I loved this music too, even though my friends thought it was too old and boring. That was 1975 and I am now 65. I can tell you this, you will never get tired of great music like this; it still moves me like it did when I was 15. Be thankful that you are wise beyond your years!
You're far ahead of your peers. Always keep learning!
This is a historical moment in time❤.
Memories of Billie Holiday, the greatest female Jazz vocalist of all, who died this day in 1959. When we talk of this remarkable woman, one has to admire her strength of character to have risen above all what she went through a child then to have gone on to become a legend in Jazz , before passing away aged 44
Also the Blues..
Louis Armstrong and Billie were a perfect match
Partners for life
Um ... Ella?
Verlos juntos debe haber sido increíble. Qué privilegio.
Doesn't she look beautiful in this video? *swoon* what an angel you are Billie!!
her voice is like chocolate. there's no way to describe it. all you know is that it's damn good.
Because she’s black
?@@joebidens581
New Orleans is Billie. I know this film because of this lady.She is not a maid.She is the lady Day.
This is a time we will never see again on this country. It's ashame
She has gorgeous facial expression. I love her voice and she had beautiful teeth
La meilleure. Impressionnante dans "stranges fruits"!
Con sus gardenias en el peinado , clase y personalidad .
"When the lord up above you sends someone to love you"
Billie and Louie together, oh man, what a find. Thank you so much for posting this. I love Billie, there's no one like her, no one comes close!!!
Gods I love Lady Day. The voice of smokey, crushed velvet, class, elegance, looks to die for.
Lady Day was so beautiful and talented. My favorite singer! These people today can have Beyonce, Rihanna, Nicki, Megan, Cardi, and the rest of em 🤷♀️
Goose bumps Everytime. I want to hold her. Xx
Podziwiam Billie od 20 lat , Wielki talent, glos i piękność ❤😊😍 druga taka się jeszcze nie narodziła!!! 😀
62 dislikes??? Are you serious? Billie Holiday is one of the single most amazing singers that ever lived!!
Its prob just the kids doin it for homework
I'm among those who disliked this, as I'm not a scat fetishist like you and the others who enjoy audible defecation like this.
We know who the haters are! Need I say more?
their ears are so far in the crack of their ass they can't hear shit
@@KaraAnn1515 💯 agree 👍
She is looking so pretty
17 years ago on YT. The calendar sure goes by quickly.
Almost every day, I pass the site of the old Hal Roach studio in Culver City, CA where this was filmed. Gives me a case of goose bumps and happy tears.! Should be a marker there.
I miss this kind of music
Wow I've never seen a picture of her when she so young❗ I didn't know she was a beauty too. I wonder where the microphones are? I just heard a version of this on the radio where Louis Armstrong sings too.
🔸 Google identified it as:
Artist: Billie Holiday
duet with Louis Armstrong
Album: The Blues Are Brewin'
Released 1969
I was disappointed when they chopped the end off of this tune, I wonder if Louis was about to sing❓.
Never knew she was sooooo beautiful until this clip. So amazing inside and out. And that saltry voice!
just wonderful............. she is the queen of the blues!
i always come back to this upload from 17 years ago :) thank you sir
I play this every Sunday morning when I have my java. Lady Day, you forever live on!
Great! im 20 years old and i love it
I love these old movies and music like this,, it's comforting and relaxing to me.
I love Billie and Sachmo ❤️♾
Me too! The're supreme
Holy-smoke, what a wonderful performance ❤❤❤❤
Two of the most important human beings to ever grace the Earth.
my favorite female singer..
Amazing...!
El gran Louis rendido frente a la bella y gran Billie Holiday...merecida por supuesto del homenaje....
I love this video...billie was such a big part of our culture..r.i.p baby x
That is one of the most beautiful pieces I have ever read about Billie.
...." the Lord couldn't have made her more beautiful, and she couldn't have made music more fascinating, elegant and magical."
Bravo. and thank you, I wish I had said those words.
I love this woman so much....she was so amazing...there will never be another...drugged out or sober and sad...she was undeniably beautiful and talented...
"When the wind from the willows blows across your pillow and tells you that sleeping is wrong... "the lilt in her voice and the way she sings the blues. She brings back the DAYS. Classic!
Billie's voice is like a smooth sexy distant horn and Louie's smile could melt the devil heart.
She was beautiful and sad
Love Billie Holiday and she was stunningly beautiful. I really like music from this era
She was beautiful, talented, and changed the way blues was portrayed. Why...why Billie did you have to resort to drugs, you will forever be my favorite R.I.P "Lady Sings the Blues"
I love Billie Holiday, her music is so consoling.
this kind of delicious archive is what makes me so grateful for youtube.
She was a beautiful woman, with a great voice
He checked her out but in such a respectful way-
The absolute BEST voice of her time
best voice all time🥰🥰
@@laurentchabas8076 FACT
All time indeed..nobody does better than Ms Billie,once she sang it no other compared...
@@jive4005 Any time ..ever ❤️
Billie was so beautiful and radiant here. This is how I want to remember her.
One of my very favorite Billie songs. Ever.
SHE LOOKS BEAUTIFUL JUST LISTEN TO THAT VOICE
Billie Holiday ! I can only listen ! She was fantastic to whom has sensibility.
her phrasing is PHENOMENAL !!!
Shes so beautiful
Wow! This is the first time I've ever seen Billie in a video with the added bonus of Louie Armstrong! Just wonderful!
This is a wonder peice and she has a beautiful voice.
I remember when I was a little girl growing up in NY our neighbor always played her songs and I use to go over and listen to them with her, I was the only little white girl there but I felt so at home and I loved the music.
Queen of blues
Armstrong and Holiday...What a great duet...
Your voice was so sweet and she was so beautiful.
Her talent is everlasting
WOW !!!! AMERICAN HISTORY !!!! THE GOAT'S !!!!
This video makes me cry. I have the blues brewin in my heart right now. As bad as I feel, Billie's angelic voice always makes everything better. R.I.P. Lady Day!
OOouuuhhhhhhh!!!! That voice...that look in her eyes...that emotions...damn!!!!!! She's Queen!
"when the wind through the willooow....bloooows across your pillooow...."
LOVE it!!!
wow, the whole rection is very awesome.
I love the first scene when Louis looks at Billie in that way.
Billie, poor darling Billie,there's nobody like her - so touching,pnetrating the very hearts of those listening to her -RIP!
Her songs speak to my soul,it's eerie how I relate to what she sings about..everytime
Absolutely
The greatest woman jazz singer ever, irreplacable unique voice.
I absolutely love this woman.
BRAVO!
Her voice was just awesome.
I agree, and her body language too
How blessed I am to come across this😩🌹
This shows why Lady Day and Satchmo were put on this planet.
Lady Day makes me melt. *sigh*
Absolutely beautiful music and soul
THAT PHRASING !!!!!!! DAAAAMN!!!!
Yeaaaaahhhhhhh
Thanks Billie.Bless you.
Thank you for this beautiful video!! Powerful music from the Harlem RENAISSANCE Era 💜🌹🌠😍💪🙏
this woman had TRUE CLASS AND A REAL GIFT, shes AMAZING ! Even though she suffered so much through her personal life, her music wouldn't have been the same if not for those influences
I'm 24 and I'd never think I'd fall in love with someone while listening to this lady and satchmo... Some might say these guys have lost their influence but here's a tip... as long as love for music is in the air, there will always be someone to recatch the feeling and bring these stars back to life...
thank you peagahariy for this lovely video
Beautiful
THIS is real talent.
Go Billie! Oh she sounds so good right here!
I love to look at the details when I see her on film. Her right arm is always held a little bit out, so the hand can beat the time (she's about 1/4 beat slow on everything, which makes that voice shimmer like diamonds on a moonlit sea) and her left brow lifts slightly while the right eye squints, her signal that she's giving us everything - the Lord couldn't have made her more beautiful, and she couldn't have made music more fascinating, elegant and magical.
Billie Holiday. An awesome talent who had a very tough life. Her singing appeared so effortless.
Just awesome ,so beautiful 🌷💖
when i feel sad or mad i listen to bessie smith
when i feel rebellious i listen to janis joplin
when i'm very happy i listen to aretha franklin
but when i'm relaxed and calm i listen to billie. her voice is so calm and beautiful it relaxes me like no singer can. i love u lady day and there will never ever be another like you
I love the expression in her face!