I don't even know where to begin to express just how absolutely wonderful she was and how no one has ever come to close to her talent (in my opinion). You can just feel her heartache, longing, love and sadness in her songs.
I have a Sunday tradition which consists of Irish Tea and listening to Billie. My favorite day of the week. Just she and I.
She had a hard and difficult life at times and I can relate, maybe that is why I love her so much. Towards the end of her life, she lost her higher pitch voice due to smoking, age and drug use.
The haunting and raspy voice you hear on the Lady In Satin album just sums up her heart for me. Her voice wasn't were it used to be but she still have the love of music in her heart and soul, which is all that mattered. She could tell a whole story and let you feel her emotions in her music, that is pure talent
You can read all about her life here
There are just so many songs of hers that I adore and that are special to me. It was hard to just pick a few that I wanted to share. I tried to cover a span of years so that you could see just how beautiful her voice, soul and heart were...
The wonderful thing about Billie is she is just timeless...
First Song Miss Brown to You 1935
God Bless The Child 1941
And last by not least...a song towards the end of her life. Here you can listen to how her voice changed and this song just breaks my heart. You can feel the heartache of how much her life changed her. The sorrow, disappointments and broken heart.
I'm A Fool To Want You 1958 - This song took so many takes but it is the classic example of jazz and blues that will move your soul and break your heart at the same time
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