By 1954, Billie Holiday's voice was not what it once was. After years of alcohol and drug abuse, her voice was not as strong, but the depth of pain and heart ache made her singing all the much better. Here is what she recorded exactly 68 years ago today...
Los Angeles, CA, September 3, 1954
| 1930-2 | Love Me Or Leave Me | Clef 89150, MGC-721; Verve VE-2-2515 |
| 1931-5 | P.S. I Love You | Verve VE-2-2515 |
| 1932-6 | Too Marvelous For Words | Clef MGC-721; Verve VE-2-2515 |
| 1933-7 | Softly | Verve VE-2-2515 |
| 1934-7 | I Cried For You | Clef unissued |
| 1935-3 | I Thought About You | Clef 89150, MGC-721; Verve VE-2-2515 |
| 1936-6 | What A Little Moonlight Can Do | Clef unissued |
| 1937-1 | Willow Weep For Me | Clef 89141, MGC-721; Verve VE-2-2515 |
| 1938-3 | Stormy Blues | Clef 89141; Verve VE-2-2515 |
* Clef MGC-721; Verve MGV-8099; ARS G-431 Lady Sings The Blues
* Verve VE-2-2515 Billie Holiday - Stormy Blues
* Clef 89150, 89150x45 Billie Holiday - Love Me Or Leave Me / I Thought About You
* Clef 89141, 89141x45 Billie Holiday - Willow Weep For Me / Stormy Blues
Just read her biography and I keep on playing her music https://casakoen.wordpress.com/2022/07/29/billie-holiday/
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