tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post2840146118927824537..comments2024-03-25T04:55:45.033-07:00Comments on A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE: THE LAST DAYS OF BILLIE HOLIDAYUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-38187925740873001252021-06-19T09:45:02.554-07:002021-06-19T09:45:02.554-07:00Who swindled her? Who swindled her? Tomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203518443529966939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-82437397512094573982021-06-15T18:12:04.147-07:002021-06-15T18:12:04.147-07:00I hope "personal weakness" was just poor...I hope "personal weakness" was just poor choice and little thought on your behalf, most people would not have been able to endure her life. The things she went through as a child straight into adulthood would have destroyed many strong women and most strong men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-52232465804822977632021-05-14T12:03:31.378-07:002021-05-14T12:03:31.378-07:00Sad, So sad was Billie's life but her voice wh...Sad, So sad was Billie's life but her voice when singing Strange Fruit said it all. I have admired Billie for many years and knew her life was troubled but after seeing " The United States vs. Billie Holiday. Even though I was not there, it made me so sad that white folks worked so hard to destroy her. At least now Billie your are finally at peace.gamabamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269599120121109560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-13039808067081448442021-03-01T05:52:37.062-08:002021-03-01T05:52:37.062-08:00I never knew anything about Ms.Lady Day how ever i...I never knew anything about Ms.Lady Day how ever im willing to do a research on her. To see what I can see on my own about her I will say let her Soul Rest In Heaven❤Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296902750325439395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-9139076811000975642020-11-30T13:44:01.060-08:002020-11-30T13:44:01.060-08:00Diana Ross should've won the Oscar for her por... Diana Ross should've won the Oscar for her portrayel of Holiday! <br />There is a movie coming out soon 2021 named The United States vs Billie Holiday based on the book Chasing the scream, Absolutely riveting and so truth telling story about the Narcotic officer who was obsessed with Billie Holiday haunting and racist as were many in those times!<br />Billie Holiday's story should be told in truth she was a great singer and her legacy to Jazz will live on for many generations to come. Her life was very hard and her addiction is a story that til this day resonates with many singer and actors who have left us too soon and for those who are afraid to tell there story she's an inspiration to alot of people that didn't have help or the opportunity to even get the help they needed imagine 1950s struggling with drug addiction and being hunted like if you were a drug dealer and not really looking at the root of what addiction can do to a person and there families! Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06024335324133597339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-11237058944156882472020-11-09T00:07:22.015-08:002020-11-09T00:07:22.015-08:00Why Louis McKay and his family tried to perpetuate...Why Louis McKay and his family tried to perpetuate the lie that he came into Billie's life in the 30s and was around when she went it prison and fought to get her off drugs for decades and never beat her and was nicer to her than any of her other men is beyond me. Lady Sings the Blues was a construct of McKay's imagination. He was a consultant on the story and poor Mr. Gordy did not know any better because in 1970 we didn't know as much about Billie as we do now. McKay blatantly lied to Gordy. Says a lot about his character and explains why Billie herself called him the worst of all her men. I hate when people purposely try to rewrite history. McKay knew he was an a*hole. That's why he tried to convince us otherwise.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857581892495323050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-88899896038371945172020-10-13T22:02:01.646-07:002020-10-13T22:02:01.646-07:00I know that things were different 100 years ago an...I know that things were different 100 years ago and black people faced a lot of racism 50 + years ago but you can’t blame racism for her sad life. Her mom had her out of wedlock and was a prostitute. She never had a father figure growing up and then made bad decisions herself. She obviously had no control over the way she was brought into this world but she chose the path she took as an adult. Many people have horrible things happen to them and they choose to better their lives and other choose to make theirs even worse. No doubt she would’ve had to work harder as a black woman in the 1930s and she faced a lot of discrimination along the way but her drug and alcohol addiction had nothing to do with being black. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-80398468992896112732020-08-06T12:21:05.528-07:002020-08-06T12:21:05.528-07:00Wow! What an incredible, amazing, interesting, iro...Wow! What an incredible, amazing, interesting, ironic sad story. Thank you so much for your wonderful post. I’ve read several good comments here. I hope to read some of your posts in the near future. 👍🎶Moni Vasquezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05276412215976005159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-56267965210433686012020-06-06T20:45:01.493-07:002020-06-06T20:45:01.493-07:00The United States vs. Billie Holiday directed by L...The United States vs. Billie Holiday directed by Lee Daniels. Expected release date December 2020.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-85269975694721527202020-06-03T04:43:16.961-07:002020-06-03T04:43:16.961-07:00Having been in the music scene for a time, and act...Having been in the music scene for a time, and actually having met Sinatra once, I have often heard the story that while she was trying to kick her habits, Sinatra thought it was a good idea to bring Billie heroin while she was in the hospital. Friends like this nobody <br />needs....Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02417644341393023410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-77737315601221600812020-02-21T14:36:49.125-08:002020-02-21T14:36:49.125-08:00There is still a lot of love and memories out ther...There is still a lot of love and memories out there for Bellie Holiday. How can a man beat a woman who was already down and trying to kill herself slowly? If it's true that he did then what a monster. Of course he wanted her off drugs, he wanted her singing until she could sing no more. I am sure he got his Karma well deserved. She punished herself with these no good crumb snatchers. Men who were Sadist, the bastards enjoy beating women I wonder how her life would have turned out if she hadn't been introduced to the devil (Heroin). The self hate that she had was an acumilation of all that was done to her as a child and as an adult. She was loved by an audience that would not allow her to eat and drink in the same night club where she sang. Her people genuinely loved her and still do, I know I do. What a sad life, what did she do to deserve a life like that? All she wanted was a man to love her really love her unconditionally. Wow, the life she would have had if she had found that man. Life is so unfair sometimes. I just got home from my cousin, Yeli, memorial, Only 62, a young 62. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died within three months after diagnosis. Just like that. Death is so unfail, it plays dirty Neenahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247412886098664163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-11335106053641590762020-02-07T14:49:56.635-08:002020-02-07T14:49:56.635-08:00So we not going to discuss the FBI agent that stay...So we not going to discuss the FBI agent that stayed in her room who was a racist and had nurses stop giving her meds? All because he didnt like that song strange fruit. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-91007221043041341152020-02-01T15:22:15.773-08:002020-02-01T15:22:15.773-08:00Y u do hard? she did the best she could with what ...Y u do hard? she did the best she could with what she had.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499189664748653636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-9495795256288253652020-01-29T10:19:06.898-08:002020-01-29T10:19:06.898-08:00Mariah Carey (b 3.27.70) is the reincarnation of B...Mariah Carey (b 3.27.70) is the reincarnation of Billie Holiday (d July 19, 1959). Brad Watson, Miamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05234079588322665605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-50026674824531716062020-01-27T09:36:29.456-08:002020-01-27T09:36:29.456-08:00And that is the truthAnd that is the truthAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677901178067953546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-12671231970769936842020-01-24T07:29:15.887-08:002020-01-24T07:29:15.887-08:00im doing a report on her hahaim doing a report on her hahaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07419849328124273061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-15986133896912135652019-10-22T23:06:42.661-07:002019-10-22T23:06:42.661-07:00Great postGreat postAnsley Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939371963346726769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-67509161387394937222019-10-22T23:04:35.996-07:002019-10-22T23:04:35.996-07:00What foolish words. They were hard times for black...What foolish words. They were hard times for blacks. Today not at all.Ansley Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939371963346726769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-81431251199744636682019-10-22T21:31:43.807-07:002019-10-22T21:31:43.807-07:00People wonder why music is not as Soulful as what ...People wonder why music is not as Soulful as what it used to be! People don't live the lives live as hard as what people used to that's what brings out true emotion in music!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521036859415329531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-11454260341185295332019-09-08T14:39:03.718-07:002019-09-08T14:39:03.718-07:00Billie Holiday was the best female singer of all t...Billie Holiday was the best female singer of all time, Whitney Houston would be #2 Ironic that they both died of complications from drugs. They both had Tragic pasts that weighed on their lives. Their voices cannot be copied, a true gift from God. In the words of MJ Gone Too Soon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05218313411365896810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-45861699783386131412019-08-20T17:05:46.516-07:002019-08-20T17:05:46.516-07:00She was a force. Another powerful,tortured icon gr...She was a force. Another powerful,tortured icon ground down by day to day prejudices, moral judgement and the realities of herlife.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07864581405608720842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-45956966482712127792019-07-09T21:27:20.949-07:002019-07-09T21:27:20.949-07:00Billy Dee William was very charming, great actorBilly Dee William was very charming, great actorLuci Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18441516251563560887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-7679909921687484932019-07-09T21:26:02.696-07:002019-07-09T21:26:02.696-07:00Very sadVery sadLuci Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18441516251563560887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-14044658481349373822019-07-09T21:19:23.149-07:002019-07-09T21:19:23.149-07:00I watched Lady Sings the Blues with Diana Ross, Lo...I watched Lady Sings the Blues with Diana Ross, Louis McKay in the film proved to be a good man to her and that he loved her, why? I'd like to know more about his behavior with Billie Holiday, The drug is a hell.Luci Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18441516251563560887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224037410105354251.post-89958674518018260902019-03-21T17:52:30.831-07:002019-03-21T17:52:30.831-07:00Did she live in Addisleigh Park, NY?Did she live in Addisleigh Park, NY?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com