Billie Dove.) Born to an unwed teenage mother, Sadie Fagan, Holiday's childhood was one of poverty. Her father, Clarence Holiday (later a jazz guitarist) married Sadie three years later. He never lived with the family,
This chapter compares Bing Crosby and Billie Holiday's recorded renditions of the song I'll Be Seeing You. It highlights the differences in terms of the way the public and music industry treated these performers and their recordings, the amount of radio play received, and the degree and kin...
Sadie Fagan cleaned people's houses. But she could not support her family on the money she earned. So she moved to New York City where the pay was higher. She left her daughter in Baltimore with members of her family. VOICE ONE: ...
In a statement received by The Hollywood Reporter, Lourd first apologizes to “anyone reading this for feeling the need to defend myself publicly,” adding that she’s only doing so after being “publicly attacked” by her family members in statements given to TMZ and posted on social media....
Nicki Minaj made headlines around the world when she acted out an exorcism during her Grammys performance of her hit single "Roman Holiday" in 2012, which was promptly condemned by the Catholic League. The rapper-singer started the song by pretending to be in confession with a Catholic priest...
although Melissa Villaseñor and Alex Moffat were saddled with the dullest set-up work as the couple running through all the family and friends who’ve sent them holiday greetings. Of the vignettes on that fridge, it was only really Bowen Yang and Kenan who scored big, as the middle aged...
Everyone needs a holiday, and Madonna chipperly captures the joy of leaving your cares behind for a short while. The bass line is one of the best in Madonna’s entire career. “Holiday” wasn’t a massive hit like “Vogue” or “Like a Virgin,” but it’s universal.Green Day’s “...
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When I was relistening to American Idiot and got to the breakdown in “Holiday,” the “Sieg heil to the president gasman” line caught me off guard. I understand the context,At the time, “president gasman” was a comment on President Bush’s connection to big oil and how the Iraq...