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Receives the nickname “Lady Day” from sax player Lester Young

cmg November 2, 1937

– She teams with the Count Basie Orchestra

Releases “Summertime” from “Porgy and Bess”

cmg November 2, 1936

Signed to Brunswick Records by John Hammond

cmg November 2, 1935

– Begins collaborations with Teddy Wilson – Stars alongside Duke Ellington in the film “Symphony in Black”

Holiday cuts her first records at the age of 18

cmg November 2, 1933

– Hammond organizes her first commercial recording session with Benny Goodman

Holiday appears in various Harlem clubs with singer Laurence Jackson

cmg November 2, 1930

Billie Holiday is Born April 7, Born in Philadelphia, Penn.

cmg April 7, 1915

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