Sarah, he was a great guy and everyone knows it. And he couldn't have not loved and admired Billie. But that was showbiz artifice, very common then, and still is, in country music for instance.
Beautiful woman beautiful voice, but cant stop feeling how it was obvious she was fighting her own demons of addiction here! She worked so hard from one show to another , that she felt she needed something to sustain her! Sad really but made a mark in the music industry today as “ lady blues”
You have great taste. When I was15 I loved this music too, even though my friends thought it was too old and boring. That was 1975 and I am now 65. I can tell you this, you will never get tired of great music like this; it still moves me like it did when I was 15. Be thankful that you are wise beyond your years!
Many people today do not know how beautiful she was and how gorgeously gowned and coiffed she always was. Seeing her completes the experience as physically and facially she was so extraordinarily expressive.
@@eternallife31ify they were probably both as high as a kite. Louis did weed all the time. I wonder how people back than were able to fake being sober so well? Modern drug addicts should take their advice. I mean seriously imagine you can do drugs all the time and seem completely sober and not even act like you've been doing them.
The way she sings the bridge, which starts at about 1:15 - "S'pose you want some-BO-dy... but you aiiiin't got no-BO-dy... you only got a gleeeeaaam in your eye..." UUGGGHHHH, my GOD! Her singing was the sexiest EVER
My small opinion- she is the first soul singer meaning someone who touches something in your soul. I hate to rate people but she's been #1 on my list for atleast 20 years.
In 1959 I wrote a column in my college paper about Billie Holiday. I was 19. At the age of 16 I had asked for her new Columbia boxed L.P. set for my birthday present. My parents were mystified. She still absolutely knocks me out.
Memories of Billie Holiday, the greatest female Jazz vocalist of all, who died this day in 1959. When we talk of this remarkable woman, one has to admire her strength of character to have risen above all what she went through a child then to have gone on to become a legend in Jazz , before passing away aged 44
As one who very much respects Lady Day, I wouldn't say that she was "brilliantly talented": Instead, she was UNIQUELY talented. Her style of singing was her own, singing behind the notes/melody as it were, but her voice wasn't on the level of say a Sarah Vaughn. Still, she was an unforgettable performer in her presence....
"When the wind from the willows blows across your pillow and tells you that sleeping is wrong... "the lilt in her voice and the way she sings the blues. She brings back the DAYS. Classic!
She was beautiful, talented, and changed the way blues was portrayed. Why...why Billie did you have to resort to drugs, you will forever be my favorite R.I.P "Lady Sings the Blues"
Almost every day, I pass the site of the old Hal Roach studio in Culver City, CA where this was filmed. Gives me a case of goose bumps and happy tears.! Should be a marker there.
I love this woman so much....she was so amazing...there will never be another...drugged out or sober and sad...she was undeniably beautiful and talented...
I love to look at the details when I see her on film. Her right arm is always held a little bit out, so the hand can beat the time (she's about 1/4 beat slow on everything, which makes that voice shimmer like diamonds on a moonlit sea) and her left brow lifts slightly while the right eye squints, her signal that she's giving us everything - the Lord couldn't have made her more beautiful, and she couldn't have made music more fascinating, elegant and magical.
I remember when I was a little girl growing up in NY our neighbor always played her songs and I use to go over and listen to them with her, I was the only little white girl there but I felt so at home and I loved the music.
this woman had TRUE CLASS AND A REAL GIFT, shes AMAZING ! Even though she suffered so much through her personal life, her music wouldn't have been the same if not for those influences
That is one of the most beautiful pieces I have ever read about Billie. ...." the Lord couldn't have made her more beautiful, and she couldn't have made music more fascinating, elegant and magical." Bravo. and thank you, I wish I had said those words.
This video makes me cry. I have the blues brewin in my heart right now. As bad as I feel, Billie's angelic voice always makes everything better. R.I.P. Lady Day!
What would america be without the blues?
She was so pretty
Mistake! BEAUTIFUL🌹
Bella!
Yes, she was
@@palmeidaidiomaswhat year is this?
I love the way Louis looks at Billie, and steps back to let her sing. He's just so gracious!
That's what gentlemen do
Sarah, he was a great guy and everyone knows it. And he couldn't have not loved and admired Billie. But that was showbiz artifice, very common then, and still is, in country music for instance.
People may think they were just singers, but as a matter of fact, they were fine actors too
Incredibly cool. They both had so much swagger.
🙂
"When the lord up above you sends someone to love you"
Beautiful woman beautiful voice, but cant stop feeling how it was obvious she was fighting her own demons of addiction here! She worked so hard from one show to another , that she felt she needed something to sustain her! Sad really but made a mark in the music industry today as “ lady blues”
as a 15 year old. I will say I love this music more than the ones of my generation.
💖💞💖💞
You have great taste. When I was15 I loved this music too, even though my friends thought it was too old and boring. That was 1975 and I am now 65. I can tell you this, you will never get tired of great music like this; it still moves me like it did when I was 15. Be thankful that you are wise beyond your years!
You're far ahead of your peers. Always keep learning!
Many people today do not know how beautiful she was and how gorgeously gowned and coiffed she always was. Seeing her completes the experience as physically and facially she was so extraordinarily expressive.
I'm from the 21st century and she gives me a good impression
And she made the blues sound elegant and pretty too. Her phrasing was so concise and unique. Our first truly glamorous STAR.
The crazy part about all of this is she was high as a kite on stage and still made it look elegant
@@eternallife31ify they were probably both as high as a kite. Louis did weed all the time. I wonder how people back than were able to fake being sober so well? Modern drug addicts should take their advice. I mean seriously imagine you can do drugs all the time and seem completely sober and not even act like you've been doing them.
The way she sings the bridge, which starts at about 1:15 - "S'pose you want some-BO-dy... but you aiiiin't got no-BO-dy... you only got a gleeeeaaam in your eye..."
UUGGGHHHH, my GOD! Her singing was the sexiest EVER
Shannon M Totally agree.
Yesssssssssssssssss
Billie Holiday had a dreadful life, but she was able to channel the pain musically and really touch people.
This is a historical moment in time❤.
My small opinion- she is the first soul singer meaning someone who touches something in your soul. I hate to rate people but she's been #1 on my list for atleast 20 years.
Billie was pretty with her white dress and flowers in her hair.
In 1959 I wrote a column in my college paper about Billie Holiday. I was 19. At the age of 16 I had asked for her new Columbia boxed L.P. set for my birthday present. My parents were mystified. She still absolutely knocks me out.
I know..2024 a d still knock folks for 6... she's the best ever❤
She has gorgeous facial expression. I love her voice and she had beautiful teeth
Doesn't she look beautiful in this video? *swoon* what an angel you are Billie!!
Louis Armstrong is such a cool gent!
Gods I love Lady Day. The voice of smokey, crushed velvet, class, elegance, looks to die for.
Memories of Billie Holiday, the greatest female Jazz vocalist of all, who died this day in 1959. When we talk of this remarkable woman, one has to admire her strength of character to have risen above all what she went through a child then to have gone on to become a legend in Jazz , before passing away aged 44
Also the Blues..
her voice is like chocolate. there's no way to describe it. all you know is that it's damn good.
Because she’s black
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her phrasing is PHENOMENAL !!!
Goose bumps Everytime. I want to hold her. Xx
She was so beautiful and brilliantly talented. A total genius!
As one who very much respects Lady Day, I wouldn't say that she was "brilliantly talented": Instead, she was UNIQUELY talented. Her style of singing was her own, singing behind the notes/melody as it were, but her voice wasn't on the level of say a Sarah Vaughn. Still, she was an unforgettable performer in her presence....
I love Billie and Sachmo ❤️♾
Me too! The're supreme
62 dislikes??? Are you serious? Billie Holiday is one of the single most amazing singers that ever lived!!
Its prob just the kids doin it for homework
I'm among those who disliked this, as I'm not a scat fetishist like you and the others who enjoy audible defecation like this.
We know who the haters are! Need I say more?
their ears are so far in the crack of their ass they can't hear shit
@@KaraAnn1515 💯 agree 👍
marvellous, didn't see this vid before... my favorite bleus singer
Armstrong and Holiday...What a great duet...
"When the wind from the willows blows across your pillow and tells you that sleeping is wrong... "the lilt in her voice and the way she sings the blues. She brings back the DAYS. Classic!
She was a beautiful woman, with a great voice
Voila the greatest singer that ever has graced this earth ❤🌠
The absolute BEST voice of her time
best voice all time🥰🥰
@@laurentchabas8076 FACT
All time indeed..nobody does better than Ms Billie,once she sang it no other compared...
@@jive4005 Any time ..ever ❤️
Billie and Louie together, oh man, what a find. Thank you so much for posting this. I love Billie, there's no one like her, no one comes close!!!
Verlos juntos debe haber sido increíble. Qué privilegio.
THIS is real talent.
She was beautiful, talented, and changed the way blues was portrayed. Why...why Billie did you have to resort to drugs, you will forever be my favorite R.I.P "Lady Sings the Blues"
Billie's voice is like a smooth sexy distant horn and Louie's smile could melt the devil heart.
Podziwiam Billie od 20 lat , Wielki talent, glos i piękność ❤😊😍 druga taka się jeszcze nie narodziła!!! 😀
"when the wind through the willooow....bloooows across your pillooow...."
LOVE it!!!
Queen of blues
I miss this kind of music
Almost every day, I pass the site of the old Hal Roach studio in Culver City, CA where this was filmed. Gives me a case of goose bumps and happy tears.! Should be a marker there.
Billie Holiday. An awesome talent who had a very tough life. Her singing appeared so effortless.
Shes so beautiful
Never knew she was sooooo beautiful until this clip. So amazing inside and out. And that saltry voice!
I love Billie Holiday, her music is so consoling.
Billie was so beautiful and radiant here. This is how I want to remember her.
I love this woman so much....she was so amazing...there will never be another...drugged out or sober and sad...she was undeniably beautiful and talented...
I play this every Sunday morning when I have my java. Lady Day, you forever live on!
OOouuuhhhhhhh!!!! That voice...that look in her eyes...that emotions...damn!!!!!! She's Queen!
I love these old movies and music like this,, it's comforting and relaxing to me.
Louis Armstrong and Billie were a perfect match
Partners for life
Um ... Ella?
The greatest woman jazz singer ever, irreplacable unique voice.
Billie, poor darling Billie,there's nobody like her - so touching,pnetrating the very hearts of those listening to her -RIP!
SHE LOOKS BEAUTIFUL JUST LISTEN TO THAT VOICE
I love to look at the details when I see her on film. Her right arm is always held a little bit out, so the hand can beat the time (she's about 1/4 beat slow on everything, which makes that voice shimmer like diamonds on a moonlit sea) and her left brow lifts slightly while the right eye squints, her signal that she's giving us everything - the Lord couldn't have made her more beautiful, and she couldn't have made music more fascinating, elegant and magical.
Her voice was just awesome.
I agree, and her body language too
El gran Louis rendido frente a la bella y gran Billie Holiday...merecida por supuesto del homenaje....
THAT PHRASING !!!!!!! DAAAAMN!!!!
Yeaaaaahhhhhhh
New Orleans is Billie. I know this film because of this lady.She is not a maid.She is the lady Day.
my favorite female singer..
I remember when I was a little girl growing up in NY our neighbor always played her songs and I use to go over and listen to them with her, I was the only little white girl there but I felt so at home and I loved the music.
Love Billie Holiday and she was stunningly beautiful. I really like music from this era
i always come back to this upload from 17 years ago :) thank you sir
One of my very favorite Billie songs. Ever.
I just love Billie Holiday
this woman had TRUE CLASS AND A REAL GIFT, shes AMAZING ! Even though she suffered so much through her personal life, her music wouldn't have been the same if not for those influences
Happy birthday, Lady Day. Your voice will live forever!
That is one of the most beautiful pieces I have ever read about Billie.
...." the Lord couldn't have made her more beautiful, and she couldn't have made music more fascinating, elegant and magical."
Bravo. and thank you, I wish I had said those words.
Billie Holiday ! I can only listen ! She was fantastic to whom has sensibility.
How blessed I am to come across this😩🌹
She was so beautiful.
I love this ❤
Holy-smoke, what a wonderful performance ❤❤❤❤
This video makes me cry. I have the blues brewin in my heart right now. As bad as I feel, Billie's angelic voice always makes everything better. R.I.P. Lady Day!
Thanks Billie.Bless you.
Wow! This is the first time I've ever seen Billie in a video with the added bonus of Louie Armstrong! Just wonderful!
superjenb13 i was born about 50 yrs late....i really get into the music of the past...i feel it right down to my bones
최고~~!!..♡
I love this video...billie was such a big part of our culture..r.i.p baby x
WHAT A CLASS ACT , WHAT A GREAT SOUND
I love how delighted Louis looks when Billie starts singing
What a woman! She stirs the soul and I love her spirit.
just wonderful............. she is the queen of the blues!
Oh,oh my Louis and you , you Billie so long lost darling,sing for ever in my soul.❤😂
Starry eyed and dreamy
Beautiful
Your voice was so sweet and she was so beautiful.
Her talent is everlasting
Billie Holiday. The Sound of Jazz.
Oh Billie I love you!!!
Life is good while in your world.
two of the most precious of all artists
Thank you for this beautiful video!! Powerful music from the Harlem RENAISSANCE Era 💜🌹🌠😍💪🙏
Go Billie! Oh she sounds so good right here!
Eu me derreto todo por essa mulher...
OMG she is amazing to the point where I have no words
Amazing...!
louis is my all time fav for 46 years and yes im 50,he is the greatest that u.s.a has
Just what I needed...
Her songs speak to my soul,it's eerie how I relate to what she sings about..everytime
Absolutely
Absolutely beautiful music and soul
Billie's voice.. honey to my ears..
What CLASS! Both Billie and Louie were absolutely Charming.