The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia CD 2 Lyrics: Why was I born Why am I livin' What do I get What am I givin' Why do I want for things I dare not hope for What can I hope for...
Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 - July 17, 1959) was an american jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Billie Holiday had a seminal...
Billie holiday sings "Why Was I Born"
"Why Was I Born?" is a 1929 song composed by Jerome Kern, with lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II. It was written for the show Sweet Adeline (1930). Billie's accompanied by Buck Clayton...
This is a tribute to the iconic "Lady Day", Billie Holiday. As Frank Sinatra said "With few exceptions, every major pop singer in the US during her generation has been touched in some way by...