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Billie Holiday **   Billie spent much of her childhood in Baltimore, Maryland with her mother, Sadie. Later she moved to New York City for a few years. In her troubled childhood between her mother's divorce to her stepdad Philip Gough, and trying to find a place to stay, Billie managed to solace music in all of this. She listened to Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith. She then sang at nightclubs, and was soon discovered by John Hammond while performing at the harlem jazz club. Then, her career began.

Some of Billie's songs include "Your Mother's Son in Law", "Riffin' the Scotch", "What a Little Moonlight can Do", and "Miss Brown to You."

Before long Billie was loved by people all over the country. Some of her singles included In 1941, Billie married James Monroe, and started smoking that led to other problems. She wrote songs about her relationship. One song was called "My Man". They later divorced. In October 1945, Billie's mother passed away. Despite her problems, Holiday was a major star in the jazz world. Two years later Holiday appeared in the film "New Orleans," with her idol, Louis Armstrong. After the movie, Holiday was arrested for narcotics possession, and was sentenced to one year in jail. Billie traveled to many places some of which are Mexico, Europe, and New York.

Holiday was so addicted to heroin that she was in the hospital when she was arrested. On July 17th, 1959, Holiday died of drug and alcoholic related complications. Holiday's deathplace is unknown. A few days later, July 21st, Holiday's funeral was held in St. Paul the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in New York City. More than 3,000 people attended her viewing and burial. She was buried in an unmarked grave in the Bronx, NY. ​ Information was found on [|www.biography.com]

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