Lady Sings the Blues (song)
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| “Lady Sings the Blues” | ||
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| Single by Billie Holiday | ||
| Recorded | July 6, 1956 | |
| Genre | Blues | |
| Length | 3:46 | |
| Label | Verve | |
| Writer(s) | Billie Holiday Herbie Nichols |
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"Lady Sings the Blues" is a blues song written by jazz singer Billie Holiday, and jazz pianist Herbie Nichols.[1]
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[edit] Recording Session
Studio Session #75 New York, June 6, 1956, Tony Scott & His Orchestra (Verve), with Charlie Shavers (clarinet), Tony Scott (clarinet), Paul Quinichette (tenor saxophone), Wynton Kelly (piano), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Aaron Bell (bass), Lennie Mc Browne (drums), Billie Holiday (vocal)[2]
[edit] Notable cover versions
- Ella Fitzgerald (1957)
- Archie Shepp (1966)
- Diana Ross (1972)
- Terence Blanchard (1993)
- Peter Nero (1995)
- Nnenna Freelon (1999)
- Lonnie Liston Smith (1999)
- Smokey Robinson (2001)
