Episode 9: Had Her Own

With a smooth and sultry voice, this native Philadelphia singer had quite a dramatic life; often tragic. Don’t miss what Bob Perkins reveals about her life in the 1930s and 40s; facts that are gripping, sad, and filled with intrigue. Stay tuned for future narrations.

Billie Holiday

At the Downbeat club, New York, 1947

Credit: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Backstage with Billie

Billie and her dog Mister in a NYC dressing room, 1946

Credit: William Gottlieb, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Eleanora Fagan

Before she was Billie Holiday, 1917

Credit: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Lady Day Sings

Billie Holiday and band performing at Club Bali, Washington D.C., 1948

Credit: Ralph F. Seghers c/o Ken Seghers, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Billie's Father

A young Clarence Holiday.

Credit: https://www.discogs.com/artist/307209-Clarence-Holiday

Mother and Daughter

Sarah and Billie, sharing a nice moment together.

Credit: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Fagan-467

Historical Marker

“In this city, she often lived here.” Located at 1409 Lombard St. Philadelphia PA.

Credit: NMGiovannucci, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Perpetual Motion

Boxing champion Henry Armstrong.

Credit: Los Angeles Daily News, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Credits:

A huge thank you to musicians Pete Smyser and Dave Posmontier for allowing us to use their original music on Stay Tuned with Bob Perkins.

Our theme song was composed & produced by guitarist Pete Smyser, entitled “Opportunity Knocks” (Opportunity Knocks, 2008).

Our outro music was composed by Dave Posmontier, entitled “Double B on 3” (Posterity, 2010).

Additional music (in order of appearance) -

"Crinoline Dreams" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Hard Boiled" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ “It's a Jazz Thing” (smilingcynic.com) Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License “Art of the States” (Posterity, 2010) composed by Dave Posmontier. “Chance Encounter” (Opportunity Knocks, 2008) composed & produced by Pete Smyser. “Nostalgic Piano” written by Rafael Krux (freepd.com) “Cm Blues with Jazz Solo” Serolillo, CC BY 2.5 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5>, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cm_Blues_with_Jazz_Solo.ogg