SIMON: Billie Holiday was just 44 years old when her heart and liver failed after years of drug and alcohol use. Thousands of people went to her funeral. A few years ago, we sent NPR's Elizabeth Blair ...
When Billie Holiday died on July 17, 1959, thousands of mourners attended her funeral at St. Paul the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in New York... Looking For Lady Day's Resting Place? Detour Ahead ...
A moment now to remember a woman with a truly remarkable voice, who died in a New York hospital on July 17, 1959. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "GOD BLESS THE CHILD") BILLIE HOLIDAY: (Singing) But God bless the ...
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