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African-American Women in Rock: Billie Holiday

This is a guide to various resources at the Library and Archives that may be valuable to teachers who need resources relating to African-American women in rock and roll for use in their classrooms.

Billie Holiday, 2000 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee

With her luminous voice, Billie Holiday changed jazz forever.

Her life was tough but so was she. Billie Holiday took her pain and channeled it into haunting vocal performances that resonated in your spine. More on rockhall.com...

Video

Billie Holiday on YouTube

Archival Collections

Listed below are notable collections and items from the Rock Hall's Archives. You can find more by searching our catalog here

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