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5 Minutes to Love Billie Holiday
Produced by Kate LoPresti
Edited by Frannie Carr Toth
Engineered by Rowan Niemisto
Hosted by Elena Bergeron
As a jazz vocalist, Billie Holiday was a brilliant interpreter. From her early career in Harlem nightclubs through her success as a recording artist, her unique voice and inventive phrasing brought new meaning to every performance she Bergeron, a Culture editor and writer at The New York Times, shares what she loves about Holiday's artistry and reflects on the singer's enduring legacy.
Elena Bergeron is a Culture editor and writer at The Times.
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Billie Holiday
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