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Billie Holiday singing "I wished on the moon"
Content Provider | WatchKnowLearn |
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Description | I wished on the Moon --Billie Holiday 1935 20 year old Billie Holiday sings in a first session with the Teddy Wilson Orchestra on July 2 1935 in New York. Next to Teddy on piano the All Star Band consists of Benny Goodman clarinet, Roy Eldridge trumpet, Ben Webster tenor sax, John Truehart guitar, John Kirby bass and Cozy Cole drums. Jazz promotor John Hammond heard Billie for the first time in New York's Monette club in 1933 and wrote in Melody Maker: "Billie although only 18, she weighs over 200 lbs, is incredibly beautiful, and sings as well as anybody I ever heard". Hammond told Benny Goodman, and the two went to this Monette club. Both were impressed and it was the start of Billie's career |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Keyword | k-12 homeschool Billie Holiday homeschooling home school parents educational videos k12 preK-12 Performance Arts Music Musical Genres and Styles The Arts Blues Music |
Content Type | Video |
Educational Role | Student Teacher |
Educational Use | Self Learning |
Resource Type | Music Recording |
Subject | Music |