Autographs of Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made significant contributions to jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Holiday was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills.
After a turbulent childhood, Holiday began singing in nightclubs in Harlem where she was heard by producer John Hammond, who liked her voice. Holiday signed a recording contract with Brunswick in 1935. Her collaboration with Teddy Wilson produced the hit "What a Little Moonlight Can Do", which became a jazz standard. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Holiday had mainstream success on labels such as Columbia and Decca. However, by the late 1940s, she was beset with legal troubles and drug abuse. After a short prison sentence, Holiday performed a sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall. She was a successful concert performer throughout the 1950s, with two further sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall. Because of personal struggles and an altered voice, Holiday's final recordings were met with mixed reaction, but were mild commercial successes. Her final album, Lady in Satin, was released in 1958. Holiday died of cirrhosis and heart failure on July 17, 1959, at age 44.
Holiday won four Grammy Awards, all of them posthumously, for Best Historical Album. She was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. In 2000, Holiday was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an early influence; their website states that "Billie Holiday changed jazz forever". She was named one of the 50 Great Voices by NPR and was ranked fourth on the Rolling Stone list of "200 Greatest Singers of All Time" (2023). Several films about Holiday's life have been released, including Lady Sings the Blues (1972) and The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021).
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Current items with a signature of Billie Holiday
These are the most current items with a signature of Billie Holiday that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Jose James Yesterday I Had The Blues The Music Of Billie Holiday *SIGNED* | £34.62 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Billie Holiday
The most expensive item with a signature of Billie Holiday (Billie Holiday Signed Page Autographed Jazz / Blues With Photo) was sold in May 2017 for £800.00 while the cheapest item (BILLIE HOLIDAY Signed Photograph - Soul R&B Singer / Vocalist) found a new owner for £0.99 in January 2016. The month with the most items sold (2) was May 2017 with an average selling price of £401.50 for an autographed item of Billie Holiday. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2013 with £695.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was June 2014. In average, an autographed item from Billie Holiday is worth £4.66.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Billie Holiday were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | BILLIE HOLIDAY - SIGNATURE - CD | £1.77 |  |
| Billie Holiday Jazz Music signed autograph Music Art pre-print poster Framed | £19.99 | |
| BILLIE HOLIDAY SIGNED 10X8 PHOTO, GREAT CONCERT IMAGE, LOOKS AWESOME FRAMED | £6.33 | |
| Billie Holiday Signed Page Autographed Jazz / Blues With Photo | £800.00 | |
| Billie Holiday signed photo print | £2.99 | |
| BILLIE HOLIDAY Signed Photograph - Soul R&B Singer / Vocalist | £0.99 | |
| BILLIE HOLIDAY Signed Photograph - Soul R&B Singer / Vocalist | £0.99 | |
| BILLIE HOLIDAY Signed Photograph - Soul R&B Singer / Vocalist | £0.99 | |
| BILLIE HOLIDAY Signed Photograph - Soul R&B Singer / Vocalist | £0.99 | |
| CD LADY DAY at Emerson’s Bar & Grill SIGNED by Gail Nelson 2007 Billie Holiday | £35.33 | |
 | Mal Waldron Left Alone Plays Moods Of Billie Holiday Signed Japan Vinyl LP | £421.04 | |
| Rare BILLIE HOLIDAY Art Print RONNIE WOOD Rolling Stones facs signature | £16.00 | |
| Seeking Billie By Changamire: Unusual Tribute to Billie Holiday LP 2025 SIGNED | £33.00 | |
| Signed Billie Holiday album | £250.00 | |
| WDR Big Band Koln w/ Cecile Verny: Celebrating Billie Holiday MUSIC CD SIGNED | £62.53 | |
