Billie's Blues Explained

Billie's Blues
Type:	single
Artist:	Billie Holiday
A-Side:	Summertime
Released:	1936
Recorded:	July 10, 1936
Genre:	Blues
Length:	2:37
Label:	Vocalion
Producer:	Bernie Hanighen

"Billie's Blues" is a blues song written by jazz singer Billie Holiday, composing it just before being recorded in a session on July 10, 1936.^[1] According to the article in Melody Maker, on August 1, 1936:

Recording session

• "Did I Remember?"
• "Summertime"
• "No Regrets"
• "Billie's Blues"

Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra, (Bunny Berigan, trumpet; Artie Shaw, clarinet; Joe Bushkin, piano; Dick McDonough, guitar; Arthur "Pete" Peterson, bass; Cozy Cole, drums)^[2]

Notable cover versions

• Blossom Dearie (1957)^[3]
• Carmen McRae (1986)^[4]
• Mary Coughlan (2000)^[5]
• Jazz at the Philharmonic (2004)^[6]

Resource

Vladimir, Bogdanov. All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues, Backbeat Books (2003), p. 240,

External links

• The Unofficial Billie Holiday Website
• [{{Allmusic|class=song|id=t2330114|pure_url=yes}} Song: Billie Blues]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 78 Record: Billie Holiday - Summertime (1936). May 31, 2021. 45worlds.com.
2. Web site: 1936 sessions . Billieholidaysongs.com. May 31, 2021.
3. Adapted on the 1957 Verve album, Blossom Dearie, as "Blossom's Blues". (Not released until CD reissue as a bonus track.)
4. Web site: Radio Swiss Jazz - Music database - Title. Radioswissjazz.ch. May 31, 2021.
5. Web site: Original versions of Billie's Blues by Mary Coughlan . Secondhandsongs.com. May 31, 2021.
6. Web site: The First Ten Years - Jazz at the Philharmonic | Songs, Reviews, Credits . May 31, 2021. AllMusic.