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Born in Baltimore, MD, on April 7, 1915
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Internationally known as "Lady Day" Performed with Lester "Prez" Young
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Recorded with Teddy Wilson from 1935 to 1939
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In 1937, she worked with Count Basie
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With Artie Shaw in 1938
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40's and 50's she sang in theaters and clubs from Cafe Society to the Apollo
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First black woman to appear in Carnegie Hall
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Battle with narcotic addition led to her death at 44 in 1959
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Popularized "Strange Fruit" and "God Blessed The Child"
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Died July 17, 1959