Woman Crush Wednesday (Retro Style) - #2

Yesterday marked 100 years since the birth of a music great. Here is The Life of an Aige Old Soul's second "woman crush", Ms. Billie Holiday.

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Yesterday I tweeted:

"Lady Day's birthday falls on a perfect day, I think. It's misty outside, but birds are still chirping."

Billie Holiday photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1949 [Source]

 I think that tweet alone pretty much sums up who Billie Holiday is and was to people. We typically associate her with sadness and tragedy, but underneath all of that was a humorous woman who fought hard, loved hard, and allowed us into her heart time and time again through her voice and her music. 

Lady Day and her dog, Mister, photographed by William P. Gottlieb [Source]

 Happy Birthday to a woman who left us way too soon.

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