#176 Billie Holiday's New York

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers

Places & Travel, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.7 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2015

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Grab your fedora and take a trip with the Bowery Boys into the heart of New York City's jazz scene -- late nights, smoky bars, neon signs -- through the eyes of one of the greatest American vocalists who ever lived here -- Billie Holiday. This a tour of the three great jazz centers of the early and mid 20th century -- 133rd Street in Harlem, 52nd Street (aka Swing Street) in Midtown, and Greenwich Village. Featuring snippets of some of Holiday's greatest vocal performances. Please note our new website address: www.boweryboyshistory.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/boweryboys

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0:00.0	The Barry Boys Episode 176.
0:02.6	Billy Holiday's New York City.
0:05.2	Hey, it's the Barry Boys.
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0:21.4	Hi there, welcome to the Barry Boys.
0:23.2	This is Greg Young with a sequel show of sorts.
0:27.5	Now, a couple of years back, some of you may remember,
0:29.8	I released a show called Mark Twain's New York,
0:33.3	which was a tour of the city in the late 19th century
0:35.8	as seen to the activities of Samuel Clemens, AKA Mark Twain.
0:40.7	This show is kind of a follow-up to that,
0:43.2	but this time we're headed to the mid-20th century
0:46.6	with one of the greatest vocalists in American popular music,
0:50.1	Billy Holiday.
0:51.4	Later this year in April 2015,
0:53.8	we'll celebrate her 100th birthday.
0:56.8	Holiday's impact upon American music is profound,
1:00.2	changing the way vocalists interpret music,
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