Billie Holiday - The Blues Are Brewin'

[@sharonjeffers9379]

Beautiful woman beautiful voice, but cant stop feeling how it was obvious she was fighting her own demons of addiction here! She worked so hard from one show to another , that she felt she needed something to sustain her! Sad really but made a mark in the music industry today as “ lady blues”

[@Sarah-xw2ff]

They say her boyfriend got her hooked on drugs so he could more easily get at her money. When she died she had money taped under her dress so he couldn't take that. Sad.

[@lucfrombelgium5435]

What would america be without the blues?

[@sarahknight5249]

I love the way Louis looks at Billie, and steps back to let her sing. He's just so gracious!

[@alanderson749]

That's what gentlemen do

[@stewartfenton7660]

Sarah, he was a great guy and everyone knows it. And he couldn't have not loved and admired Billie. But that was showbiz artifice, very common then, and still is, in country music for instance.

[@palmeidaidiomas]

People may think they were just singers, but as a matter of fact, they were fine actors too

[@anuprestonia867]

Incredibly cool. They both had so much swagger.

[@williamselwyn5741]

🙂

[@waynebrasler]

In 1959 I wrote a column in my college paper about Billie Holiday. I was 19. At the age of 16 I had asked for her new Columbia boxed L.P. set for my birthday present. My parents were mystified. She still absolutely knocks me out.

[@irismac2442]

I know..2024 a d still knock folks for 6... she's the best ever❤

[@juanitaheath5447]

She was so pretty

[@monicabella7894]

Mistake! BEAUTIFUL🌹

[@EFernandesO]

Bella!

[@palmeidaidiomas]

Yes, she was

[@Tkimba2]

​@@palmeidaidiomaswhat year is this?

[@t.lawrence1214]

​@@Tkimba2 c. 1946

[@waynebrasler]

Many people today do not know how beautiful she was and how gorgeously gowned and coiffed she always was. Seeing her completes the experience as physically and facially she was so extraordinarily expressive.

[@armyshope]

I'm from the 21st century and she gives me a good impression

[@jeanettesdaughter]

And she made the blues sound elegant and pretty too. Her phrasing was so concise and unique. Our first truly glamorous STAR.

[@eternallife31ify]

The crazy part about all of this is she was high as a kite on stage and still made it look elegant

[@Pandazillaaa]

​​@@eternallife31ify they were probably both as high as a kite. Louis did weed all the time. I wonder how people back than were able to fake being sober so well? Modern drug addicts should take their advice. I mean seriously imagine you can do drugs all the time and seem completely sober and not even act like you've been doing them.

[@smanticus]

The way she sings the bridge, which starts at about 1:15 - "S'pose you want some-BO-dy... but you aiiiin't got no-BO-dy... you only got a gleeeeaaam in your eye..." UUGGGHHHH, my GOD! Her singing was the sexiest EVER

[@hugodesouza3353]

Shannon M Totally agree.

[@royalsquad5717]

Yesssssssssssssssss

[@HistoryShell1786]

as a 15 year old. I will say I love this music more than the ones of my generation.

[@anaangel5434]

💖💞💖💞

[@chuckandtom1]

You have great taste. When I was15 I loved this music too, even though my friends thought it was too old and boring. That was 1975 and I am now 65. I can tell you this, you will never get tired of great music like this; it still moves me like it did when I was 15. Be thankful that you are wise beyond your years!

[@Agave310]

You're far ahead of your peers. Always keep learning!

[@blackloveincense]

My small opinion- she is the first soul singer meaning someone who touches something in your soul. I hate to rate people but she's been #1 on my list for atleast 20 years.

[@FIFTHSUN2012]

Dead at such a young age but still has the power to enchant those who came after her. The Very Thought Of You was my wedding song. There will always be a place in my heart for Lady Day.

[@PERSNICKETYREBELSHANGO]

ALWAYS📌

[@frenchieseverine4514]

Billie was pretty with her white dress and flowers in her hair.

[@gwynnielsen5081]

Billie Holiday had a dreadful life, but she was able to channel the pain musically and really touch people.

[@DianoeForest]

marvellous, didn't see this vid before... my favorite bleus singer

[@jeshun7071]

Memories of Billie Holiday, the greatest female Jazz vocalist of all, who died this day in 1959. When we talk of this remarkable woman, one has to admire her strength of character to have risen above all what she went through a child then to have gone on to become a legend in Jazz , before passing away aged 44

[@harrietritter1655]

Also the Blues..

[@absolutelyems]

her voice is like chocolate. there's no way to describe it. all you know is that it's damn good.

[@joebidens581]

Because she’s black

[@hyp539]

?​@@joebidens581

[@tourbillon9617]

Louis Armstrong is such a cool gent!

[@loublue5667]

Doesn't she look beautiful in this video? *swoon* what an angel you are Billie!!

[@ArisztidZ]

Gods I love Lady Day. The voice of smokey, crushed velvet, class, elegance, looks to die for.

[@carolynnewyork6919]

This is a historical moment in time❤.

[@KaraAnn1515]

62 dislikes??? Are you serious? Billie Holiday is one of the single most amazing singers that ever lived!!

[@watterson.darwin]

Its prob just the kids doin it for homework

[@doctoramelioration7971]

I'm among those who disliked this, as I'm not a scat fetishist like you and the others who enjoy audible defecation like this.

[@bevygaines]

We know who the haters are! Need I say more?

[@mrstanbmw]

their ears are so far in the crack of their ass they can't hear shit

[@irismac2442]

@@KaraAnn1515 💯 agree 👍

[@kwilcox1126]

She has gorgeous facial expression. I love her voice and she had beautiful teeth

[@butterflydeli]

Billie and Louie together, oh man, what a find. Thank you so much for posting this. I love Billie, there's no one like her, no one comes close!!!

[@KIZERVONZINGER]

I remember when I was a little girl growing up in NY our neighbor always played her songs and I use to go over and listen to them with her, I was the only little white girl there but I felt so at home and I loved the music.

[@Jazz-hk7ok]

Con sus gardenias en el peinado , clase y personalidad .

[@drchilledair]

Almost every day, I pass the site of the old Hal Roach studio in Culver City, CA where this was filmed. Gives me a case of goose bumps and happy tears.! Should be a marker there.

[@monicadolores4122]

Verlos juntos debe haber sido increíble. Qué privilegio.

[@vzhnri09]

"When the wind from the willows blows across your pillow and tells you that sleeping is wrong... "the lilt in her voice and the way she sings the blues. She brings back the DAYS. Classic!

[@billtruran6727]

She was beautiful and sad

[@ugolinietienne6343]

La meilleure. Impressionnante dans "stranges fruits"!

[@caramelrhapsodyjesseslife]

Billie's voice is like a smooth sexy distant horn and Louie's smile could melt the devil heart.

[@4Jrzgrl]

I play this every Sunday morning when I have my java. Lady Day, you forever live on!

[@mga2899]

17 years ago on YT. The calendar sure goes by quickly.

[@mzmuzikluvr]

"when the wind through the willooow....bloooows across your pillooow...." LOVE it!!!

[@gosiaruthner872]

Podziwiam Billie od 20 lat , Wielki talent, glos i piękność ❤😊😍 druga taka się jeszcze nie narodziła!!! 😀

[@janemagsayo3997]

i always come back to this upload from 17 years ago :) thank you sir

[@queentantrumofficial]

THIS is real talent.

[@IamDarthVader1]

Armstrong and Holiday...What a great duet...

[@rahmurdaloc]

She was beautiful, talented, and changed the way blues was portrayed. Why...why Billie did you have to resort to drugs, you will forever be my favorite R.I.P "Lady Sings the Blues"

[@btinsley1]

her phrasing is PHENOMENAL !!!

[@MsAmor18]

I love this woman so much....she was so amazing...there will never be another...drugged out or sober and sad...she was undeniably beautiful and talented...

[@malvernchigure6812]

Louis Armstrong and Billie were a perfect match

[@palmeidaidiomas]

Partners for life

[@aquamarine99911]

Um ... Ella?

[@jive4005]

The absolute BEST voice of her time

[@laurentchabas8076]

best voice all time🥰🥰

[@monicabella7894]

​@@laurentchabas8076 FACT

[@irismac2442]

All time indeed..nobody does better than Ms Billie,once she sang it no other compared...

[@irismac2442]

@@jive4005 Any time ..ever ❤️

[@JanetThomas]

Never knew she was sooooo beautiful until this clip. So amazing inside and out. And that saltry voice!

[@c.mobley]

"When the lord up above you sends someone to love you"

[@sammy7819]

She was a beautiful woman, with a great voice

[@GarrettDavis-nu3ti]

WOW !!!! AMERICAN HISTORY !!!! THE GOAT'S !!!!

[@gwynshelmerdine8921]

Goose bumps Everytime. I want to hold her. Xx

[@bigeman25]

That is one of the most beautiful pieces I have ever read about Billie. ...." the Lord couldn't have made her more beautiful, and she couldn't have made music more fascinating, elegant and magical." Bravo. and thank you, I wish I had said those words.

[@miguelleiton3645]

El gran Louis rendido frente a la bella y gran Billie Holiday...merecida por supuesto del homenaje....

[@TheRealJoseph3]

I love these old movies and music like this,, it's comforting and relaxing to me.

[@iluvmorrissey]

I love Billie Holiday, her music is so consoling.

[@Multifacted_Brotha]

Love Billie Holiday and she was stunningly beautiful. I really like music from this era

[@margarida179]

New Orleans is Billie. I know this film because of this lady.She is not a maid.She is the lady Day.

[@MillicentDionne]

Billie was so beautiful and radiant here. This is how I want to remember her.

[@da19lila38]

Billie, poor darling Billie,there's nobody like her - so touching,pnetrating the very hearts of those listening to her -RIP!

[@vickeybird]

She is looking so pretty

[@barracuda7018]

The greatest woman jazz singer ever, irreplacable unique voice.

[@michellejones2416]

I love Billie and Sachmo ❤️♾

[@palmeidaidiomas]

Me too! The're supreme

[@zacharyboyd7415]

SHE LOOKS BEAUTIFUL JUST LISTEN TO THAT VOICE

[@douglaswdb1335]

Wow I've never seen a picture of her when she so young❗ I didn't know she was a beauty too. I wonder where the microphones are? I just heard a version of this on the radio where Louis Armstrong sings too. 🔸 Google identified it as: Artist: Billie Holiday duet with Louis Armstrong Album: The Blues Are Brewin' Released 1969 I was disappointed when they chopped the end off of this tune, I wonder if Louis was about to sing❓.

[@Fozza888]

this woman had TRUE CLASS AND A REAL GIFT, shes AMAZING ! Even though she suffered so much through her personal life, her music wouldn't have been the same if not for those influences

[@THEMACK85]

This video makes me cry. I have the blues brewin in my heart right now. As bad as I feel, Billie's angelic voice always makes everything better. R.I.P. Lady Day!

[@lilchuy01]

when i feel sad or mad i listen to bessie smith when i feel rebellious i listen to janis joplin when i'm very happy i listen to aretha franklin but when i'm relaxed and calm i listen to billie. her voice is so calm and beautiful it relaxes me like no singer can. i love u lady day and there will never ever be another like you

[@jamesmonahanmusic]

Holy-smoke, what a wonderful performance ❤❤❤❤

[@ArisztidZ]

This shows why Lady Day and Satchmo were put on this planet. Lady Day makes me melt. *sigh*

[@joanne775]

Wow! This is the first time I've ever seen Billie in a video with the added bonus of Louie Armstrong! Just wonderful!

[@luizmauriciocoelholima540]

Amazing...!

[@ftsjr]

Billie Holiday. An awesome talent who had a very tough life. Her singing appeared so effortless.

[@ladynea]

OOouuuhhhhhhh!!!! That voice...that look in her eyes...that emotions...damn!!!!!! She's Queen!

[@Volnues]

I miss this kind of music

[@z94720]

BRAVO!

[@betterdays105]

Two of the most important human beings to ever grace the Earth.

[@kentallen3857]

Her voice was just awesome.

[@palmeidaidiomas]

I agree, and her body language too

[@Sinatrasalwaysinging]

One of my very favorite Billie songs. Ever.

[@infrantasi]

I love to look at the details when I see her on film. Her right arm is always held a little bit out, so the hand can beat the time (she's about 1/4 beat slow on everything, which makes that voice shimmer like diamonds on a moonlit sea) and her left brow lifts slightly while the right eye squints, her signal that she's giving us everything - the Lord couldn't have made her more beautiful, and she couldn't have made music more fascinating, elegant and magical.

[@taniasaba2155]

just wonderful............. she is the queen of the blues!

[@btinsley1]

THAT PHRASING !!!!!!! DAAAAMN!!!!

[@palmeidaidiomas]

Yeaaaaahhhhhhh

[@EFernandesO]

Your voice was so sweet and she was so beautiful.

[@palmeidaidiomas]

Her talent is everlasting

[@4Jrzgrl]

Billie Holiday transcends me into that era as if I lived it. So smooth! I love playing this tune on a Sunday morning, windows open with a cool breeze, coffee brewing and Sunday NY Times in hand. Doesn't get any better than that.

[@noalaiglesia]

Great! im 20 years old and i love it

[@2480hanna]

I love how delighted Louis looks when Billie starts singing

[@GOgvnst]

wow, the whole rection is very awesome. I love the first scene when Louis looks at Billie in that way.

[@tobbykolledin3175]

my favorite female singer..

[@kathleensantos5358]

Her songs speak to my soul,it's eerie how I relate to what she sings about..everytime

[@palmeidaidiomas]

Absolutely

[@margarida179]

Billie Holiday ! I can only listen ! She was fantastic to whom has sensibility.

[@enchantresse23]

How blessed I am to come across this😩🌹

[@Frostgrl681]

Go Billie! Oh she sounds so good right here!

[@threepotMR2]

This is a wonder peice and she has a beautiful voice.

[@QuierraLuck]

Shes so beautiful

[@suusie1987]

I love the expression in her face!

[@federman]

Happy birthday, Lady Day. Your voice will live forever!

[@uprisingshadow]

I'm 24 and I'd never think I'd fall in love with someone while listening to this lady and satchmo... Some might say these guys have lost their influence but here's a tip... as long as love for music is in the air, there will always be someone to recatch the feeling and bring these stars back to life... thank you peagahariy for this lovely video

[@dauntlesswarrior7565]

Thank you for this beautiful video!! Powerful music from the Harlem RENAISSANCE Era 💜🌹🌠😍💪🙏

[@lincecumable]

Just what I needed...

[@jeanneadele]

this kind of delicious archive is what makes me so grateful for youtube.

[@vdbennett317]

What CLASS! Both Billie and Louie were absolutely Charming.

[@elisa412]

She had *the style* in her songs..When I think Billie Holiday..I think Blues and Jazz personified ...Thank you for sharing a rare video with us..

[@videogamestutorial]

Queen of blues

[@yellowkidfortynine4689]

I'm thinking an early 40's video. Billy has been my favorite singer for almost 50 years.

[@jerryj920]

April 7: Happy birthday Ms Billie Holiday, "Lady Day." Thank you and God bless RIP, singer (This is classic, "Lady Day" and "Satchmo.")