Grammy Hall of Fame
Billie Holiday was posthumously inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, which is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least 25 years old and that have "qualitative or historical significance."
| Billie Holiday: Grammy Hall of Fame Awards | |||||
| Year Recorded | Title | Genre | Label | Year Inducted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | "Crazy He Calls Me" | Jazz (single) | Decca | 2010 | |
| 1944 | "Embraceable You" | Jazz (single) | Commodore | 2005 | |
| 1958 | Lady in Satin | Jazz (album) | Columbia | 2000 | |
| 1945 | "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" | Jazz (single) | Decca | 1989 | |
| 1939 | "Strange Fruit" | Jazz (single) | Commodore | 1978 | Listed also in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress in 2002 |
| 1941 | "God Bless the Child" | Jazz (single) | Okeh | 1976 | |
Grammy Best Historical Album
The Grammy Award for Best Historical Album has been presented since 1979.| Year | Title | Label | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday | Columbia 1933–1944 | Winner |
| 1994 | The Complete Billie Holiday | Verve 1945–1959 | Winner |
| 1992 | Billie Holiday — The Complete Decca Recordings | Verve 1944–1950 | Winner |
| 1980 | Billie Holiday — Giants of Jazz | Time-Life | Winner |
Other honors
| Year | Award | Honors | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame | Inducted | Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York |
| 2000 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Inducted | Category: "Early Influence" |
| 1997 | ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame | Inducted | |
| 1947 | Esquire Magazine Gold Award | Best Leading Female Vocalist | Jazz award |
| 1946 | Esquire Magazine Silver Award | Best Leading Female Vocalist | Jazz award |
| 1945 | Esquire Magazine Silver Award | Best Leading Female Vocalist | Jazz award |
| 1944 | Esquire Magazine Gold Award | Best Leading Female Vocalist | Jazz award |
Tributes
- 1972, Diana Ross portrayed Holiday in the film Lady Sings the Blues, which is loosely based on the 1956 autobiography of the same name. The film earned Ross a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
- She was portrayed by Ernestine Jackson in the play Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill by Lanie Robertson.
- Singer Miki Howard released the Holiday tribute album, Miki Sings Billie: A Tribute to Billie Holiday in 1993.
- Paula Jai Parker portrayed Holiday in a Season 7 episode of the TV series Touched by an Angel, entitled "God Bless the Child," the title derived from a song which Holiday had written and performed.
- Jazz pianist Mal Waldron performed as Holiday's accompanist and released several tribute albums including:
- Left Alone (Bethlehem, 1959)
- Blues for Lady Day (Black Lion, 1972)
- Left Alone '86 with Jackie McLean (Paddle Wheel, 1986)
- No More Tears (For Lady Day) (Timeless, 1989)
- Billie Hollidy, Croatian National Theatre in Split by A.Ostojić & Ksenia Prohaska (2006)
Honors
- 1987, Billie Holiday was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
- 1993, R&B singer Miki Howard released an album dedicated to Holiday titled Miki Sings Billie.
- 1994, the United States Postal Service introduced a Billie Holiday postage stamp.
- 1999, Holiday ranked No. 6 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Rock n' Roll.
- 2000, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- In 1988 the group U2 released "Angel of Harlem" in her honor.
- Arthur Phillips features Holiday's 1953 concert in New York in his novel The Song is You (2009).
- "My Only Friend" by The Magnetic Fields is a tribute to Billie Holiday.
Filmography
- 1950: 'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
- 1947: New Orleans
- 1935: "Symphony in Black", short (with Duke Ellington)
- 1933: The Emperor Jones, appeared as an extra
Television appearances
| Year | Program | Host | Songs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventures in Jazz | Unknown Songs | ||
| Arlene Francis Show, NY (1) | "The Man I Love", "All of Me", "Lover Man" | ||
| Eddie Condon's Floor Show, NY (1) | "I Love My Man", "Keeps on Rainin'", "Lover Man" | ||
| Eddie Condon's Floor Show, NY (1) | "Fine & Mellow", "Porgy", "Them There Eyes", "I Love My Man" | ||
| Art Ford Show, NY (1) | "Lover Man", "I Cover the Waterfront", Two-Minute Interview, "All of Me" | ||
| Art Ford Show, NY (1) | "Them There Eyes", "Detour Ahead", "Now or Never" | ||
| Eddie Condon's Floor Show, NY | Unknown | ||
| Apollo Theatre Show, NY (1) | "You're My Thrill" | ||
| Apollo Theatre Show, NY (1) | "My Man" | ||
| Apollo Theatre Show, NY (1) | "Tenderly" | ||
| The Comeback Story, NY (1) | Twenty-Minute Interview, "God Bless the Child" | ||
| The Tonight Show, NY (1) | "My Man", "Them There Eyes", "Lover Man" | ||
| The Tonight Show, NY (1) | "Please Don't Talk About Me", Two-Minute Interview, "Ghost of a Chance" | ||
| Stars of Jazz, LA, CA (2) | "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone", "Billie's Blues", "My Man" | ||
| Bandstand USA, NY (1) | "Willow Weep for Me", "I Only Have Eyes for You", "My Man", "Please Don't Talk About Me" | ||
| Night Beat, NY (1) | Fifteen-Minute Interview | ||
| Peacock Alley, NY (1) | Twenty-Minute Interview | ||
| The Tonight Show, NY (1) | "Porgy" | ||
| Live Broadcast from Mr. Kelly's, Chicago (1) | "Good Morning Heartache", "You Better Go Now" | ||
| The Seven Lively Arts: The Sound of Jazz, LA (2) | "Fine & Mellow" | ||
| Club Oasis, NY (1) | "You've Changed", "My Man" | ||
| Telethon, NY | Unknown Songs | ||
| Art Ford's Jazz Party, WNTA-TV NY (2) | "You've Changed", "I Love My Man", "When Your Lover Has Gone" | ||
| Art Ford's Jazz Party, NY | "All of Me", "Good Morning Heartache", "Travelin’ Light" | ||
| Art Ford's Jazz Party, NY (2) | "What a Little Moonlight Can Do", "Foolin' Myself", "It's Easy to Remember" | ||
| Art Ford's Jazz Party, NY (2) | "Moanin' Low", "Don't Explain", "When Your Lover Has Gone" | ||
| Today Show | "My Funny Valentine" | ||
| Mars Club, Music Hall Parade Voyons Un Peu, Paris France (2) | "I Only Have Eyes for You" | ||
| Gilles Margaritis Programme, Paris France (2) | "Trav'lin' Light" | ||
| Timex All-Star Jazz Show IV, NY | Unknown | ||
| Chelsea at Nine, London, England (2) | "Porgy", "Please Don't Talk About Me", "Strange Fruit" |
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