Perhaps no singer in the history of popular music did a better job at obliterating the lines between the professional and the personal, between art and life, than Billie Holiday. The stage was her conf …

Yes, she's the godmother to the ladies of neo-soul, but Billie Holiday's musical offspring range far and wide - much farther and wider than you'd ever expect. Born a mere eight months after Holiday, Fr …

The best singers don't merely cover Billie Holiday - they absorb her, carrying her torch a few yards more, keeping her flame alive for new generations. Former Supremes leader Diana Ross, who garnered a …