Silent since her death in 1959, the voice of Billie Holiday still echoes for generations of Americans.
The story of "Lady Day" has been told many times, but author Tracy Fessenden tells the story of Holiday's music with a religious focus. Fessenden's book is Religion Around Billie Holiday, and it explores religious influences ranging from Holiday's time in a convent as a child to the Jewish predominance in the Tin Pan Alley pop music culture.
Each helped shape the work of the singer who flamed out too early at age 44. Tracy Fessenden is our guest.
