Music+of+the+20s+and+the+30s


 * MUSIC**

Billie Holiday - [|Strange Fruit] [|Autumn In New York]

Billie Holiday - She was a one of the most influential singers of her time. She was well known for her unique vocals. Most would have said that she had a “worldly voice”.

http://www.cmgww.com/music/holiday/bio.html

Duke Ellington - [|Caravan] [|Hiawatha]

He was one of those few who produced great hits and became known as one of the most innovatice composers in Jazz History. He was a pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer for his band for nearly fifty years. One of his hits are “It Don’t Mean a Thing(If It Ain’t Got That Swing)”

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/ellingtonMusic of the 20s and the 30s