No Regrets: The Music & Spirit of Billie Holiday

In this final episode, we hear tribute recordings by contemporary singers and one pianist who made comments and observations throughout the series.

In this episode focusing on Billie's final years, we listen to her last recordings, learn about an abandoned European tour, her ill-fated last hospital stay, and her passing in 1959 at the age of 44.

Comments by the many friends Billie knew and worked with along with comments by contemporary musicians and others who have been influenced by her and, of course, selections from her historic recordings.

In this episode, we hear about Billie's struggles with alcohol, drugs, and a series of unfortunate marriages and other relationships that made her life difficult. She endured these struggles all way up to her death at the age of 44 in 1959.

in this episode, we discuss Louis Armstrong's influence on Billie, her early touring days as the only woman in the bands that she had worked with.

Featuring compositions that Billie either wrote or co-wrote including recordings of "God Bless the Child", "Billie's Blues", and "I Love My Man."

Comparing Billie's approach to some of her favorite songs.

How Lady Day's voice changed, evolved, and developed throughout her career.

In this episode, we explore Billie's recordings with the great big bands of the era.

In this episode, we hear the history of the controversial song Billie chose to sing early in her career and kept in her repertoire until the end of her life.