Broadcast: May 4, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
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Episode 13 - Tributes to Billie
All of the contemporary singers heard throughout the series have made albums that are tributes to Billie and we'll hear one recording from each singer and one pianist.
They are, in order: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Alan Harris, Dianne Reeves, Andromeda Turre, Cassandra Wilson, Rene Marie, Karrin Allyson and pianist Lara Downes.
In this program, the host Rhonda Hamilton steps out of her role as narrator and offers personal comments about Billie.
And we conclude the program - and the 13-part series - with a reading of the children's book, "Mister and Lady Day: Billie Holiday and the Dog Who Loved Her," read by Mollie Klefman, a precocious 8-year old from Maryland.