Alicia, Chanel & Paula Salute “The Icons” » Paula Patton as Billie Holiday
As an aspiring singer, Holiday suffered sexual abuse, struggled with a drug habit and encountered racism everywhere. But the late Lady Day one of the first African American women to sing with an all-white orchestra, translated all of that pain into some of the most achingly personal songs ever recorded.
You can imagine that women at home hearing her songs on the radio felt her vocalizing their emotions and their struggles.
Paula Patton
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