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Posted: 17 Mar 2015 at 4:46pm |
Billie Holiday to Be Inducted Into Apollo Walk of FameCassandra Wilson concert will also celebrate HolidayBy JazzTimes The Apollo Theater will celebrate the 100th birthday of Billie
Holiday with presentations honoring the late singer, featuring Cassandra
Wilson. On Monday, April 6th Billie Holiday will be inducted into the
Apollo Walk of Fame. Wilson and Apollo president and CEO Jonelle Procope
will present Holiday’s Walk of Fame plaque during the ceremony.
Accepting the honor on behalf of Holiday’s estate, which is managed by
the Bicycle Music Company, will be one of its managing partners, Steven
Salm. Along with the Walk of Fame ceremony, events honoring the late
songstress include the release of Wilson’s Legacy Recordings release, Coming Forth By Day
on April 7 and the concert, Cassandra Wilson: A Celebration of Billie
Holiday, which will mark Wilson’s first time headlining the Apollo, on
April 10.
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