Billie Holiday to Be Inducted Into Apollo Walk of Fame

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.

Holiday’s plaque will be installed underneath the Apollo’s marquee on 125th street, alongside plaques for numerous Apollo legends including Ella Fitzgerald, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Little Richard, James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Patti LaBelle, Quincy Jones, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Etta James, Chaka Khan, Chuck Jackson, Celia Cruz, the Isley Brothers and Louis Armstrong. The event is presented in collaboration with Absolutely Live Entertainment.