Bidspirit auction | [HOLIDAY BILLIE]: (1915-1959)

[HOLIDAY BILLIE]: (1915-1959) - [HOLIDAY BILLIE]: (1915-1959) American jazz singer. An original vintage unsigned 6 x 8 press photograph of Holiday, the gelatin silver print depicting Lady Day standing in an appealing half-length pose as she energetically sings into a microphone. Photograph by Keystone of Munich and bearing their credit stamp to the verso. The original printed caption is also neatly affixed to the verso, dated 20th January 1954 and with German text stating ´Die beste Blues-Sängerin der Welt - Billie Holiday begann gestern Abend in der Hamburger Ernst-Merck-Halle eine mehrtägige Deutschlandtournee. Gemeinsam mit dim ”Jazz Club USA” brachte die ”Königin des Jazz” einige tausend Hamburger zur Verzweiflung oder zur Raserei´ (Translation: ´The world’s best blues singer - Billie Holiday kicked off a multi-day tour of Germany last night at Hamburg’s Ernst-Merck-Halle. Together with the “Jazz Club USA”, the “Queen of Jazz” drove several thousand Hamburgers to despair or wild excitement´ ). Some light, minor staining to the verso, and one very small, extremely minor corner crease, VG