Billie Holiday Im A Fool To Want You

Eleanora Fagan (April 7, 1915 July 17, 1959), better known as Billie Holiday, was an American jazz musician and singersongwriter with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed Lady Day by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. She was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills, which made up for her limited range and lack of formal music education. There were other jazz singers with comparable talent, but Holiday had a unique vocal style that captured the attention of her Billie Holiday I m A Fool To Want You Lyrics: I m a fool to want you I m a fool to want you To want a love that can t be true A love that s there for others too I m a fool to hold you Such a fool to hold you To seek a