Holiday, Billie. (1915–1959). The Touring Life of Billie Holiday Ephemera Collection, including Airline Tickets and Hotel Receipts.
A fascinating collection of travel ephemera from the legendary singer, revered as one of the greatest and most individual vocalists in the history of blues and jazz, providing invaluable insight into the punishing touring schedule and appearances undertaken by Billie Holiday through the mid and late 1950s, as well as a glimpse in to her notoriously complicated private life and marriage to Louis McKay.
The collection includes an assortment of flight tickets in Billie Holiday's name, including: Las Vegas-New York, October 11, 1958; New York-Paris, December 1, 1958; Paris-New York, December 5, 1958; New York-Milwaukee, December 15, 1958; Milwaukee-Cleveland, August 4, 1958; Newark-Milwaukee, July 28, 1958; New York-Providence, September 25, 1958; Detroit-New York, September 26, 1958; Honolulu-Los Angeles, September 6, 1956, some with a corresponding ticket in the name of pianist, Mal Waldron.
Together with approximately 35 hotel bills and cards in the name of Billie Holiday and/or Louis McKay, including Street Hotel, Kansas City; the Waikiki Baltimore, Honolulu; The Hotel Troubadour, Philadelphia; Gotham Hotel, Detroit; Lord Calvert Hotel, Miami; Watkins Hotel, Los Angeles; Hotel Olmsted, Cleveland; Knickerbocker Hotel, Hollywood; Pershing Hotel, Chicago; Hotel Theresa, New York; Desert Spa Motel, Las Vegas, various dates 1956-1958; and related hotel cards.
Holiday, Billie. (1915–1959). The Touring Life of Billie Holiday Ephemera Collection, including Airline Tickets and Hotel Receipts.
A fascinating collection of travel ephemera from the legendary singer, revered as one of the greatest and most individual vocalists in the history of blues and jazz, providing invaluable insight into the punishing touring schedule and appearances undertaken by Billie Holiday through the mid and late 1950s, as well as a glimpse in to her notoriously complicated private life and marriage to Louis McKay.
The collection includes an assortment of flight tickets in Billie Holiday's name, including: Las Vegas-New York, October 11, 1958; New York-Paris, December 1, 1958; Paris-New York, December 5, 1958; New York-Milwaukee, December 15, 1958; Milwaukee-Cleveland, August 4, 1958; Newark-Milwaukee, July 28, 1958; New York-Providence, September 25, 1958; Detroit-New York, September 26, 1958; Honolulu-Los Angeles, September 6, 1956, some with a corresponding ticket in the name of pianist, Mal Waldron.
Together with approximately 35 hotel bills and cards in the name of Billie Holiday and/or Louis McKay, including Street Hotel, Kansas City; the Waikiki Baltimore, Honolulu; The Hotel Troubadour, Philadelphia; Gotham Hotel, Detroit; Lord Calvert Hotel, Miami; Watkins Hotel, Los Angeles; Hotel Olmsted, Cleveland; Knickerbocker Hotel, Hollywood; Pershing Hotel, Chicago; Hotel Theresa, New York; Desert Spa Motel, Las Vegas, various dates 1956-1958; and related hotel cards.