Lady Day
Noun
Meaning
a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
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Her contralto voice O'Meally, Robert G. "Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday".
Mary Louise Lee as Billie Holiday in the DCPA performance of "Lady Day at Emerson Bar & Grill."
She is the primary character in the play and later film " Lady Day At Emerson's Bar and Grill " The role was originated by Reenie Upchurch in 1986 and played by Audra McDonald on Broadway (winning a Tony Award) and in the film.
Because she was under contract to Columbia, she used the pseudonym "Lady Day."