Singer Billie Holiday was posthumously inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, which is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least 25 years old and that have "qualitative or historical significance." [1]
| Year Recorded | Title | Genre | Label | Year inducted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | "(In My) Solitude" | Jazz (single) | Okeh (Columbia) | 2021 | This induction ties Billie Holiday with Ella Fitzgerald for having the most entries in the Grammy Hall of Fame by a female artist [2] |
| 1937 | "My Man" | Jazz (single) | Brunswick (Columbia) | 2018 | |
| 1956 | Lady Sings the Blues | Jazz (album) | Clef (Verve) | 2016 | |
| 1949 | "Crazy He Calls Me" | Jazz (single) | Decca | 2010 | |
| 1944 | "Embraceable You" | Jazz (single) | Commodore | 2005 | |
| 1958 | Lady in Satin | Jazz (album) | Columbia | 2000 | |
| 1945 | "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" | Jazz (single) | Decca | 1989 | |
| 1939 | "Strange Fruit" | Jazz (single) | Commodore | 1978 | Listed also in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress in 2002 |
| 1941 | "God Bless the Child" | Jazz (single) | Okeh (Columbia) | 1976 |
The Grammy Award for Best Historical Album has been presented since 1979.
| Year | Title | Label | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday | Columbia 1933–1944 | Winner |
| 1994 | The Complete Billie Holiday | Verve 1945–1959 | Winner |
| 1992 | Billie Holiday — The Complete Decca Recordings | Verve 1944–1950 | Winner |
| 1980 | Billie Holiday — Giants of Jazz | Time-Life | Winner |
| Year | Award | Honors | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame [3] | Inducted | Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York |
| 2000 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Inducted | Category: "Early Influence" |
| 1997 | ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame [4] | Inducted | |
| 1947 | Esquire Magazine Gold Award | Best Leading Female Vocalist | Jazz award |
| 1946 | Esquire Magazine Silver Award | Best Leading Female Vocalist | Jazz award |
| 1945 | Esquire Magazine Silver Award | Best Leading Female Vocalist | Jazz award |
| 1944 | Esquire Magazine Gold Award | Best Leading Female Vocalist | Jazz award |
Over the years, there have been many tributes to Billie Holiday, including "The Day Lady Died", a 1959 poem by Frank O'Hara, and Langston Hughes' poem "Song for Billie Holiday".
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