Kenneth Hollon

Lovers of the enchanting jazz songstress Billie Holiday owe a debt of gratitude to this New York saxophonist who provided some of her first on-stage experiences in the early '30s, when Lady Day was just barely that, aged a scant 21 years old at the time. Kenneth Hollon frequently asked her to come along to his cabaret gigs where she became popular singing numbers such as Fats Waller's "My Fate Is ...more