Holiday (2022)

This was Billie Holiday's penultimate album, recorded when her body was telling her enough was enough. During the sessions with arranger Ray Ellis she was drinking vodka neat, as if it were tap water. Despite her ravaged voice (the sweetness had long gone), she was still an incredible singer. The feeling and tension she manages to put into almost every track set this album as one of her finest achievements. "You've Changed" and "I Get Along Without You Very Well" are high art performances from the singer who saw life from the bottom up.

Susan Calman visits seaside resorts around England, taking in Great Yarmouth, Brighton, St Ives, Southend-on-Sea and Blackpool.

How did the Kinks respond to the fresh start afforded by Lola?

Pünktlich zum Fest präsentieren The Golden Voices Of Gospel die Weihnachts-Edition Ihres Erfolgsalbums „Hallelujah“. Seit Jahrzehnten auch hierzulande eine stimmgewaltige Institution standen The Golden Voices of Gospel in dutzenden Samstagabend Shows gemeinsam mit den Größen des deutschen Schlagers auf der Bühne. Sie waren noch einmal im Studio und haben sechs Weihnachts-Klassiker speziell für diese Edition neu aufgenommen.