Billie Holiday

2. New York venue that Holiday started "Striking out on her own"
5. the written out number of people that turned out to say good-by to Lady Day
8. the first and last name of the idol she appeared with in the film New Orleans
9. A kind of flower HOliday was known for wearing in her hair
10. because of her conviction she was unable to get the ____ to play in cabarets & clubs
12. Who did Holiday rename herself after?
15. Who gave Holiday the nickname "Lady Day"
16. facility for troubled African American girls "House of"

1. What was the name of the record label that DID allow her to record strange fruit?
3. Name of concert hall she had a sold out show in
4. the last name of the man who 'resolves to destroy her"
6. what song was her record company not interested in
7. Lady in _____ was the name of her last album in 1958
11. Holiday was arrested for ____ while she was in the hospital
13. Billie Holiday's real first name (not the reported one that is misspelled)
14. Continent where Holiday had a hugely successful tour