God Bless the Child (Billie Holiday song)
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"God Bless the Child" is a song written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr. in 1939. It was first recorded on May 9, 1941, by Billie Holiday and released by the Okeh Records in 1942.
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Single by Billie Holiday | ||||
B-side | "Solitude" | |||
Released | 1942 | |||
Recorded | May 9, 1941[1] | |||
Studio | Columbia 7th Ave, New York City[1] | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 2:57 | |||
Label | Okeh | |||
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Holiday's version of the song was honored with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1976.[2] It was also included in the list of Songs of the Century, by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts.