Now or Never (Billie Holiday song)
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| type = single
| artist = Billie Holiday
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| A-side = Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer)
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| recorded = September 30, 1949
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| genre = Jazz
| length = 2:32
| label = Decca
| writer = Billie Holiday
Curtis Reginald Lewis
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"Now or Never" is a jazz song written by singer Billie Holiday, and composer Curtis Reginald Lewis.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=440044426&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=10&start=1|title=ASCAP: Now or Never|website=Ascap.com|access-date=May 31, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.45worlds.com/78rpm/record/24947|title=78 Record: Billie Holiday - Gimme A Pigfoot And A Bottle Of Beer (1950)|access-date=May 31, 2021|website=45worlds.com}}
Recording session
Studio Session No. 63, New York City, September 30, 1949, Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (Decca), with Bernie Privin (trumpet), Sid Cooper, Johnny Mince (alto saxophone), Artie Drellinger, Pat Nizza (tenor saxophone), Billy Kyle (piano), Everett Barksdale (guitar), Joe Benjamin (bass), Jimmy Crawford (drums), and Billie Holiday (vocal).
Notable cover versions
References
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External links
- [http://www.ladyday.net/ The Unofficial Billie Holiday Website]
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