Questions:
1) Raped at ten years old, by thirteen, she was a working prostitute. Someone heard her sing and she began a successful career as a jazz singer. Tragically, she later succumbed to drug addiction. One of Motown's singing sensations portrayed her in the 1972 movie, Lady Sings the Blues. Who was this singer who played "Lady Day"?
2) What singer is the only celebrity to have five stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
3) What is the name of the company credited with having created the coin-operated video game industry?
4) She was known as the “Lady of 6000 Songs.” Featured both in John Berendt’s book and subsequent film, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, her ability to remember music and lyrics was phenomenal. Fridays and Saturdays she sang in local night clubs in Savannah and Sundays she performed in church. In her 70s, when fame had come to her, she maintained a hectic performing schedule. What was her name?
Answers:
1) Diana Ross played Billie Holiday in the movie.
2) Gene Autry
3) Atari
4) Emma Kelly
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