If you know the blues then you know the sound of the immortal Billie Holiday. She would have been a cool 100 years-young and to celebrate her enduring work, the Apollo is kicking off Billie Week starting with a very special ceremony where the songstress will be inducted into the Apollo Walk of Fame where she will get “her star" under the Apollo marquee on Monday, April 6th. 

The musical ceremony will include Two-Time Grammy Winner Cassandra Wilson. The event is presented in collaboration with Absolutely Live Entertainment and will include performances by violinist Kersten Stevens and Harlem School of the Arts Choir; photo ops with Apollo president and CEO Jonelle Procope, two time Grammy winner and jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson, son of Jazz great and Billie Holiday’s friend and collaborator Lester Young  Dr. Lester W. Young, Jr. , managing partner of The Bicycle Music Company and representative of the Estate of Billie Holiday Steven Salm, and Legacy Recordings president Adam Block.

The power of music prevails and this ceremony will also celebrate the release of Cassandra Wilson’s upcoming Legacy Recordings release, Coming Forth By Day (April 7th) and include a special concert, on April 10th — Cassandra Wilson: A Celebration of Billie Holiday.  This will be the first time headlining the Apollo.

 The Apollo Theater is located at 253 West 125th Street.