2015 collection from the jazz icon. Billie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan, and nicknamed "Lady Day" by legendary saxophonist Lester Young, influenced singers, jazz and otherwise, for generations and continues to do so today. 'God Bless the Child' was written by Holiday after an argument with her mother; it was to become part of her best-selling song and the one covered most often. God Bless the Child: The Best of Billie Holiday is the perfect salute to this timeless voice.