50+ Music<p>"God Bless the Child" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BillieHoliday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillieHoliday</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ArthurHerzogJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArthurHerzogJr</span></a> in 1939. It was first recorded on May 9, 1941, by Billie Holiday and released by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OkehRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OkehRecords</span></a> in 1942. Holiday's version of the song was honored with the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GrammyHallOfFameAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrammyHallOfFameAward</span></a> in 1976. It was also included in the list of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SongsOfTheCentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SongsOfTheCentury</span></a>, by the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RecordingIndustryAssociationOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RecordingIndustryAssociationOfAmerica</span></a> and the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NationalEndowmentForTheArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalEndowmentForTheArts</span></a>. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj88jlOjPNU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=nj88jlOjPNU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>