Billie Holiday and Joe Guy (Close-Up 2)

Detail from contact sheet by photographer Skip Aldeman. (For the full sheet of images, see "Billie Holiday and Joe Guy (2 Contact Sheets)."

The Birmingham-born Guy, an early bebop pioneer, was widely known as Billie Holiday's husband, though the couple likely never made their marriage official. When the pair was busted for narcotics possession in 1947, Guy returned to Birmingham, his relationship with Holiday -- and his national career -- abruptly concluded. He continued to perform in local clubs until his death in 1962.

Courtesy Kim and Gary Hatfield.