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The Tragic Story Behind Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit"
Despite her tragic demise, Holiday has a lasting legacy in the world of jazz and pop music. She garnered 23 Grammys posthumously and was recently inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. Among the many songs that Holiday is celebrated for, "Strange Fruit" will always be one of her defining … See more
OverviewPoem and songBillie Holiday's performances and recordingsCover versionsAwards and honorsBooksBibliographyExternal links"Strange Fruit" is a song written and composed by Abel Meeropol (under his pseudonym Lewis Allan) and recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939. The lyrics were drawn from a poem by Meeropol published in 1937. The song protests the lynching of Black Americans with lyrics that compare the victims to the fruit of trees. Such lynchings had reached a peak in the Southern United States at the … Released: 1939 Recorded: April 20, 1939
Released: 1939
Recorded: April 20, 1939
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The story behind Billie Holiday’s ‘Strange Fruit’ - PBS
WEBStrange Fruit Lyrics: Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root / Black bodies swinging in the Southern breeze / Strange fruit hanging from the...
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The Tragic Meaning Behind Billie Holiday's 'Strange Fruit'
WEBFeb 28, 2021 · Holiday referred to the song as her "personal protest," and it certainly differed from her typical material. In the song, the image of "Strange Fruit" serves as a …
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Strange Fruit - The Official Website of Billie Holiday
WEBNov 28, 2021 · It was none other than Billie Holiday, singing a haunting tune about the horrors of lynching titled “Strange Fruit.”. Today, the song is regarded as a masterpiece. Its evocative and gut-wrenching details — …
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Strange Fruit - The Official Website of Billie Holiday
WEB“Strange Fruit” is a song performed most famously by Billie Holiday, who first sang and recorded it in 1939. Written by a white, Jewish high school teacher from the Bronx and a member of the Communist Party, Abel …
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Strange Fruit: The most shocking song of all time? - BBC
WEBApr 17, 2019 · It was named the song of the century by Time magazine in 1999, and the story of Strange Fruit’s conception has entered legend. Originally a poem called Bitter Fruit, it was written by the...
