Strange Fruit a song performed most famously by Billie Holiday, who first sang and recorded it in 1939. Continue reading
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4/7/23 O&A NYC HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILLIE: Billie Holiday – Strange Fruit
Eleanora Fagan was born onApril 7, 1915 in Philadelphia. By 1929 she and her mother moved to Harlem and by age 17 Billie Holiday started he professional career as a jazz and swing music vocalist. Her friend and music partner, Lester Young nicknamed her Lady Day. In 1939 she sang and recorded Strange Fruit a civil rights protest song. Continue reading
