Billie Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" was released in 1939. The song, which addresses the lynching of African Americans, is considered one of her most powerful and impactful works. It was initially recorded for Commodore Records and has since become an enduring symbol of the Civil Rights Movement.
Strange fruit
Strange Fruit
In the song "Strange Fruit" by Billie Holiday, the only instruments are a piano and Trumpet. The real appeal of the song is in the haunting vocal performance of Ms. Holiday.
Billie Holiday
The anti-lynching song made famous by Billie Hollday is "Strange Fruit."
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Strange fruit
Strange Fruit
In the song "Strange Fruit" by Billie Holiday, the only instruments are a piano and Trumpet. The real appeal of the song is in the haunting vocal performance of Ms. Holiday.
Billie Holiday
The anti-lynching song made famous by Billie Hollday is "Strange Fruit."
The poem "Strange Fruit" was written in the late 1930s by Abel Meeropol, a Jewish schoolteacher from the Bronx who was moved by a photograph of a lynching. It was later made famous as a song performed by Billie Holiday in 1939.
The cast of Strange Fruit - 2012 includes: Lauren Annette Schoth as Lucy Billie Holiday Anabelle Munro as Alex Daniela Torchia as Mary
Strange Fruit - 1979 was released on: USA: October 1979 (Chicago International Film Festival)
Strange Fruit - 2005 was released on: USA: 11 March 2005 (South by Southwest Film Festival)
Strange Fruit - 2008 was released on: USA: 23 February 2008 (Pan African Film Festival)
Strange Fruit