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  2. www.biography.com › musicians › billie-holiday-strange-fruitThe Tragic Story Behind Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit" -...

    Aug 25, 2020 · In March 1939, a 23-year-old Billie Holiday walked up to the mic at West 4th's Cafe Society in New York City to sing her final song of the night. Per her request, the...

  3. genius.com › Billie-holiday-strange-fruit-lyricsBillie Holiday – Strange Fruit Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

    Strange 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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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Strange_FruitStrange Fruit - Wikipedia

    "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.

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    Dec 22, 2011 · lyrics Strange Fruit ...more. lyrics Strange Fruit Southern trees bear strange fruit Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze Strange...

  7. billieholiday.com › signaturesong › strange-fruitStrange Fruit - The Official Website of Billie Holiday

    Learn about the history and impact of Strange Fruit, the protest song that Billie Holiday made famous in 1939. Written by Abel Meeropol as a poem, it exposed the horror of lynching African Americans in the South.

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    Jan 14, 2022 · Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra - Strange Fruit (Audio) "Strange Fruit" by Billie Holiday from the album "Lady Sings The Blues.”. Subscribe and ring the bell to never miss an update:...

  9. www.bbc.com › culture › articleStrange Fruit: The most shocking song of all time? - BBC

    Apr 17, 2019 · Billie Holiday recorded her iconic version of Strange Fruit on 20 April 1939. Eighty years on – in the first of our Songs that Made History series – Aida Amoako explores how a poem about...

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