Strange Fruit (4.19.15)

from Liner Notes Hosted by Rabbi Neil Blumofe

“Strange Fruit” is a song, made famous by Billie Holiday, who would often sing it to close her shows when she would perform, discouraging applause from the audience when she sang it. Holiday had a difficult time recording the song, but upon the urging of her friends at Commodore Records, she recorded it for the first […]

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