Jazz singer Billie Holiday vs the US Government?! Her song Strange Fruit written by Abel Meeropol about the treatment of ...

A man on death row in the US and a Catalan jazz star have released a second album together that rallies against capital ...

The late, great Billie Holiday was last in Tampa on the Chitlin Circuit at least 65 years ago. But Stageworks Theatre is bringing her music and spirit back to town in the last show of its 2024-2025 ...

Evan Longoria: Yes, Evan Longoria will retire but he will do it as a Ray. He will sign a one-day contract with the Rays and be honored in a pre-game ceremony before their game against the Miami ...

And of course, “Strange Fruit.” Ten writers and musicians share what they love about the artistry of Lady Day. Credit...Dante Zaballa Supported by By Marcus J. Moore Billie Holiday is one of ...

made famous by Billie Holiday, according to CNN. Here is the song and lyrics to Billie Holiday's song Strange Fruit.

Sixty-five years ago, on July 17, 1959, Billie Holiday died at ... swinging in the Southern breeze / Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.” Holiday’s rendition of Meeropol’s song ...

Sixty-five years ago, on July 17, 1959, Billie Holiday died at Metropolitan Hospital ... “Black body swinging in the Southern breeze / Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.” Holiday’s rendition ...

Singer Billie Holiday records her penultimate album ... and songwriter who used the pen name Lewis Allan, wrote “Strange Fruit” after seeing a photograph of a lynching that shocked and ...