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Billie Holiday: What is your favorite song of mine?
Sameena Khokhar: My favorite song of yours is “Strange Fruit” which is on the label of
Commodore Records. The piano and vocals really stand out.
Genre(s):: Jazz, Vocal
Jazz, Blues, Torch Songs,
Swing
Members: Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday: Oh, thanks! I love the dynamics of the song. Its soft in the beginning and starts to get
louder toward the middle and the end. The tempo is medium-slow.
Hometown:
Baltimore, Maryland
Sameena Khokhar: What is the message behind the song? I always wanted to know.
Record Label
Commodore, Verve and
Columbia Records
Current Location: Deceased
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Billie Holiday: Well, this particular song is about lynching, racism, injustice, and people who perpetrate
killing. One of the lyrics of the song is “Black bodies swinging in the summer breeze…” which describes
the killing of innocent people. “Strange Fruit” is referring to the victims of the killing. It’s a very emotional,
sad, or heartbreaking song, but it tells a lot.
Sameena Khokha r: I heard that “Strange Fruit” was based on a poem by Abel Morrepal, a Jewish school
teacher from the Bronx. Is that true?
Billie Holiday: Yes, it is true. The poem was eventually heard by Barney Josephson who later
introduced it to me. After I performed and recorded it in 1939 my popularity skyrocketed.
Sameena Khokhar: That’s Great! When you sang your song it sounded like a
experience or a story rather than a group of notes. Awesome job.
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Genre(s): Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Blues, Torch Songs, Swing
Members: Billie Holiday
Instruments Played: Vocals
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Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
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Record Label: Commodore, Verve, and the Columbia Records
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Genre(s):: Jazz, Vocal
Jazz, Blues, Torch Songs,
Swing
Members: Billie Holiday
Formed: After she gained more experience singing in night clubs, Billie Holiday
was spotted by John Hammond and than did her first record as part of a studio
group led by Benny Goodman.
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Hometown:
Baltimore, Maryland
Band Member Biography: Eleanora Fagan was born on April 7, 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Record Label
Commodore, Verve and
Columbia Records
Hit Songs/Years: “Carelessly” (1937) “God Bless the Child” (1941)
Hit Albums/Years: Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra featuring Billie Holiday (1949) Stay With Me (1955)
Awards/Achievements: In 1987, Billie Holiday was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Award. In
2000, Billie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Current Location: Deceased
Fun Facts: Billie Holiday was sometimes know as “Lady Day” or “Queen of Song.” White gardenias ,worn in
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her became her trademark. She renamed herself Billie after her favorite film star Billie Dove.
Muddy Waters Ella Fitzgerald Louis Armstrong
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References
"Billie Holiday." Web. 21 Jan. 2011. <http://airjudden.tripod.com/jazz/billieholiday.html>.
Lizama, Dominic. "Billie Holiday.“
Billie Holiday the Official Site of Lady Day. 29 Dec. 2006. Web. 22 Jan. 2011. <http://www.billieholiday.com/>.
"Billie Holiday Biography." Bio. True Story. 1996-2011. Web. 23 Jan. 2011.
<http://www.biography.com/articles/Billie-Holiday-9341902>.
Hunmer, Mark. Web. 29 Jan. 2011. <http://www.examiner.com/local-music-in-new-york/carmen-lundy-s-rareshowcase>.
Gerdlem, Spencer B. Billie Holiday. New York, USA: 2006.
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