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On April 20, 1939, Billie Holiday recorded the song Strange Fruit . Written by a Jewish schoolteacher, Abel Meeropol, it became an instant hit and to this day serves as a poignant protest song against injustice. It is also an example?along with images of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel walking arm in arm with Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma?of one of the more celebrated characteristics of ...... Thu July 17, 2008, 11:17 am
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In conversation with jimmy cobb (part one), TX - 23 hours agoYou started playing professionally in your hometown of Washington DC You played with Earl Bostic, Billie Holiday and others. How did you get your start? ...... Mon March 31, 2008, 4:24 pm |
The new kingScotland on Sunday, UK - 23 hours agoHere you'll find the Bohemian Caverns, where the performers have included Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway and Billie Holiday. At Ben's Chili Bowl, ...... Sat November 8, 2008, 5:37 pm |
Rock/Blues Danielia Cotton "Rare Child? (Adrenaline Records/ADA) Singer, songwriter and guitarist Danielia Cotton has released her sophomore compact disc, "Rare Child.? A native of Hopewell, N.J., Cotton cites AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones... Fri May 30, 2008, 12:49 am |
NPRBillie Holiday: A Lady Day PrimerNPR - 4 hours agoThis week: vocal legend Billie Holiday. Holiday grew up in Baltimore in the 1920s. She never had any formal singing training and never learned to read music ...... Fri April 11, 2008, 1:24 pm |
Lady Day, as tenor saxophonist Lester Young named Billie Holiday, still has that effect through the many reissues of her recordings, including the recently released "Lady Day: The Master Takes and Singles" of the 1933-44 sessions ...... Fri February 15, 2008, 6:00 pm |
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