Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit

Guardian

Billie Holiday's 1939 song about racist lynchings stunned audiences and redefined popular music. In an extract from 33 Revolutions Per Minute, his history of protest songs, Dorian Lynskey explores the chilling power of Strange Fruit

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