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Hace 4 días · Holiday sang 32 songs at the Carnegie concert by her count, including Cole Porter's "Night and Day" and her 1930s hit, "Strange Fruit". During the show, someone sent her a box of gardenias . "My old trademark", Holiday said.
Hace 4 días · Among the songs identified with her were “Strange Fruit,” “Fine and Mellow,” “The Man I Love,” “Billie’s Blues,” “God Bless the Child,” and “I Wished on the Moon.” How did Billie Holiday get famous?
Hace 1 día · Billie Holiday performs ‘Strange Fruit’ in 1959. Unflinching lyrics. Like so many composers whose songs Holiday recorded – George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern – Meeropol ...
Hace 1 día · Se cumplen 65 años de la muerte de la cantante Billie Holiday, una artista que le puso voz a la tragedia del racismo. Su maravillosa interpretación de Strange Fruit ((Fruto extraño) generó que ...
Hace 5 días · 1. This is a welcome reissue (supplemented by “bonuses”) of live recordings made by Billie on her Jazz Club U.S.A. European tour, organized by Leonard Feather in 1954. The first eight tracks – all familiar Holiday favourites – have her accompanied by pianist Carl Drinkard, bassist Red Mitchell and drummer Elaine Leighton. She’s in ...
Hace 4 días · The song “It’s Too Hot for Words” has become one of Billie Holiday’s most renowned and beloved compositions. Released in 1935, it is known for its simple yet captivating melody and the intimate and sultry vocal performance delivered by the legendary jazz singer.
Hace 2 días · Today, Holiday is revered as one of the most influential musical artists of all time. Time magazine named her 1939 recording of “Strange Fruit” the song of the 20th century. “In this sad, shadowy song about lynching in the South,” Time wrote in 1999, “history’s greatest jazz singer comes to terms with history itself.”
