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1. Wall Info Photos Songs/Videos Billie Holiday Logout Photo Here Wall Wall Info Info Photos Photos Songs/Videos Songs/Videos Write something… Share facebook View photos of Artist/Band Billie Holiday: What is your favorite song of mine? Send Artist/Bank a message www.http://billieholiday.com 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. Information Genre(s):: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Blues, Torch Songs, Swing Members: Billie Holiday Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland Record Label Commodore, Verve and Columbia Records Current Location: Deceased 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. Billie Holiday iswaiting for my next performance Sameena Khokhar: What is the message behind the song? I always wanted to know. 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? Friends Louis Armstrong Ella Fitzgerald Muddy Waters 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. Lena Horne Sarah Vaughn Carmen Lundy

2. facebook Wall Info Photos Songs/Videos Billie Holiday Logout BillieHoliday is waiting for my next performance Photo Here Wall Info Photos Songs/Videos Basic Information Genre(s): Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Blues, Torch Songs, Swing Members: Billie Holiday Instruments Played: Vocals Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland Record Label: Commodore, Verve, and the ColumbiaRecords Current Location: Deceased 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. View photos of Artist/Band Send Artist/Bank a message www.http://billieholiday.com Information Genre(s):: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Blues, Torch Songs, Swing Members: Billie Holiday Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland Record Label Commodore, Verve and Columbia Records Current Location: Deceased Detailed Information Band Member Biography: Eleanora Fagan was born on April 7, 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hit Albums/Years: Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra featuring Billie Holiday (1949) Stay With Me (1955) Hit Songs/Years: “Carelessly” (1937) “God Bless the Child” (1941) 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. Fun Facts: Billie Holiday was sometimes know as “Lady Day” or “Queen of Song.” White gardenias ,worn in her became her trademark. She renamed herself Billie after her favorite film star Billie Dove. Friends Louis Armstrong Ella Fitzgerald Muddy Waters Contact Information Official Band Website: www.http://billieholiday.com Lena Horne Sarah Vaughn Carmen Lundy

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4. facebook Wall Info Photos Songs/Videos Billie Holiday Logout Photo Here • BillieHoliday is waiting for my next performance Wall Info Photos Songs/Video Featured Songs “Carelessly” “Strange Fruit” Featured Video Click to hear “Strange Fruit” 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-rare-showcase>. Gerdlem, Spencer B. Billie Holiday. New York, USA: 2006.