Album: Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday (1989)
Genre: Jazz
Format: Album

Artist Background: Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Harris April 7, 1915 - July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Critic John Bush wrote that Holiday "changed the art of American pop vocals forever." She co-wrote only a few songs, but several of them have ... Part of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Jazz movement.

Related Artists: Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington

Music Scene: Part of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Jazz movement.

Tags: Jazz, 1980s, Album


Strange Fruit

Billie Holiday

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