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Billie Holiday - "Strange Fruit" Live 1959 [Reelin' In The Years Archives]

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Reelin' In The Years Productions has available for licensing over 20000 hours of music footage spanning 90 years. Additionally ...

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Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made significant contributions to jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Holiday was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills. After a turbulent childhood, Holiday began singing in nightclu...

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