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October 14, 2008
Billie Holiday sings 'Strange Fruit'
This performance of a song she originally recorded in 1939, which went on to become her biggest hit, was filmed in early 1959, five months before her untimely death at the age of 44.
[via Jerry Young]
October 14, 2008 at 12:01 PM | Permalink
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Beyond devastating.
Devastating, too, in a different way -- her "Gloomy Sunday" (pretty devastating all by itself):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0hwlLEWOgk
Then pick yourself up with this little tutorial featuring John Hammond in a suit that just can't say no:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCb7rU4JTyQ
And a little Fletcher Henderson to get you going again:
http://www.redhotjazz.com/songs/henderson/motenstomp.ram
Posted by: Flautist | Oct 14, 2008 3:44:18 PM
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