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6 inspiring Black protest songs, from 'Strange Fruit' to Kendrick Lamar’s 'Alright'
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoToday, “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday, “A Change is Gonna Come,” Sam Cooke and “What’s Going On,”...
Macklemore Debuts ‘Hind’s Hall’ Protest Solidarity Song
Time via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoMILAN, ITALY - MAY 04: Macklemore performs at Alcatraz on May 04, 2023 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by...
Strange Fruit: Logansport students learn of Marion lynching, Billie Holiday song
Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Ind. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 21—"Southern trees bear a strange fruit/ Blood on the leaves and blood at the root/ Black body swinging in the Southern breeze/ Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees." It is one of ...
Billie Holiday Was a Songwriter, Too
The Wall Street Journal· 3 months agoESSAY Billie Holiday is widely considered jazz’s pre-eminent singer. Frank Sinatra once said that “with few exceptions, every major pop singer in the...
‘Bitter Crop’ Review: Billie Holiday’s Swan Song
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoIn 1959, during what would be the final months of her life, Billie Holiday was unwell. The singer—who had honed her art in the brothels of Baltimore,...
Andra Day Soars at Special Club Show at New York’s Legendary Blue Note: Concert Review
Variety via AOL· 4 hours agoIt’s a strange sensation to see an artist who you last saw performing “Lift Every Voice and Sing”...
10 Groundbreaking Songs Vs. 10 Problematic Songs That Prove Some Music Is Timeless And Some...
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWe asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us about some popular, older songs that have...
Inside Billie Holiday’s Incredible Career in the Face of Difficulty: ‘Triumphed Against the Odds’
Closer Weekly via Yahoo News· 10 months agoBillie Holiday had reasons to sing the blues. Abandoned by her father and raised in Harlem by her...
Billie Streaming: Watch & Stream Online via Hulu
COMINGSOON.net via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBillie by James Erskine takes you on a soul-stirring journey through the extraordinary life of Billie Holiday, the iconic jazz singer whose voice moved...
13 Of The Saddest Songs Ever Recorded, And People's Stories About How They Affected Them
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"When I hear 'Time in a Bottle,' all I think about is Jim Croce leaving behind his little boy. I...
