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Sep 5, 2012 · Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. Pastoral scene of the gallant South, ... Miller says he was surprised to learn the song was written by a white Jewish guy from the Bronx. "Strange ...
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BLAIR: Marcus Miller says he was surprised to find out that "Strange Fruit" was written by a white Jewish guy from the Bronx. Miller says the song took extraordinary courage for both Meeropol and ...
Apr 17, 2019 · It was named the song of the century by Time magazine in 1999, and the story of Strange Fruit’s conception has entered legend. Originally a poem called Bitter Fruit, it was written by the Jewish ...
Apr 12, 2021 · "Strange Fruit" was a controversial protest anthem sung by Billie Holiday in the 1930s which got her targeted by the U.S. government. ... which was originally written as a poem by a Jewish ...
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Dec 30, 2012 · BLAIR: Marcus Miller says he was surprised to find out that "Strange Fruit" was written by a white Jewish guy from the Bronx. Miller says the song took extraordinary courage for both Meeropol and ...
Aug 20, 2010 · The song was written by a Jewish man named Abel Meeropol (he used the pseudonym Lewis Allen). Meeropol was inspired to write the story after seeing a photo of a lynching that happened in Indiana 80 years ago on August 6th (the song references the South, but events the song describes took place in Yankee territory). Three young black men were ...
Jan 17, 2011 · The song “Strange Fruit,” one of the most haunting jazz ballads of the past century, was made famous by Billie Holiday. But it was written by a Jewish man named Abel Meeropol, who was inspired ...
