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MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts) Tue Apr 7, 2015, 07:26 PM Apr 2015

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Billy Holiday was born 100 years ago...

She was born exactly one year after my mommy. I never knew that her most affecting song, "Strange Fruit" was written by Abel Meeropol, a white, Jewish high school teach from the Bronx and a member of the Communist Party.

Here's the song and the story in remembrance of Billy Holiday…

http://www.billieholiday.com/portfolio/strange-fruit/

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Billy Holiday was born 100 years ago... (Original Post) MrMickeysMom Apr 2015 OP

Amen shenmue Apr 2015 #1

One of the best. And the government persecuted her to death. Luminous Animal Apr 2015 #2

Link for both of us ... MrMickeysMom Apr 2015 #10

"The Hunting of Billy Holliday" Luminous Animal Apr 2015 #15

My all time favorite jazz singer kwassa Apr 2015 #3

great selection... MrMickeysMom Apr 2015 #7

My favorite as well. LuvNewcastle Apr 2015 #16

her voice..... irisblue Apr 2015 #4

Kathleen Dunn on WPR did an hour-long interview Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #5

I will look for that... MrMickeysMom Apr 2015 #9

My wife loves her. diabeticman Apr 2015 #6

and…. MrMickeysMom Apr 2015 #8

Thanks diabeticman Apr 2015 #13

What a voice malaise Apr 2015 #11

K and R for Billy Holiday panader0 Apr 2015 #12

and, just FYI... choie Apr 2015 #14

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

1. Amen

Reply to MrMickeysMom (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 07:36 PM

Apr 2015

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

2. One of the best. And the government persecuted her to death.

Reply to shenmue (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 07:38 PM

Apr 2015

Literally.

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)

10. Link for both of us ...

Reply to Luminous Animal (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 08:15 PM

Apr 2015

Courtesy of JR!

http://www.wpr.org/shows/happy-birthday-billie-holiday

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

15. "The Hunting of Billy Holliday"

Reply to MrMickeysMom (Reply #10)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 02:53 AM

Apr 2015

A sober read. Likely not in the spirit of celebrating this lovely woman's birthday but well worth remembering and putting aside for another day.

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/01/drug-war-the-hunting-of-billie-holiday-114298.html#.VSTOgDpnzRY

kwassa

(23,340 posts)

3. My all time favorite jazz singer

Reply to MrMickeysMom (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 07:49 PM

Apr 2015

Her vocal starts at 1:25. Here she sings the blues.

and two other great songs.

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)

7. great selection...

Reply to kwassa (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 08:09 PM

Apr 2015

LuvNewcastle

(16,843 posts)

16. My favorite as well.

Reply to kwassa (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 03:21 AM

Apr 2015

Thanks for the clips.

irisblue

(32,960 posts)

4. her voice.....

Reply to MrMickeysMom (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 07:52 PM

Apr 2015

her voice...amazing

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

5. Kathleen Dunn on WPR did an hour-long interview

Reply to MrMickeysMom (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 07:56 PM

Apr 2015

with a Billie Holiday scholar. It was a great, insightful interview.

You can no doubt find it on the Kathleen Dunn page at wpr.org

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)

9. I will look for that...

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 08:12 PM

Apr 2015

Good thing to listen to tonight. Thanks!

diabeticman

(3,121 posts)

6. My wife loves her.

Reply to MrMickeysMom (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 07:58 PM

Apr 2015

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)

8. and….

Reply to diabeticman (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 08:10 PM

Apr 2015

You are good to your wife, diabetic man!

diabeticman

(3,121 posts)

13. Thanks

Reply to MrMickeysMom (Reply #8)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 08:50 PM

Apr 2015

malaise

(268,885 posts)

11. What a voice

Reply to MrMickeysMom (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 08:41 PM

Apr 2015

Wow!!!

panader0

(25,816 posts)

12. K and R for Billy Holiday

Reply to MrMickeysMom (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 08:48 PM

Apr 2015

My mom was born 107 years ago. She didn't sing much but she could really play the piano.

choie

(4,111 posts)

14. and, just FYI...

Reply to MrMickeysMom (Original post)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 09:07 PM

Apr 2015

Meeropol and his wife cared for the two sons of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg after they were executed. The sons eventually took their last name.

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