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The Tragic Story Behind Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit"

In March 1939, a 23-year-old Billie Holiday walked up to the mic at West 4th's Cafe Society in New York City to sing her final song of the night. Per her request, the waiters stopped serving and the room went completely black, save for a spotlight on her face. And then she sang, softly in her raw ...

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from Biography http://bit.ly/2VpvmBB

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