Strange Fruit

Strange Fruit a song by Billie Holiday on Foxsoundi

Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday

About Strange Fruit

"Strange Fruit" is a song performed most famously by Billie Holiday. It condemned American racism, particularly the lynching of African Americans that had occurred chiefly in the South but also in all regions of the United States. Holiday's version of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1978. It was also included in the list of Songs of the Century, by the Recording Industry of America and the National Endowment for the Arts. Author .

Text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.

Looking for the lyrics of Strange Fruit? Read the lyrics on Genius

About this song

Credited to: Billie Holiday
Album: 50s And 60s Jazz Hits · Track 26 of 29
Released: September 4, 2020
Duration: 3:02
On Last.fm: 490,697 listeners on Last.fm

More from Billie Holiday

I'll Be Seeing You · 9 plays
Blue Moon · 6 plays
Gloomy Sunday · 4 plays
Lover Man · 3 plays
Trav'lin' Light · 1 plays
Easy Living · 1 plays

Similar artists

Sarah Vaughan — Black Coffee
John Coltrane — So What (feat. John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans)
Chet Baker — I Fall In Love Too Easily
Duke Ellington — In A Sentimental Mood
Stan Getz — The Girl From Ipanema
Sidney Bechet — Joshua Fit De Battle of Jericho
Nancy Wilson — The Boy From Ipanema
Benny Goodman Sextet — How High the Moon
Julie London — I'm In The Mood For Love
Johnny Hartman — My One And Only Love

From the album: 50s And 60s Jazz Hits

Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Single Version by Ella Fitzgerald , Louis Armstrong ,
I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good by Oscar Peterson Trio ,
Cry Me A River by Julie London ,
Lush Life by John Coltrane , Johnny Hartman ,
Body And Soul by Gerry Mulligan , Paul Desmond Quartet ,
Reflections In The Park by The Gary McFarland Orchestra , Bill Evans ,
Autumn In New York by Sonny Stitt ,
Round Midnight by Lee Konitz ,
Don't Get Around Much Anymore by Mel Tormé ,
Soul Eyes by John Coltrane Quartet ,
I'd Rather Go Blind by Etta James ,
What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong ,
Summertime by Charlie Parker ,
Maiden Voyage - Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition by Herbie Hancock ,
You Turned The Tables On Me by Anita O'Day , Oscar Peterson Quartet ,
Just One Of Those Things - Take 8 - Master Take by Billie Holiday ,
Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) by Antônio Carlos Jobim , Frank Sinatra ,
Stompin' At The Savoy by Kenny Burrell ,
Bumpin' by Wes Montgomery ,
Too Close For Comfort by Mel Tormé , The Marty Paich Orchestra ,
Stevie by Duke Ellington , John Coltrane ,
There Is No Greater Love by Gene Ammons , Sonny Stitt ,
Work Song - Remastered 2000 by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet ,
Rhode Island Is Famous For You by Blossom Dearie ,
You Couldn't Be Cuter by Margaret Whiting ,
Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday ,
I Only Have Eyes For You by Carmen McRae ,
Whisper Not by Anita O'Day , The Three Sounds ,
This Bitter Earth by Dinah Washington ,