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  2. Strange Fruit - Wikipedia

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    "Strange Fruit" is a song written and composed by Abel Meeropol (under his pseudonym Lewis Allan) and recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939. The lyrics were drawn from a poem by Meeropol published in 1937.

  3. Abel Meeropol - Wikipedia

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    Abel Meeropol (February 10, 1903 – October 29, 1986) [1] was an American songwriter and poet whose works were published under his pseudonym Lewis Allan. He wrote the poem and musical setting of " Strange Fruit " (1937), which was recorded by Billie Holiday .

  4. 6 inspiring Black protest songs, from 'Strange Fruit' to ...

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    Today, “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday, ... In 1939, Billie Holiday lent her vocals to this disconcerting ballad written originally as an anti-lynching poem by Abel Meeropol.

  5. Lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith - Wikipedia

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    Meeropol later said that the photograph "haunted [him] for days" and inspired his poem "Bitter Fruit". It was published in the New York Teacher in 1937 and later in the magazine New Masses, in both cases under the pseudonym Lewis Allan. Meeropol set his poem to music, renaming it "Strange Fruit".

  6. Strange Fruit Records - Wikipedia

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    Strange Fruit closed in 2004. It was part of the Zomba Group of companies and was shut down when the label merged with BMG. The last release the label put together was an album of New Order's complete Peel Sessions, fitting as the first release that came out was an EP of New Order's first Peel session.

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  8. Strange Fruit (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Strange Fruit" is a 1937 poem and song written by Abel Meeropol, made famous by Billie Holiday in 1939 and then covered by many other performers.

  9. Laura Duncan (singer) - Wikipedia

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    Duncan performed the song "Strange Fruit" (music and lyrics by Abe Meeropol) at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1938. [1] [2] Duncan later performed it in Paul Robeson's show The Negro in American Life at the Golden Gate Ballroom in 1941. [3] She received positive reviews for her singing.