Clive selwood sold strange fruit to pinnacle in the mid1990s and the label was eventually shut down in 2004, when the zomba group of companies merged with bmg. Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck for the rain to gather, for the wind to suck for the sun to rot, for a tree to drop here is a strange and bitter crop. They begin season 2 production in july melissa roxburgh, manifest. It is roughly pearshaped, has a spiny, hard husk, and stinks to high heaven the odour has been. Season 1 our gang season 2 scar tissue season 3 playing tight season 7 petty cash selected filmography edit. After strange fruit pioneered releases of peel sessions, other companies followed in its footsteps by issuing archive bbc music recordings, including sessions from the peel show. Bob dylan cited strange fruit as an influence in the 2005 documentary no direction home.
Strange fruit is a song performed most famously by billie holiday. In billie holidays song strange fruit, the theme demonstrates the horror of lynching in postcivil war america in the deep south. Since the companys inception in 1994, strange fruit have performed at over 600 international festivals in over 52 countries, to well over 5 million people. The library of congress honored the song as one of 50 recordings chosen that year to add to the national recording registry. Lost in space 2xcd, 2002 too pure, pure 110 cd ronnie lanes slim chance. The unsolved 1963 murder of a black teenager, whose body was discovered by the thenyoung will jeffries, is reopened. Strange fruit explores the history and legacy of a song unique in the annals of american music. The new statesman listed it as one of the top 20 political songs. When her small home is discovered by the mysterious soma clan, she suddenly finds herself. Strange fruit was an early cry for civil rightssome might even say it was the beginning of the civil rights movement. Bestknown from billie holidays haunting 1939 rendition, the song strange fruit is a harrowing. This history of the songs evolution tells a dramatic story of americas radical past using one of the most influential protest songs ever written as its epicenter.
Moved by the infamous photograph taken that night, abel meeropol, a jewish high school teacher in new york city, wrote a protest song entitled, strange fruit. With kathryn morris, danny pino, john finn, jeremy ratchford. The strange fruit label, established in 1986 by former dandelion records business chief clive selwood, peels longtime friend and personal manager, was a primary distributor of bbc recordings, focusing on peel sessions. The film explores how two such seemingly different political and stillresonant. Jul 21, 2016 southern trees bear a strange fruit blood on the leaves and blood at the root black bodies swayin in the southern breeze strange fruit hangin from the poplar trees. Oct 02, 2019 october 2, 2019 lizz wright stuns with a somber version of strange fruit, made famous by billie holiday, during the 2019 npr music turning the tables opening concert at lincoln center. Time magazine named strange fruit as best song of the century in its issue dated december 31, 1999. The atlanta journalconstitution listed the song as number one on 100 songs of the south. Southern trees bear strange fruit, blood on the leaves and blood at the root, black bodies swinging in the southern breeze. He went to paris in 2000, to play a season of football, but spent weekends skiing. Holidays record label refused to record the song but holiday persisted and.
Strange fruit is the first documentary exploring the history and legacy of the billie holiday classic. Record producer ahmet ertegun called the song a declaration of war, and jazz writer leonard feather said it was the first significant protest in. A magic song from a magic voice lyrics strange fruit southern trees bear strange fruit blood on the leaves and blood at the root black bodies swinging in. Such lynchings had reached a peak in the south at the turn of the century, but continued there and in other regions of the united states.
Strange fruit is a brutal, haunting dirge, especially in billie holidays iconic version. The songs evolution tells a dramatic story of americas radical past using one of the most influential protest songs ever written as its epicenter. After writing it, meeropol put music to his lyrics and the song gained attention in new york. To hear episode 1 go to and use promo code fruit at checkout for 1 month free.
Still crazy is a 1998 british comedy film directed by brian gibson. You never can tell the bbc sessions 2xcd, 1997 new millennium communications ltd pilot 11 on at the bbc 2xlp, 2019 universal umc. Insecure 2020 snowfall 2017 paradise drive 2012 the shield 2002 2008 nypd blue 2004 sister, sister 1997. A magic song from a magic voice lyrics strange fruit southern trees bear strange fruit blood on the leaves and blood at the root black bodies swinging in the southern breeze strange fruit hanging. At a congressional hearing in 1940, the lyrics were read into the record. Considering the songs release date of 1939, it seems remarkable. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for strange fruit 3 releases. Strange fruit i loves you porgy with mal waldron, london, 1959 good quality plus the celebrated performance of fine and mellow from the voice of jazz cbs special 1957 with roy eldridge, doc cheatam, vic dickensen, lester young, ben webster, coleman hawkins, gerry mulligan, mal waldron, danny barker, milt hinton and osie johnson, presented.
Strange fruit was founded in melbourne, australia in 1994, with the founders of the company having no prior knowledge of the billie holiday song. Durian now this is a weird fruit, and quite possibly, the weirdest in the world. The sparse arrangement found day partnering with just a guitarist, who unspooled blues riffs beneath her stunning vocals. In 2002, the library of congress honored the song as one of 50 recordings chosen that year to be added to the national recording registry. October 2, 2019 lizz wright stuns with a somber version of strange fruit, made famous by billie holiday, during the 2019 npr music turning the tables opening concert at lincoln center. Billie holiday was not the fist singer to perform strange fruit. When holidays producer john hammond also refused to record it, she. Strange fruit is a song recorded by billie holiday in 1939, written by abel meeropol and. In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, bronxborn high school teacher abel meeropol wrote a poem entitled strange fruit that begins with the words. The film focuses on the personal lives of the band members and those closest to them, and their. March 18, 2020 things may be shutting down and folks my be staying in because of covid19, but this new episode of strange fruit will help pass the time as you. Meeropol, after the execution of julius and ethel rosenberg, adopted the rosenbergs two sons. A successful, homosexual african american lawyer working in new york returns to the rural louisiana town in which he was raised to investigate the lynching death of his childhood friend, only to.
It condemned american racism, particularly the lynching of african americans that had occurred chiefly in the south but also in. In season 2 of fruit, we find x caught in the middle of a huge league scandal that has been making national headlines. Record producer ahmet ertegun called the song a declaration of war, and jazz writer leonard feather said it was the first significant protest in words and music, the first unmuted cry against racism. Strange fruit explores the history and legacy of a song unique in the annals of. The dj himself had nothing to do with the labels ownership or management, although he did lend support and suggested sessions that he felt deserved release. Together, they arranged for holiday to cut her first record. This, then, is how one of the most controversial comics in recent years ends. After leaving college he became a teacher in new york city. Dec 22, 2011 a magic song from a magic voice lyrics strange fruit southern trees bear strange fruit blood on the leaves and blood at the root black bodies swinging in the southern breeze strange fruit hanging. From issa rae, creator of the new show insecure on hbo, fruit is a fresh new serialized audio drama about a professional football player named x who is struggling to figure out who he really is no easy feat in the alphamale dominated industry of pro football. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. A history of the antilynching protest song made famous by billie holiday explores the alliance between american jews and africanamericans in the struggle for civil rights. Meeropol was also a writer and worried about antisemitism and.
The plot concerns a fictional 1970s rock band named strange fruit, who, after being split up for two decades, are persuaded to get back together to perform at a reunion of the same concert venue where they played their last gig. With dorothy thigpen, milton gabler, farah jasmine griffin, c. Holiday recorded two major sessions of the song at commodore, one in 1939 and. Set in contemporary rural louisiana, strange fruit explores the tribulations of william boyals kent faulcon, a successful new york lawyer and. Set to shift the paradigm of podcasting, according to forbes, fruit recounts xs journey of selfdiscovery and sexual exploration, both on and off the field. On august 7, 1930, two africanamerican teenagers, thomas shipp and abram smith, were lynched by a violent mob in marion, indiana. Southern trees bear a strange fruit blood on the leaves and blood at the root black bodies swayin in the southern breeze strange fruit hangin from the poplar trees.
The library of congress honored the song as one of 50 recordings. Strange fruit is a song performed most famously by billie holiday, who first sang and recorded it in 1939. The john peel sessions cd, 2002 strange fruit sfrscd104 laika. The black dahlia 2006 strange fruit 2004 kingston high 2002 rising to the top 1999 television appearances. Racism in america stands indicted and exposed by these lines, with no need at all for a more didactic or agitational message daniels 2002. Jeffries reopens a 1963 case in which he, as a child, found the body of a 16yearold african american boy who had been planning to attend martin luther kings march on washington. Watch strange fruit movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees pastoral scene of the gallant south the bulging eyes and the twisted mouth scent of magnolia sweet and fresh and the sudden smell of burning flesh. Regardless of age, language or cultural background, strange fruit are dedicated to producing invigorating and. Written by teacher abel meeropol as a poem and published in 1937, it protested american racism, particularly the lynching of african americans. Strange fruit sung by billie holiday university of hawaii. The company name came from a dream by the creator of the apparatus with which we work, and on which our shows are based. When a girl found herself in the family way, she was shipped off to an aunt in the country and the child was. Strange protest music overview broadcast schedule, fruit southern trees bear a strange fruit blood on the leaves and blood at the root.
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