Decade Song: Strange Fruit (1 Jan 1930 Jahr – 31 Dez 1939 Jahr)
Beschreibung:
Artist: Billie HolidayRelease Date: April 20, 1939
Aesthetic: The song is a sad jazz song, featuring a trumpet and Billie Holiday singing about lynchings of African Americans. Her lyrics describe in fairly gruesome details the imagery of lynching, where the "strange fruit" refers to individual's hanging from trees.
Applies to the 30's which was the height of lynchings in America
Zugefügt zum Band der Zeit:
Datum:
1 Jan 1930 Jahr
31 Dez 1939 Jahr
~ 10 years