Nina Simone: Strange Fruit
I’ve always liked Nina’s version of the song made famous by Billie Holliday.
With the recent horrifying murders in SC., and elsewhere, seems appropriate to watch and listen again to Nina talk about the song.
I’ve always liked Nina’s version of the song made famous by Billie Holliday.
With the recent horrifying murders in SC., and elsewhere, seems appropriate to watch and listen again to Nina talk about the song.
~ by john on June 24, 2015.
Posted in blues, jazz, music, personal, politics, Video
Tags: billie holiday, civil rights, nina simone, racism, strange fruit
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