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Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday Sings Strange Fruit

Single US 1956 on Sonet label
Jazz (Swing)

This version: 3-prong center (Unlike 4-prong version) An Embassy Master. Writing credit for A1 wrongly attributed to Holiday. Side A recorded March 20, 1939 B1 recorded March 25, 1944 B2 recorded April 8, 1944 All tracks recorded in New York City

     
Musicians
PortraitBillie Holiday voc, 1915-1959 US
vocals, album by, written by
PortraitLem Davis as, 1914-1970 US
alto saxophone
PortraitTab Smith sax, voc, 1909-1971 US
alto saxophone
PortraitJohn Simmons b, 1918-1979 US
bass
PortraitJohnny Williams b, 1908-1998 US
bass
PortraitEddie Dougherty dr, *1915 US
drums
PortraitSidney Catlett dr, 1910-1951 US
drums
PortraitJimmy McLin g, 1908-1983 US
guitar
PortraitTeddy Walters g, US
guitar
PortraitEddie Heywood p, 1915-1989 US
piano
PortraitSonny White p, 1917-1971 US
piano
PortraitKenneth Hollon voc, sax, 1909-1974 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitStanley Payne sax, US
tenor saxophone
PortraitVic Dickenson tb, 1906-1984 US
trombone
PortraitDoc Cheatham tr, 1905-1997 US
trumpet
PortraitFrank Newton tr, 1906-1954 US
trumpet
Producers
Sten Axel Ahlstrand painting
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Strange FruitBillie HolidayBillie Holiday
2Fine And MellowBillie HolidayBillie Holiday
3He's Funny That WayBillie HolidayNeil Moret, Richard Whiting
4I'll Get ByBillie HolidayFred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk
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