tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8182600.post111871520708998847..comments2023-10-20T03:20:00.060-05:00Comments on chez bez: Strange Fruitchez bezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12916276882977632803noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8182600.post-1119660267741805312005-06-24T19:44:00.000-05:002005-06-24T19:44:00.000-05:00Michael,Thanks for visiting my blog, and the Nina ...Michael,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting my blog, and the Nina Simone recommendation. I had no idea she had an autobiography...I'll definitely check it out.<BR/><BR/>As for the song "Strange Fruit", I know that Nina does a cover of this song. It was original written in 1939 by Abel Meeropol, a schoolteacher in NYC.<BR/><BR/>The song became notorious through the performances of Billie Holiday, who popularized it.Kat Coblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01989208841608754591noreply@blogger.com