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jofield	Origins of 'Strange Fruit' - article (42)	RE: Origins of 'Strange Fruit' - article	17 Feb 01
My mother was a big Billie Holiday fan and introduced me to her through a very early LP. She told me that white audiences would always fervently request "Strange Fruit" and she (my mom) found it a bit ghoulish. I have a feeling that some of the resentment Holiday showed at having to sing it so often was her sense that many in the audience just wanted the thrill of the macabre.

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