Nwaka Onwusa on Rock Hall’s ‘It’s Been Said All Along’ Exhibit
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame spotlights a long and vital tradition of black artists […]
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‘Strange Fruit’: The Timely Return of One of America’s Most Powerful Protest Songs
Posted in: Music FeaturesRecorded by Billie Holiday and Nina Simone, sampled by Kanye West and Rapsody, and streamed by the millions, the anti-lynching song has taken on a new relevance in the era of Black Lives Matter
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Bettye LaVette on Why She’s Singing ‘Strange Fruit’ Now
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe R&B veteran has released a cover of Billie Holiday's 1939 protest song after the police killing of George Floyd. "We keep telling this story over and over and over," she says
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Bettye LaVette Unleashes Cover of Billie Holiday’s ‘Strange Fruit’
Posted in: Music NewsTimely track will appear on LaVette's upcoming album Blackbirds
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Women Who Rock: Macy Gray
Posted in: Music NewsThe R&B diva credits Billie Holiday as her biggest influence
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Tony Millionaire’s Portraits of Musicians
Posted in: Music ListsCartoonist discusses his drawings of Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, David Byrne and more
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Etta James on Billie Holiday: Women Who Rock
Posted in: Music News'With Billie, I did delve into so much of what went on with her. And I really loved the way she put a song over'
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Etta James Looks Back
Posted in: Music NewsTough girl tomboy, Etta kicks ass and shakes it too
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Bob Dylan, Jazz Stars Salute Label Pioneer John Hammond
Posted in: Music NewsThe 45-year Columbia Records vet who discovered Billie Holiday and signed Dylan and Springsteen gets a star-studded television special
