Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday

First released: 1939, Length: 3:12
1939-04-20 recording

Creators (11)

Instruments

1. Eddie Dougherty (20 Apr 1939) drums (drum set)
2. Frankie Newton (20 Apr 1939) trumpet
3. Jimmy McLin (20 Apr 1939) guitar
4. Johnny Williams (20 Apr 1939) double bass
5. Kenneth Hollon (20 Apr 1939) tenor saxophone
6. Sonny White (20 Apr 1939) piano
7. Stanley Payne (20 Apr 1939) tenor saxophone
8. Tab Smith (20 Apr 1939) saxophone, alto saxophone

Vocals

1. Billie Holiday (20 Apr 1939)

Producer

1. Milt Gabler

Locations

Recorded At

1. Brunswick World Broadcasting Studio (20 Apr 1939)

Works (1)

Recording Of

1. Strange Fruit (20 Apr 1939)
   

   Composer

   1. Lewis Allan

   Lyricist

   1. Lewis Allan

Releases containing this recording (50)

Official

Album

1. Lady Sings the Blues 1957 Billie Holiday
2. Lady Sings the Blues 1957 Billie Holiday
3. Lady Sings the Blues 1990 Billie Holiday
4. Ross Porter’s After Hours With Verve 1997 Various Artists

Album - Compilation

1. Sixteen of Her Greatest Interpretations 1972 Billie Holiday aka "Lady Day (1939-1944) The Sixteen Original Commodore Interpretations"
2. The Billie Holiday Songbook 1986 Billie Holiday
3. The Billie Holiday Songbook 1986 Billie Holiday
4. Prime All-Time-Hits: Jazz and Blues Club, Volume 1 1987 Various Artists
5. The Lady Sings the Blues 1987 Billie Holiday
6. The Lady Sings the Blues 1987 Billie Holiday
7. The Lady Sings the Blues 1987 Billie Holiday
8. Lady Day (1939-1944): The Sixteen Original Commodore Interpretations 1988 Billie Holiday
9. Billie Holiday 1988 Billie Holiday
10. Strange Fruit 1989 Billie Holiday
11. Strange Fruit 1991 Billie Holiday
12. The Chronological Classics: Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra 1939-1940 1991 Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
13. Ballads 1992 Billie Holiday
14. Lady Sings the Blues: The Billie Holiday Story, Volume 4 21 Mar 1995 Billie Holiday
15. Jazz & Blues Collection 14: Billie Holiday 1995 Billie Holiday
16. Juke Joint Blues 16 Sep 1996 Various Artists
17. Jazz Greats, Volume 1: Billie Holiday: All of Me 1996 Billie Holiday
18. The Commodore Story 28 Jan 1997 Various Artists
19. The Complete Commodore Recordings 28 Jan 1997 Billie Holiday
20. The Complete Commodore Recordings 1997 Billie Holiday
21. 4 by 4 26 Jan 1999 Various Artists
22. R.E.S.P.E.C.T: A Century of Women in Music 05 Oct 1999 Various Artists
23. The Very Best of Billie Holiday 1999 Billie Holiday
24. The Commodore Master Takes 08 Feb 2000 Billie Holiday
25. Ken Burns Jazz: Definitive Billie Holiday 07 Nov 2000 Billie Holiday
26. Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of America’s Music 14 Nov 2000 Various Artists
27. CBC's After Hours, Volume 4: Jazz Vocalists of the Century 2000 Various Artists
28. The Best of Billie Holiday 2000 Billie Holiday
29. Billie's Blues 2000 Billie Holiday
30. Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America 09 Oct 2001 Various Artists
31. Blues 2001 Various Artists
32. Verve//Unmixed 30 Apr 2002 Various Artists
33. 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billie Holiday 30 Jul 2002 Billie Holiday
34. You Go to My Head 11 Nov 2002 Billie Holiday
35. Freedom: Songs From the Heart of America 10 Dec 2002 Various Artists
36. Strange Fruit 23 Apr 2003 Billie Holiday
37. The Diva Series 20 May 2003 Billie Holiday
38. Day In, Day Out 2003 Billie Holiday
39. The Essential Hits 2004 Billie Holiday
40. The Essential Billie Holiday 2005 Billie Holiday Subtitled "The Voice of Lady Day" with selected recordings from 1935-1950
41. The Ultimate Collection 2005 Billie Holiday
42. Retrospective 20 Nov 2006 Billie Holiday
43. 100 Hits: Blues Tunes 2006 Various Artists
44. Jazz Legends 2006 Various Artists

Single

1. Strange Fruit / Fine and Mellow 1939 Billie Holiday