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Billie Holiday chante Strange Fruit en 1939 au Café Society à New York

“Billie Holiday a chantée Strange Fruit pour la première fois en 1939 au Café Society à New York, le premier club de jazz non ségrégationniste de l’histoire des état unis.”
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Billie Holiday a effectivement interprété « Strange Fruit » pour la première fois en 1939 au Café Society de New York. Le Café Society, créé par Barney Josephson, était le premier club de jazz entièrement intégré et non ségrégué aux États‑Unis.

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