Podcast documentary about singer Billie Holiday, one of the most charismatic performers of jazz and blues. The recording of "Strange Fruit," a song that denounced the segregated American society, subjected her to constant persecution by intelligence services until the final days of her life.
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"Lady Sings The Blues":
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00:00 Introduction and early years
07:18 Billie in New York
13:56 Stardom
18:05 Fighting against segregation and Strange Fruit
22:57 The 1940s and legal troubles
27:14 Passing
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Негізгі бет Ойын-сауық BILLIE HOLIDAY, The Voice that Rebelled Against Segregation - (English subtitles) DOCUMENTARY
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