Who wrote Strange Fruit? Where did Time magazine place it on its list of best songs of the 20th Century? Is it poor taste to include a cover on an album titled Nostalgia? Join Stevie Nix as he answers all of these questions and more on this episode that looks at covers of arguably the most powerful song written in the past 100 years. WARNING: This episode contains traces of unimaginable racism.
Featured artists [in alphabetical order]:
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Jeff Buckley
Mary Coughlan
Andra Day
Barbara Hendricks
Billie Holiday
Jose James
Bettye Lavette
Annie Lennox
Rene Marie
Ohene
Rapsody
Diana Ross
Nina Simone
Kanye West
Josh White
Hidden track: Blood On The Leaves [Kanye West]
Curated Spotify Playlists:
20 Songs With A Social Conscience #1
20 Songs With A Social Conscience #2
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