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Another one of your subtle but revealing discoveries. I also like the thing about Joe Guy.

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THANK YOU KARL!

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Hey Lewis, once again great research shared with clarity and compassion.

Thanks Boss!!!

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Great to hear from you --hope to see you soon--THANK YOU BILL !

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“…strange, moody, haunting songs.” (Which do not mention lynching)

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Yes, i hope i made it clear that they were looking to follow up not with the political aspect of the song but with the "mood" of it. I'm talking about the approach taken by recording executives of the day, not what you or I would do today.

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For Billie "Strange Fruit" was her requiem for her father, Clarence Holiday, gone in 1937. Billie opens at the Renaissance Casino in Harlem with the Louis Metcalf Band in Oct. 1936, Billie's father Clarence plays guitar in the band. this engagement was the first and final joint for them.

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Thank you. Unfortunately Billie was given false information about the death of her father. I will be posting the true story in 2025. THANK YOU CHIEO

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