Show Notes

Billie Holiday’s life is one of perseverance like we’ve never seen before on our show. Her story is heartbreaking, beyond inspiring and important. Hope you’ll join us.

Major sources for this episode include:

Documentary: Billie

NPR – Throughline: “Strange Fruit”

Toronto Star: “Singer Billie Holiday was tormented by anti-drug squad.”

PBS: “The story behind Billie Holiday’s ‘Strange Fruit’”

Biography.com: “The Tragic Story Behind Billie Holiday’s ‘Strange Fruit'”

Biography.com: “How the Government Targeted “Strange Fruit” Singer Billie Holiday with Drug Arrests”

The Kennedy Center: “Billie Holiday + Strange Fruit”

BBC: “Strange Fruit: The most shocking song of all time?”

The Guardian: “Singer, activist, sex machine, addict: the troubled brilliance of Billie Holiday”

The Guardian: “Strange Fruit: the first great protest song”

Medium: “The Lady’s Day: Reflecting on Billie Holiday at 100”

Writer & Host: Sidney Hirst-O’Reilly

Executive Producer & Co-Host: Terry O’Reilly

Researcher & Series Producer: Allison Pinches

Director: Callie O’Reilly

Supervising Producer: Debbie O’Reilly

Engineer: Geoff Devine

Theme music: Casey Pick, Jeremiah Pick & James Atin

Tunes: APM Music