Born Eleanora Fagan, she began performing in Manhattan nightclubs in the early 1930s.
Born Eleanora Fagan, she began performing in Manhattan nightclubs in the early 1930s. One of the first black singers to work with white musicians such as Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman, she had a limited range but an excellent sense of timing, nuance and emotion. Her addiction to heroin, however, affected her voice and led to her arrest near the end of her life. For ten points, name this singer whose songs include "God Bless the Child" and "Strange Fruit."
Born Eleanora Fagan, she began performing in Manhattan nightclubs in the early 1930s.
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