Jill Scott’s In Concert Rendition Of Strange Fruit Echoes Through The Eras (Video)

Recently, A&E aired Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America. The televised concert featured Pharrell Williams, Big Sean, Sting, John Legend, and Bruce Springsteen, among others. In that special, Jill Scott performed a cover of Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit.”

A standard of modern music, Jill Scott’s rendition evokes chills, especially in a setting dedicated to raising racial harmony in the United States. The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania songstress puts her whole soul, and encapsulating voice into the moment. The introduction by Morgan Freeman captures the context of Jilly From Philly bringing out this particular tune.

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