Abel Meeropol (February 10, 1903 – October 29, 1986) was an American songwriter and poet whose works were published under his pseudonym, Lewis Allan. He wrote "Strange Fruit" (1937), which was recorded by Billie Holiday. Meeropol was a member of the American Communist Party, but would later quit.
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Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
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Sonny White
American jazz musician
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Ervin Drake
American songwriter (1919-2015)
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Milt Gabler
record producer from the United States
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Al Stillman
American lyricist
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Harry Link
American vaudeville actor and songwriter
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Irving Berlin
Russian-born American songwriter
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Sacha Distel
French singer and guitarist
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Aaron Sachs
American musician
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George David Weiss
American songwriter and arranger; President of the Songwriters Guild of America (1921-2010)
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L. Wolfe Gilbert
Composer, lyricist, author, publisher
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Irving Gordon
American songwriter
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Arthur Herzog, Jr.
American songwriter and composer
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Jack Clement
American musician
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Jule Styne
British-born American songwriter
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Josh White
American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor, and civil rights activist (1914-1969)
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Bernie Hanighen
American songwriter
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Irene Higginbotham
American musician
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Robert Kurka
American musician and composer
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Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
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Johnny Marks
American songwriter
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Yip Harburg
American lyricist
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Mitchell Parish
Lithuanian-American lyricist
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William Frank Newton
American musician