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I think she would have ended up as well-remembered as Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday had it not been for her career getting derailed after being falsely accused of being a communist. There are very few videos of her performing online. Here are a couple more:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySQ8cA4a-f8&list=RDEMRiyKQrq...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_WJ4PpxWaE




Cancel culture was already alive and well back then. Today it’s enough to accuse somebody as “transphobic” or “racist”. Back then they word was “communist”. Calling yourself a communist today will probably still get you cancelled.




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