It could also be from Whaley in Cheshire, from the Old English weg, meaning a path, and thus a road near a clearing. Whaley family history starts in 1185 with the recording of Adam de Walleg in the Pipe Rolls of Lancashire.Whaley genealogy lays claim to several notable persons, such as actor Michael Whaley and St. Louis Browns outfielder Bill Whaley.haley family history starts in 1185 with the recording of Adam de Walleg in the Pipe Rolls of Lancashire. Whaley genealogy lays claim to several notable persons, such as actor Michael Whaley and St. Louis Browns outfielder Bill Whaley.
While many people assume that the song Strange Fruit was written by Holiday herself, it actually began as a poem by Abel Meeropol, a Jewish schoolteacher and union activist from the Bronx who later set it to music.trange Fruit was first performed at a New York teachers' union meeting and was brought to the attention of the manager of Cafe Society, a popular Greenwich Village nightclub, who introduced Billie Holiday to the writer.
The poem was written in 1932 (although many argue that it was written in 1936, Iâm pretty sure about it). There are a number of events that took place in 1932 that couldâve inspired Auden to write this piece.t was a sad incident. Now Auden, in his earlier works (1930s) supported communism. He appreciated the work done by the Communist Party of Britain (although he never joined it). I believe that the poem deals with the violence of the hunger march.