Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Harry Belafonte, Singer, Actor, Producer and Activist, Dies at 96 WWW.HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM The iconic singer, who made "Day-O" a national phenomenon, EGOT winner and civil rights trailblazer used his considerable stardom to draw attention to injustices around the world. Quote Harry Belafonte, the actor, producer and singer who made calypso music a national phenomenon with “Day-O” (The Banana Boat Song) and used his considerable stardom to draw attention to civil rights issues and injustices around the world, has died. He was 96. Belafonte, the Caribbean-American star who received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in November 2014, died on Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with wife Pamela by his side, his longtime spokesman Ken Sunshine confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. A master at blending pop, jazz and traditional West Indian rhythms, Belafonte released more than 30 albums during his career and received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy from the Recording Academy in 2000. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Wow, that's one hell of a run! Go gently into that good night sir, you deserve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 rip to a real one < 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69los Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Makes me sad that I thought he passed already. Did more than I could ever do with a million lifetimes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Come Mr. Tally Man Tally me Banana... truly an icon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 8 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: Come Mr. Tally Man Tally me Banana... truly an icon. Didn't see there was a link to the full version YouTube kept pulling. Muppet Songs: Harry Belafonte - Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) [uncut] : Harry Belafonte : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive ARCHIVE.ORG The Muppet Show 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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