R.I.P. Harry Belafonte

[Vash01]

Harry Belafonte died of a heart attack at age 96.

Photos: Entertainer and activist Harry Belafonte | CNN

Harry Belafonte, the dashing singer, actor and activist who became an indispensable supporter of the civil rights movement, died Tuesday at the age of 96.

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What I didn't know was that he was politically active, as a civil rights activist who worked with MLK.

He was the first black artist to win a Tony (Chris Hayes reported on msnbc).

In his honor here are some of his famous songs.

Harry Belafonte dies: His most famous songs

Harry Belafonte, the singer and actor who became a civil rights activist, has died at 96.One of the most successful African-American pop stars in history, he...

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[Buzz]

R.I.P.

 

[Sylvia]

Re-posting from the "In Memoriam" thread earlier today:

Harry Belafonte has died. A good entertainer but a great crusader for civil rights: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/arts/music/harry-belafonte-dead.html

I was just coming to post this sad news too - CBC News link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/obit-harry-belafonte-1.6821464

Singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte has died at the age of 96. In 1997, 60 Minutes' Ed Bradley spoke with Belafonte about his life and wide-ranging career.

 

[Vash01]

Sorry, I didn't realize all R.I.P. posts were in the Memoriam thread.

 

[Sylvia]

No need to apologize - I think Belafonte deserves his own thread.

 

[Judy]

 

[victorskid]

Re-posting from the "In Memoriam" thread earlier today:


Singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte has died at the age of 96. In 1997, 60 Minutes' Ed Bradley spoke with Belafonte about his life and wide-ranging career.

That video doesn't appear to be available outside the US (without a VPN).

 

[Sylvia]

That video doesn't appear to be available outside the US (without a VPN).

I thought the 60 Minutes piece (Ed Bradley accompanied Belafonte & his family to Jamaica and there's footage of Belafonte with Martin Luther King near the end) was really worth watching and recommend using a VPN if you can: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2GmuCDkxKs

 

[Bunny Hop]

Harry Belafonte on The Muppet show:

Muppet Songs: Harry Belafonte - Day-O (Banana Boat Song)

From The Muppet Show 314 - Harry BelafonteNeeded to trim this to get it uploaded. Apologies.WATCH uncut version here: https://archive.org/details/muppet-song...

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[Dobre]

Nice late clip of him singing with Stephen Colbert:

https://twitter.com/StephenAtHome/status/1650943595224891395

 

[Desperado]

I found out about Mr. Belafonte’s activism from reading a Sydney Poitier biography, so I moved to reading his My Song: A Memoir. Fascinating person, wonderful entertainer.

Just the little bit of singing from his heart you posted @Dobre made me cry.

Happy he had a long life.

 

[Cachoo]

Love this photograph:
https://twitter.com/franklinleonard/status/1650858958968565761

 

[katmari]

Love this spontaneous tribute to Harry Belafonte during the recording session for We Are the World:

 

[Kasey]

What a great human spirit. Rest in peace good sir.