R.I.P. Harry Belafonte, actor, singer, and Civil Rights icon
Belafonte was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors, the National Medal of Arts, and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, among numerous other accolades. He released nearly 30 studio albums over the course of four decades, including 1956’s, the first LP album to sell more than one million copies and whose first single, “Day-O ,” remains one of the most famous Calypso recordings of all time.Born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.
Ironically, the soon-to-be-world-famous musician initially began performing as a club singer in New York School only so he could pay for acting classes. His first recordings were pop music, but soon turned to calypso, folk, jazz, and more, leading to his breakthrough single, “Matilda,” which became a staple of his live shows. In addition to containing “Day-O ,”was the first million-selling full-length album in both the U.S. and U.K.
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