Harry Belafonte News

Elijah Wald is a sharp, fair critic eager to right the record on popular music and the idolatry that often shields it from clear analysis.

A good way to understand Tom Paxton's legacy is to consider his song "The Last Thing on My Mind." Originally recorded for his 1964 studio debut "Ramblin' Boy," the tune has been covered by more than 50 artists including Judy Collins, Willie Nelson and Harry Belafonte.

The Reading Branch NAACP - which was chartered in 1929 - celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the national organization Friday at a reception at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Second and Washington streets.

Rapper/producer Wyclef Jean will be in good company on Monday as World Hunger Year honors his commitment to fighting poverty at this year's 2009 WHY-Chapin awards dinner.

Here's a video of Harry Belafonte's appearance on The Muppet Show. This is generally considered one of the more memorable episodes.

The "King of Calypso," Harry Belafonte. NPR.org , April 29, 2009 - The calypsonian of old combined the bawdy wit of a lovelorn English bard with the improvisatory praise instincts of an African griot.

An obvious and substantial influence on Jean-Pierre Melville, the 1959 post-noir Odds Against Tomorrow nonetheless remains one of the more disappointing films of merit from its era.

Harry Belafonte will speak Friday at Raritan Valley Community College. Actor and social activist Harry Belafonte will speak 8 p.m. Friday at The Paul Robeson Institute for Ethics, Leadership, and Social Justice at Raritan Valley Community College .

As President Obama's recent European tour showed, public diplomacy is where the action is in international affairs today - leaders and public officials reach out directly to citizens, so that the latter influence governments.

Long regarded as the uncoolest of the Caribbean dance rhythms , calypso is undergoing a wave of reappraisal following the release of the London Is the Place for Me compilations, Those wonderful volumes revealed ...

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March 1: Singer Harry Belafonte is 82. Actor Alan Thicke is 62. Actor-director Ron Howard is 55.

Multi-talented actor and musician Harry Belafonte was the first black performer to win an Emmy Award and the first recording artist to sell over a million copies of an album, though he was doubtlessly most ...

Actor Robert Clary is 83. Singer Harry Belafonte is 82. Actor Robert Conrad is 74.

Today is Sunday, March 1, the 60th day of 2009 with 305 to follow. The moon is waning.

Harry Belafonte's handsome looks and velvety voice, coupled with his talent as an actor and producer, have earned him fame and accolades.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 1-7: March 1: Actor Robert Clary is 83.

Pete Seeger at a memorial service at Riverside Church for Odetta, who died on Dec.

In the '50s, Harry Belafonte became famous for songs like "Banana Boat Song" and for starring in movies like "Carmen Jones" with Dorothy Dandridge.

Al Schackman was the musical director for singer Nina Simone from 1957 until her death in 2003.