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"Ol' Man River" is a show tune from the 1927 [5] musical Show Boat with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, who wrote the song in 1925. The song contrasts the struggles and hardships of African Americans with the endless, uncaring flow of the Mississippi River .
Harry Belafonte (/ ˌ b ɛ l ə ˈ f ɒ n t i / BEL-ə-FON-tee; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s.
"Mark Twain" (Traditional, Harry Belafonte) – 3:42 "Man Piaba" (Belafonte, Jack K. Rollins) – 3:30 "John Henry" (Traditional) – 3:27 "Tol' My Captain" (Paul Campbell) – 2:45 "Kalenda Rock (Mourning Song)" (Traditional) – 3:2 "The Drummer and the Cook" (Traditional, Paul Campbell) – 2:04 "The Fox" (Traditional, Campbell) – 2:43
In a rich musical career initially defined by the lilting sounds of calypso, over the course of seven decades, Harry Belafonte — the actor, activist, producer and vocalist who died Tuesday of ...
Belafonte’s music reached a new generation in 1988 when four of his songs, including “Man Smart,” were featured in the Tim Burton comedy Beetlejuice. 6. “Skin to Skin” with Jennifer ...
Singer, actor, producer and activist Harry Belafonte, who spawned a calypso craze in the U.S. with his music and blazed new trails for African American performers, died Tuesday of congestive heart ...
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications (sales thresholds)US [1]KOR [2]NLD [3]Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites: Released: 1954; Label: RCA Victor 3 — — ...
Harry Belafonte, a calypso-popularizing music legend and tireless civil rights activist, died at 96 of congestive heart failure today (April 25) at his Manhattan home. Belafonte was the world’s ...