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Belafonte's rendition of the song went viral on video-sharing app TikTok in August 2019, without showing a significant increase in sales. [4] The song inspired the 1962 Gary U.S. Bonds hit single "Twist, Twist Senora". [citation needed]
Four of his songs appeared in the 1988 film Beetlejuice, including "Day-O" and "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)". Belafonte next starred in a major film in the mid-1990s, appearing with John Travolta in the race-reverse drama White Man's Burden (1995); [70] and in Robert Altman's jazz age drama Kansas City (1996), the latter of which garnered ...
In 1961 Harry Belafonte recorded a version of Lord Flea's "Shake Shake Sonora" which was renamed "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)" and later appeared in the 1988 film Beetlejuice. Flea had used Lord Invader 's earlier 1955 recording "Labor Day (Jump in the Line)" for inspiration, which itself was a cover of Lord Kitchener 's original "Jump in ...
Belafonte recorded the song for RCA Victor and this is the version that is best known to listeners today, as it reached number five on the Billboard charts in 1957 and later became Belafonte's signature song. Side two of Belafonte's 1956 Calypso album opens with "Star O", a song referring to the day shift ending when the first star is seen in ...
Harry Belafonte, a transformational figure in American entertainment and activism, died at the age of 96 at home in Manhattan on April 25. The figurehead in popularizing calypso in America in the ...
"Shake Senora" heavily samples "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)", composed in 1946 by Lord Kitchener and popularized in 1961 by Harry Belafonte. It was released as a digital single in July 2011 and subsequently peaked at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100. A remix of the song featuring American rapper Ludacris was also released.
Streets I Have Walked is an album by Harry Belafonte, released in 1963. [3] The album contains songs from around the world as well as gospel songs. It reached #30 on the Billboard Albums 200, making it his last studio album to reach the top 40.
Belafonte By Request is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Records in 1970. [2] Track listing. Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) – 4:56