Harry Belafonte
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Biography
[Edit]An actor, humanitarian, and the acknowledged "King of Calypso," Harry Belafonte ranked among the most seminal performers of the postwar era. One of the most successful African-American pop stars in history, Belafonte's staggering talent, good looks, and masterful assimilation of folk, jazz, and worldbeat rhythms allowed him to achieve a level of mainstream eminence and crossover popularity virtually unparalleled in the days before the advent of the civil rights movement — a cultural uprising which he himself helped spearhead.
Harold George Belafonte, Jr., was born March 1, 1927, in Harlem, NY. The son of Caribbean-born immigrants, he returned with his mother to her native Jamaica at the age of eight, remaining there for the next five years. Upon returning to the U.S., Belafonte dropped out of high school to enlist in the U.S. Navy; after his discharge, he resettled in New York City to forge a career as an actor, performing with the American Negro Theatre while studying drama at Erwin Piscator's famed Dramatic Workshop alongside the likes of Marlon Brando and Tony Curtis.
A singing role resulted in a series of cabaret engagements, and eventually Belafonte even opened his own club. Initially, he put his clear, silky voice to work as a straight pop singer, launching his recording career on the Jubilee label in 1949; however, at the dawn of the 1950s he discovered folk music, learning material through the Library of Congress' American folk songs archives while also discovering West Indian music. With guitarist Millard Thomas, Belafonte soon made his debut at the legendary jazz club the Village Vanguard; in 1953, he made his film bow in Bright Road, winning a Tony Award the next year for his work in the Broadway revue John Murray Anderson's Almanac.
With his lead role in Otto Preminger's film adaptation of Oscar Hammerstein's Carmen Jones, Belafonte shot to stardom; after signing to the RCA label, he issued Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites, which reached the number three slot on the Billboard charts in the early weeks of 1956. His next effort, titled simply Belafonte, reached number one, kick-starting a national craze for calypso music; Calypso, also issued in 1956, topped the charts for a staggering 31 weeks on the strength of hits like "Jamaica Farewell" and the immortal "Banana Boat (Day-O)."
Following the success of 1957's An Evening with Belafonte and its hit "Mary's Boy Child," Belafonte returned to film, using his now considerable clout to realize the controversial film Island in the Sun, in which his character contemplates an affair with a white woman portrayed by Joan Fontaine. Similarly, 1959's Odds Against Tomorrow cast him as a bank robber teamed with a racist accomplice. Also in 1959 he released the LP Belafonte at Carnegie Hall, a recording of a sold-out April performance that spent over three years on the charts; Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall followed in 1960 and featured appearances by Odetta, Miriam Makeba, and the Chad Mitchell Trio.
At the turn of the 1960s, Belafonte became television's first black producer; his special Tonight with Harry Belafonte won an Emmy that same year. Although dissatisfied with filmmaking, he continued his prolific album output with 1961's Jump Up Calypso and 1962's The Midnight Special, which featured the first-ever recorded appearance by a young harmonica player named Bob Dylan. As the Beatles and other stars of the British Invasion began to dominate the pop charts, Belafonte's impact as a commercial force diminished; 1964's Belafonte at the Greek Theatre was his last Top 40 effort, and subsequent efforts like 1965's An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba and 1966's In My Quiet Room struggled even to crack the Top 100. 1969's Homeward Bound earned Belafonte his final Billboard chart appearance, although he continued to record. He then made his first film appearance in over a decade in 1970's The Angel Levine and continued to focus on his work as a civil rights activist.
In addition to his continued work in recording (albeit less frequently after leaving RCA in the mid-'70s) and film (1972's Buck and the Preacher and 1974's Uptown Saturday Night), Belafonte spent an increasing amount of the 1970s and 1980s as a tireless humanitarian; most famously, he was a central figure of the USA for Africa effort, singing on the 1985 single "We Are the World." A year later, he replaced Danny Kaye as UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador. After a long absence from the screen, Belafonte resurfaced in the mid-'90s in a number of film roles, most notably in the reverse-racism drama White Man's Burden and Robert Altman's jazz-era period piece Kansas City. Although at this point Belafonte had stopped recording new music, he kept his name in the news by releasing the occasional live album (including 1997's An Evening with Harry Belafonte & Friends) as well as being an outspoken proponent of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and opponent of the Bush government.
Title: The Original Calypso And Other Folk Songs (CD1)
Artist: Harry Belafonte
Genre: Folk, American Folk
Title: Tribute To Harry Belafonte - Integral 1954-1962 - Vol. 1: Folk Favorites
Artist: Harry Belafonte
Genre: Pop
Title: Tribute To Harry Belafonte - Integral 1954-1962 - Vol. 5: Sings The Blues
Artist: Harry Belafonte
Genre: Pop
Title: A Legendary Performer
Artist: Harry Belafonte
Genre: World Music, Ethnic , Vocal & Symphonic, American Folk
Title: An Evening With Harry Belafonte & Friends (Live)
Artist: Harry Belafonte
Genre: World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Belafonte At Carnegie Hall (Live) [Remastered]
Artist: Harry Belafonte
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Pop
Title: An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba
Artist: Harry Belafonte, Miriam Makeba
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Pop
Title: Very Best of Harry Belafonte
Artist: Harry Belafonte
Genre: World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: To Wish You a Merry Christmas (Remastered)
Artist: Harry Belafonte
Genre: World Music, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: An Evening With Belafonte
Artist: Harry Belafonte
Genre: World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Classical
Collections
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1951 Volume 17
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 18
Genre: Pop
Title: 50's Music (Remastered)
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1958, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1957, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1957, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest Hits Of 1958, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1951 Volume 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Above & Beyond - Rock, Pop And Reggae Heaven Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 20
Genre: Pop
Title: Calypso from Jamaica
Genre: Latin
Title: Gospel Christmas 2012 (Extended)
Genre: Gospel
Title: Dreams of Love (Remastered)
Genre: Pop
Title: Juke Box Playlist, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Swingin' on a Star, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Mary's Boy Child
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1958, Vol. 9
Genre: Pop
Title: All Time Christmas Party Megamix
Genre:
Title: The Oldies, Vol. 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 1950's Jubilee Hits Vol 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952 Volume 15
Genre: Pop
Title: ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΔΙΕΘΝΗ / ELLINIKA DIETHNI
Genre: National Greek
Title: GREEK LOUNGE 2
Genre: Light Music, Lounge
Title: VOX CHRISTMAS CLASSICS
Genre:
Title: Compact Disc Club - Big Voices CD 3
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Compact Disc Club - Forever Dreamers CD 4
Genre:
Title: Compact Disc Club - Magic Moments (New Edition) CD 3
Genre:
Title: Compact Disc Club - Big Latin CD 1
Genre: Latin
Title: Compact Disc Club - Big Latin CD 2
Genre: Latin
Title: Compact Disc Club - Big Latin CD 3
Genre: Latin
Title: The Memories CD 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Pop
Title: Compact Disc Club - Wonderful CD 1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1952
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1954
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: 100 Songs - The Memories CD 4
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: This Is My Song 115 Classic Favourites CD 3
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits: Christmas Legends CD 1
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: The Golden Age Of Christmas Music CD 6
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Christmas With The Stars CD2
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Enjoy Nr. 1 Hits CD1
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Mega Summer Hits 2012
Genre: Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: Latino Music 2011 CD2
Genre: Latin
Title: Latin Ballroom (CD4)
Title: Top Christmas Songs Of All Time
Genre: Pop
Title: Stars At Christmas (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Rock
Title: It'S Christmas (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol 5
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Songs For Christmas
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: It'S Christmas (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Christmas Hits 2009 (CD3)
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Christmas Hits 2007 CD3
Genre: Electronica, Blues, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Tunes and Themes from Tim Burton Films
Artist: The London Festival Orchestra
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Beetlejuice (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Danny Elfman
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Best Of Harry Belafonte's Long Road To Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music
Artist: Various
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Les Grandes voix chantent Noël / Les Grandes voix chantent Noel
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop
Title: GLORIA ETERNA
Artist: ΓΚΑΤΣΟΣ ΝΙΚΟΣ / NKATSOS NIKOS, ΜΟΥΣΧΟΥΡΗ ΝΑΝΑ / MOUSCHOURE NANA
Genre: Art/Entehno
Title: Sings Ballads & Blues - Early Album Collection (CD2)
Artist: Odetta
Genre: Blues, World Music, Folk
Title: Cool Cats & Diamond Dolls - Ministry Of Sound / (CD3)
Artist: The Cool Cats, Diamond Dolls
Genre: Jazz, Orchestral, Pop, Lounge, Orchestral, Easy Listening
Title: The Voice Of The Civil Rights Movement (Remastered)
Artist: Odetta
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, World Music, Folk