Horne, Lena (1917—)
The career of singer and entertainer Lena Horne has both evolved with and mirrored the times. From the Jim Crow years in the South, to the 1950s McCarthy blacklists, to the ...
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Lena Horne (born 1917) was one of the most popular Black entertainers of the 20th century. A woman of great beauty and commanding stage presence, she performed in nightclubs, concert halls, movies, an...
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Lyricist Hy Zaret, who wrote the haunting words to "Unchained Melody," one of the most frequently recorded songs of the 20th century, has died at age 99.Zaret died at his home Monday, about a month...
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Today is Saturday, June 30, the 181st day of 2007. There are 184 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 30, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt signed into law the Pure Food and ...
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James Brown's music career will come full circle when his body is brought to rest on the stage of the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, where he made his explosive debut, and the world changed to...
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Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 24-30:June 24:Actor Al Molinaro ("Happy Days") is 88. Actress Michele Lee is 65. Drummer Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac is 65. Actor-director Georg Stanfor...
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Yasmine Toney describes herself as a "dark-skinned sista." So when she heard about a recent club promotion in Detroit, allowing all-night free admission to black women with fair or light skin, she ...
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Six programs, 28 separate works—the annual Fall for Dance blast at the City Center gives you your money’s worth. In fact, at 10 bucks a seat, it gives you much more than your money̵...
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In a Jan. 3 story about the death of former Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek, The Associated Press misidentified a singer who appeared in a concert in Jerusalem to mark Israel's 30th Independence Day. ...
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After 12 years of negotiations and organization, the all-African-American revival of Tennessee Williams' “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" will finally be staged on the Broadhurst Theater, starting in...
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Horne, Lena (1917—)
Lena Horne
'Unchained Melody' writer Hy Zaret dies
