ISIS DYLAN NEWS ☕ MARCH 1, 2014 , Posted On: What Happened On This Day All comments are welcomed! {check: see more/comments/ updates for details. } WHAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY Mar 01, 1927 - Harry Belafonte, Harlem NYC, calypso singer (Buck & the Preacher) was born. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! 87 YEARS YOUNG TODAY!!! 🎈 One of the most successful African-American pop stars in history, he was dubbed the King of Calypso for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. His breakthrough album Calypso (1956) is the first million selling album by a single artist. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing The Banana Boat Song, with its signature lyric Day-O. He has recorded in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He has also starred in several films, most notably in Otto Premingers hit musical Carmen Jones (1954), 1957s Island in the Sun, and Robert Wises Odds Against Tomorrow (1959).Belafonte was an early supporter of the civil rights movement in the 1950s, and one of Martin Luther King Jr.s confidants. Throughout his career he has been an advocate for humanitarian causes, such as the anti-apartheid movement and USA for Africa. Since 1987 he has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In recent years he has been a vocal critic of the policies of both the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations. Belafonte has won three Grammy Awards, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. In 1989 he received the Kennedy Center Honors. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1994. Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat Song (live) 1997 youtu.be/9L9angh4KdQ MORE: What Happened On This Day on The Railroad Tracks of Bob Dylans Life RESEARCHED BY: Pamela Melenchen/Administrator/ The Railroad Tracks of Bob Dylans Life Facebook group & community pages - https://facebook/notes/the-railroad-tracks-of-bob-dylans-life/the-railroad-tracks-of-bob-dylanmy-new-page/504648119616636
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