HERE'S TO HARRY: @AlfreWoodard @MrDannyGlover and @WhoopiGoldberg paid tribute to Harry Belafonte and his social justice achievements on the music star's 95th birthday. pic.twitter.com/cotUKF7tNg
— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) March 2, 2022
Interesting photos / recap, if you can stand the format (I didn’t know Belafonte “was named Grand Marshal at the N.Y.C. Pride Parade” in 2013):
Harry Belafonte's Inspiring Life and Career in Photos https://t.co/ueW4ll6mAA
— People (@people) March 1, 2022
Baud
Happy birthday-o!
Wyatt Salamanca
Agreed, Happy Birthday to Harry Belafonte!
Here’s a great article about him as well:
49 Years Ago, Harry Belafonte Hosted the Tonight Show—and It Was Amazing
He interviewed RFK and MLK months before their deaths. Fifteen of 25 guests were African American.
By Joan Walsh
The Nation
MARCH 6, 2017
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/49-years-ago-harry-belafonte-hosted-the-tonight-show-and-it-was-amazing/
Baud
@Wyatt Salamanca:
Carson did CRT before CRT was cool.
Brachiator
Happy Birthday.
Liked this snippet from the Nation article. Belafonte came up with his list of guests, including Dr King.
Just amazing.
Another Scott
(Wrong thread. Sorry.)
Cheers,
Scott.
SmallAxe
Happy Birthday to him. I used to be a doorman at the Ritz and checked he and his fam in during Kennedy Center Honors way back when. Out of hundreds of celebrities he remains one of the top 3 with the most instant charisma I ever saw. Absolutely lit up a room with his glow and charm. Love him
eclare
@SmallAxe: What a sweet memory.
SmallAxe
@eclare: thanks, glad I could share here. I always mention him as one of my favorites and that whole weekend he shined. Easy to see why he’s been so successful as a humanitarian
Anotherlurker
“Jamaica Farewell” is a song of firsts for me. I pestered my mother to buy me the 45. It was also the first song I learned to play on the guitar. Even as a 7 year old, the lyrics made me smile but also brought a tear to my eye.
His social consciousness and activism, combined with the beauty of his music has been an inspiration to me.
Thank you, Mr. Belafonte.
JMG
Pretty amazing he’s still going when he’s one of the musicians I remember my parents playing on their “hi-fi” system when I was a little kid. Best wishes.
realbtl
I took my 8 year old daughter to see him in the early 90s as I figured he was old then. Also took her to Louis Armstrong around the same time.
Congrats Mr. Belefonte.
eclare
@realbtl: What amazing memories!
prostratedragon
Hey-hey!!
J R in WV
Many years ago (in the 1970s) I worked for WV public TV with a young woman who was Mr Belafonte’s daughter. She was a wonderful person to work with, and I have no doubt Harry is just as great to work with as she was.
Everyone who ever met Harry loves him, which says it all, doesn’t it?
KSinMA
A mensch. Happy birthday, sir!