Harry Belafonte
- Type: Vocalist
- Country: United States
- Born: March 1, 1927 in Harlem, New York, New York, United States
- Died: April 25, 2023 in New York, New York, United States
Biography
American singer, actor and activist from Harlem (1927–2023) whose 'Calypso' (1956) for #RCA Victor# was the first million-selling LP by a single artist, carried by 'Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)'. A close ally of Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights movement, he won three Grammy Awards and a Tony Award and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. His duet with *Odetta*, 'There's a Hole in the Bucket', remains a folk standard.
Genres
Harry Belafonte Discography
- "Mark Twain" and Other Folk Favorites (1954) - Album - rated 3.41/5
- Calypso (1956) - Album - rated 3.49/5
- Banana Boat (Day-O) / Star-O (1956) - Single - rated 3.62/5
- Belafonte (1956) - Album - rated 3.55/5
- An Evening With Belafonte (1957) - Album - rated 3.15/5
- Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean (1957) - Album - rated 3.36/5
- Belafonte Sings the Blues (1958) - Album - rated 3.47/5
- Love Is a Gentle Thing (1958) - Album - rated 3.31/5
- To Wish You a Merry Christmas (1958) - Album - rated 2.85/5
- Belafonte at Carnegie Hall (1959) - Album - rated 3.76/5
- Swing Dat Hammer (1960) - Album - rated 3.2/5
- My Lord What a Mornin' (1960) - Album - rated 3.05/5
- The Midnight Special (1962) - Album - rated 3.57/5
- Very Best of Harry Belafonte (2001) - Compilation - rated 3.65/5