Lena Horne on To Basie With Love TV, 1982
Carol Cass "My Postcard to Lena Horne"
Lena Horne - Gap Commercial 1997
Lena Horne - New Fangled Tango
- Date of Birth: 30 June, 1917
- Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Biography: Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917) is an American singer and actress. She has recorded and performed extensively, independently and with other jazz notables, including Artie Shaw, Teddy Wilson, Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Charlie Barnet, Benny Carter and Billy Eckstine. She currently lives in New York City and... Read more
Filmography
- Strange Frame: Love & Sax (2009)
- The Wiz (1978)
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
- Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
- Till the Clouds Roll By (1947)
- Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
- Mantan Messes Up (1946)
- Harlem Hotshots (1945)
- Broadway Rhythm (1944)
- Stormy Weather (1943)
- Swing Fever (1943)
- Cabin in the Sky (1943)
News
No entertainer's journey more acutely reflects the shifts and struggles in race relations through the 20th century than that of Lena Horne . Many black stars were as iconic and, frankly, more talented. ... Full Article
It took 30 years of marriage before Herb Alpert and Lani Hall got around to recording together. But now that the trumpet great and the Brasil '66 lead singer have collaborated, they show no signs of stopping. ... Full Article
NEW ORLEANS - The 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented by Shell (April 24-26 & April 30-May 3) will celebrate 40 years of musical and cultural history at this year's star-studded event. ... Full Article
The result is just a little heartbreaking: The essence of what made it so rare at Sacred Fools has been revamped and muddied into a comparatively generic bio musical, like Stormy Weather (about Lena Horne) or Ella (about Ella Fitzgerald). ... Full Article
Banjoist, guitarist and raconteur Danny Barker's epic career spanned tap dancing in the Storyville district as a child; a stint in New York contributing to hundreds of recordings by the likes of Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Charlie Parker and Lena... ... Full Article
Pittsburgh Courier photographer Charles "Teenie" Harris poses with a photo of himself from the 1950s. Yet Charles Harris -- everyone called him "Teenie," he even went to his Homewood Cemetery grave with the nickname emblazoned on his tombstone -- left... ... Full Article