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Lena Horne
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Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American popular singer. While she has recorded and performed extensively with jazz musicians (notably Artie Shaw and Teddy Wilson), she is usually not considered a jazz singer because she does not improvise. She currently lives in New York City but no longer makes public appearances.
Early career
After a false start headlining an obscure 1938 musical film called, The Duke is Tops, Horne became the first African American performer to sign a long-term contract with a major Hollywood studio, namely Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She made her debut with MGM in 1942’s Panama Hattie and became famous in 1943 for her rendition of Stormy Weather in the movie of the same name (which she made while on loan to 20th Century Fox from MGM).
She appeared in a number of MGM musicals, most notably Cabin in the Sky (also 1943), but was never featured in a leading role due to her race and the fact that films featuring her had to be reedited for showing in southern states where theatres could not show films with African American performers. As a result, most of Horne’s film appearances were standalone sequences that had no bearing on the rest of the film, so editing caused no disruption to the storyline; a notable exception was the all-black musical Cabin in the Sky, though even then one of her numbers had to be cut because it was considered too suggestive by the censors.
Early career
After a false start headlining an obscure 1938 musical film called, The Duke is Tops, Horne became the first African American performer to sign a long-term contract with a major Hollywood studio, namely Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She made her debut with MGM in 1942’s Panama Hattie and became famous in 1943 for her rendition of Stormy Weather in the movie of the same name (which she made while on loan to 20th Century Fox from MGM).
She appeared in a number of MGM musicals, most notably Cabin in the Sky (also 1943), but was never featured in a leading role due to her race and the fact that films featuring her had to be reedited for showing in southern states where theatres could not show films with African American performers. As a result, most of Horne’s film appearances were standalone sequences that had no bearing on the rest of the film, so editing caused no disruption to the storyline; a notable exception was the all-black musical Cabin in the Sky, though even then one of her numbers had to be cut because it was considered too suggestive by the censors.
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taobliss wrote:
Ms Horne is amazing,What a voice!
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fergusmcphail wrote:
Happy birthday Lena! <3
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acamarones wrote:
Hey, little girl! Cumb your hair, fix your makeup!
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icecream1 wrote:
Amazing performance! Watch it here http://www.mp3lava.com/Artist/2020467/Lena_Horne/mp3/
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BernaO wrote:
She's so beatiful and her voice and personality are stunning. Una lástima que noi la hayan valorado ni como actriz ni como cantante debido a su belleza.
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2Serenity wrote:
Happy 90th Birthday, Ms. Lena Horne!!
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Mdeath wrote:
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MinisterZdrowia wrote:
Nice remix of lena's track on polish compilation: http://www.infomusic.pl/recenzje_wiecej.php?id_rec=906
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2Serenity wrote:
You are loved Ms. Lena Horne! What a VOICE and a BEAUTIFUL person all around!
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25dollars wrote:
she is lovely
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