Moment of Silence: Harry Belafonte

[ysabetwordsmith]

Harry Belafonte has passed away. He was a singer, an actor, and a civil rights activist. Among his most famous songs is the calypso work song "Day-O" (also known as "The Banana Boat Song").


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Comments

[greghousesgf]

aw, no. I always liked him.

[siberian_skys]

His music keeps playing in my head. If you're going to have music in your head, that's got to be some of the best. I learned something I didn't know when I was watching the news, he helped organize the March On Washington. I knew he was a Civli Rights Activist, but not the March On Washington.

[neotoma]

I think I first saw Harry Belafonte on his appearance on The Muppet Show -- I can still sing his closing song

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

His songs tend to be very memorable.

[shadowbliss]

RIP

[we_are_spc]

Saaadness. :(

I sort of half-expected this soon, bt still, adness.

May he sing his way through the skies for a long time.

-T~