Harry BelafonteCalypso songs and his dedication to social justice make him famous, and Eleanor Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Jr. He was 96 years old.
The death occurred at his home in Manhattan this Tuesday, the New York Times reported, citing spokesman Ken Sunshine.
Cause of death is a congestive heart failure
The Banana Boat Song recording, complete with Belafonte’s opening song “Day-O”, began her career in the 1950s after a long struggle as a singer.
He won a Tony Award in 1954 for his performance in the Broadway revue John Murray Anderson’s Almanac. In addition to the Grammy Awards, first black actor On winning an EmmyFor the 1959 television show Tonight With Belafonte.
Belafonte sided with King in his 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington. Two years later, he recruited singer Tony Bennett and actor Charlton Heston to accompany him on the King’s famous parade in Selma, Alabama.