Lena Horne
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer, actress, dancer and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years and covered film, television and theater.
Horne joined the chorus of the Cotton Club at the age of sixteen and became a nightclub performer before moving on to Hollywood and Broadway. A groundbreaking Multiracial performer, Horne advocated for civil rights and took part in the March on Washington in August 1963. Later she returned to her roots as a nightclub performer and continued to work on television while releasing well-received record albums. She announced her retirement in March 1980, but the next year starred in a one-woman show, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, which ran for more than 300 performances on Broadway. She then toured the country in the show, earning numerous awards and accolades. Horne continued recording and performing sporadically into the 1990s, withdrawing from the public eye in 2000.
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It's Love (From "Wonderful Town" ) - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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Sleigh Ride in July - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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I'd Do Anything - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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Speak Low - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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Summertime - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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You Do Something to Me - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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It Aint Nescessarily so - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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Stormy Weather - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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Mad About the Boy - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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Love - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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Love Me Or Leave Me - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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Like Someone in Love - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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Out Of Nowhere - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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Prisoner Of Love - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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Let Me Love You - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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Polka Dots and Moonbeams - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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Love Is the Thing - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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The Lady Is a Tramp - Essential Classics, Vol. 283: Lena Horne -
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