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Nancy Wilson on Hollywood Boulevard, 1963 Photo: © Ken Veeder/Capitol Photo Archives

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HARRY BELAFONTE (1927- Died April 25th 2023,at 96.Congestive Heart failure). American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Caribbean-American pop star, he popularized Jamaican mento folk songs which was marketed as Trinbagonian Calypso musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. His breakthrough album Calypso (1956) was the first million-selling LP by a single artist.Belafonte was best known for his recordings of "The Banana Boat Song", with its signature "Day-O" lyric, "Jump in the Line", and "Jamaica Farewell". He recorded and performed in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He also starred in several films, including Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957), and Odds Against Tomorrow (1959). Belafonte won three Grammy Awards (including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award), an Emmy Award,and a Tony Award. In 1989, he received the Kennedy Center Honors. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1994. In 2014, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy's 6th Annual Governors Awards and in 2022 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Early Influence category and was the oldest living person to have received the honour. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Belafonte

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#praise aaliyah #queen aaliyah #aaliyah #king aaliyah #aaliyah dana haughton #Rolling Stones Magazine #Top 200 singers of all time #american singers #singer #vocalist #amazing vocals

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Download wallpapers Lul Timm, 4k, blue neon lights, american rappers, music stars, american singers, Timothy Leeks, Lul Tim, blue abstract background, Lul Timm 4K for desktop free

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John Singer Sargent - Egyptian Woman (Coin Necklace), 1891

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#WatercolorWednesday:

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

Muddy Alligators, 1917

Watercolor over graphite on paper

H 34.3 cm (13.5 in) x W 52.1 cm (20.5 in)

Worcester Art Museum 1917.86

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Atlas and the Hesperides by John Singer Sargent (1921)

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Portrait of Helen Vincent, Viscountess D’Abernon, 1904 John Singer Sargent

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Lady Diana Manners John Singer Sargent, 1914

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Cashmere, John Singer Sargent, 1908

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Billie Holiday, 1949 Carl Van Vechten (American; 1880–1964) Kodachrome slide Photograph taken: March 23, 1949 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

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MARY WEISS (1948-Died January 19th 2024,at 75). American pop music vocalist, best known as the lead singer of the Shangri-Las in the 1960s. . Between 1964 and 1966 several hit pop songs of theirs documented teen tragedies and melodramas. They continue to be known for their hits "Remember (Walking in the Sand)", "Give Him a Great Big Kiss", and in particular, "Leader of the Pack" which went to #1 in the US in late 1964.Mary Weiss - Wikipedia

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Loletha Elayne Falana or Loletha Elaine Falana (born September 11, 1942), better known by her stage name Lola Falana, is an American singer, dancer, and actress.

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