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The Belafonte Folk Singers
The Belafonte Folk Singers (originally known as The Belafonte Singers) were a vocal group who were active from 1957 to 1965. They were named after singer Harry Belafonte, for whom they originally formed in order to serve as a backing group for recording and concerts. The group was mostly led and conducted by Robert De Cormier, also billed as Bob Corman. Milt Okun sometimes conducted the group as well. The Belafonte Folk Singers usually consisted of 11-12 singers and musicians at one time, all male. Its members were mostly African American, although the group did included some white members. The group had a high turnover, and around 40 singers were a part of the group at one time or another during its eight-year existence. Garrett Morris performed with the group early in his career. The group released three of their own albums for RCA Victor, and sang backup on five albums by Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba. Alumni of The Belafonte Folk Singers went on to form the De Cormier Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Jamaican-American pop star, he popularized the Trinbagonian Caribbean 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 is best known for his recordings of "The Banana Boat Song", with its signature "Day-O" lyric, " Jump in the Line", and " Jamaica Farewell". He has recorded and performed in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He has also starred in several films, including ''Carmen Jones'' (1954), '' Island in the Sun'' (1957), and ''Odds Against Tomorrow'' (1959). Belafonte considered the actor, singer and activist Paul Robeson a mentor, and was a close confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. As he later recalled, "Paul Robes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award For Best Ethnic Or Traditional Folk Recording
The Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording was awarded from 1960 to 1986. During this time the award had several minor name changes: *From 1960 to 1961 the award was known as Best Performance - Folk *From 1962 to 1967 it was awarded as Best Folk Recording *From 1968 to 1970 it was awarded as Best Folk Performance *In 1971 and from 1973 to 1974 the award was known as Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording (including traditional blues) *In 1972 and from 1975 to 1982 it was awarded as Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording *From 1983 to 1986 it was awarded as Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording In 1987 the award was split into two new awards: the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album and the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. Winners and nominees Individuals with multiple wins ;6 wins * Muddy Waters ;2 wins * Harry Belafonte * Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Folk Musical Groups
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The World Of Miriam Makeba
''The World of Miriam Makeba'' is the third studio album by Miriam Makeba released by RCA Victor. It charted at #86 on the US album chart.Sylvia Lovina Chidi - The Greatest Black Achievers in History 2014 -- 1291909338 Page 129 "The Many Voices of Miriam Makeba (1960) (LP Kapp KL1274) Miriam Makeba (1960) (LP RCA LSP2267) The World of Miriam Makeba ... Pata (1967) (LP Reprise RS6274) #74" Hugh Masekela was credited as the conductor. Track listing All tracks composed by Miriam Makeba; except where indicated #"Dubula" – 2:45 #"Forbidden Games" (Barry Parker, Marc Lanjean) – 2:56 #"Pole Mze" – 2:15 #"Little Boy" (Arranged by Miriam Makeba) – 3:22 #"Kwedini" (Jonas Gwangwa) – 2:15 #"Vamos Chamar Ovento" (Dorival Caymmi) – 3:22 #"Umhome" – 2:51 #"Amampondo" – 1:55 #"Wonders and Things" (Carol Hall Carol Hall (April 3, 1936 – October 11, 2018) was an American composer and lyricist. She was best known for composing the music and lyrics for the Broadway stage musical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miriam Makeba (album)
''Miriam Makeba'' is the self-titled debut"Recorded a year after the international hit musical ''King Kong'' (1959), which provided many black South African musicians with the opportunity to escape apartheid, Makeba's debut album paints a compelling portrait of the artist in exile." Miles Keylock, "Miriam Makeba" in ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'' (Universe Publishing, 2005), p. 51. album by Miriam Makeba. It was released in 1960 by RCA Victor. Track listing Personnel * Miriam Makeba – vocals * Perry Lopez - guitar * The Belafonte Folk Singers The Belafonte Folk Singers (originally known as The Belafonte Singers) were a vocal group who were active from 1957 to 1965. They were named after singer Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an ... conducted by Milt Okun Notes 1960 debut albums Miriam Makeba albums RCA Victor albums Gallo Record Company albums Albums conducted by Milt Okun {{1960s-a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belafonte Returns To Carnegie Hall
''Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall'' is a live double album by Harry Belafonte. It is the second of two Belafonte Carnegie Hall albums, and was recorded May 2, 1960. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard Pop albums charts. Belafonte shares the stage in this live recording with The Belafonte Folk Singers, Odetta, The Chad Mitchell Trio and Miriam Makeba. Track listing #"Jump Down Spin Around" - Harry Belafonte and the Belafonte Folk Singers - 2:14 #"Suzanne" - Harry Belafonte - 5:50 #"A Little Lyric of Great Importance" - Harry Belafonte and the Belafonte Folk Singers - 1:29 #"Chickens" - Harry Belafonte and the Belafonte Folk Singers - 3:10 #"Vaichazkem" - The Chad Mitchell Trio - 1:34 #"I Do Adore Her" - The Chad Mitchell Trio - 3:18 #"The Ballad of Sigmund Freud" - The Chad Mitchell Trio - 3:28 #"I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain/Water Boy" - Odetta - 6:54 #" A Hole in the Bucket" - Harry Belafonte and Odetta - 5:19 #"The Click Song" - Miriam Makeba and The Belafonte Folk Singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Lord What A Mornin'
''My Lord What a Mornin is an album of spirituals sung by Harry Belafonte and released by RCA Victor in 1960. Allmusic entry for My Lord What a Mornin'Retrieved October 2009. The album was reissued in 1995 with additional bonus tracks. Track listing # "Wake up Jacob" (Harry Belafonte, Gene Corman, Milton Okun) – 1:55 # "My Lord, What a Mornin'" (Belafonte, Corman, Okun) – 4:27 # "Ezekiel" (Traditional) – 3:41 # "'Buked and Scorned" (Belafonte, Corman) – 4:45 # "Stars Shinin' (By 'N By)" (Belafonte, Corman, Okun) – 1:38 # "Oh, Freedom" (Belafonte, Corman, Okun) – 3:22 # " Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?" (Traditional) – 4:38 # "Oh, Let Me Fly" (Belafonte, Corman, Okun) – 2:11 # "Swing Low" (Traditional) – 4:02 # "March Down to Jordan" (Belafonte, Okun, Ned Wright) – 3:28 # "Steal Away" – 3:47 #: 1995 reissue bonus tracks: # "All My Trials" (Traditional, Carter, Greene) – 4:04 # "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" (Traditional) – 3:59 # "Go Down Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba
''An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba'' is a Grammy Award-winning 1965 album by Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba, released by RCA Victor. It was the second outcome of the long lasting collaboration between Belafonte and Makeba, the first being the appearance of Makeba in the song "One More Dance" on Belafonte's 1960 album, ''Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall''. Despite the title, the album is not a collection of live duet performances by Harry Belafonte and Makeba. It is a studio album of 12 tracks, five by Belafonte, five by Makeba, and two duets. The songs are all African traditional tunes sung in tribal languages like Xhosa and Zulu. In the mid-1960s, Belafonte was very active in supporting emerging African artists as well as making African music known worldwide, and this album is an example of this activity. It includes classical African songs like ''Malaika'' (with the English title ''My Angel'') as well as songs in African languages such as Zulu, Sotho and Swahili. Trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swing Dat Hammer
''Swing Dat Hammer'' is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor (LPM/LSP-2194) in 1960. It is a collection of chain gang work songs. The last cut is a collection of workmen conversations. At the Grammy Awards of 1961 ''Swing Dat Hammer'' won the Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording. Track listing #"Look Over Yonder" – 2:51 #"Bald Headed Woman" – 3:30 #"Grizzly Bear" – 3:27 #"Diamond Joe" (Belafonte) – 3:36 #"Here Rattler, Here" – 3:57 #"Another Man Done Gone" (Vera Hall, Alan Lomax, John Lomax, Ruby Pickens Tartt) – 2:21 #"Swing Dat Hammer " – 4:38 #"Go Down, Old Hannah" – 3:47 #"Rocks and Gravel" – 4:10 #"Talkin' an' Signifyin' " – 5:08 Personnel *Harry Belafonte – vocals *The Belafonte Folk Singers – vocals *Millard Thomas – guitar *Robert De Cormier Robert Romeo De Cormier Jr. (January 7, 1922 – November 7, 2017), sometimes known as Robert Corman, was an American musical conductor, arranger, and director. He ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Annual Grammy Awards
The 4th Annual Grammy Awards were held on May 29, 1962, at Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1961. Henry Mancini won 5 awards. Award winners *Record of the Year **Henry Mancini for "Moon River" * Album of the Year (other than classical) **Judy Garland for ''Judy at Carnegie Hall'' * Song of the Year **Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer (songwriters) for "Moon River" performed by Henry Mancini *Best New Artist **Peter Nero Children's *Best Recording for Children **Leonard Bernstein (conductor) for ''Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf'' performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra Classical * Best Classical Performance - Orchestra **Charles Münch (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for ''Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé'' * Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra) **Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (conductor), Joan Sutherland & the Royal Opera House Orchestra for ''The Art of the Prima Donna'' *Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Rowen
Glenn Davis Rowen (January 22, 1933 - December 20, 1992) was a singer and member of the New York City Opera chorus. Biography Glenn Davis Rowen was born in Roswell, New Mexico, and was a graduate of Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. Campuses Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI. *Indiana Universit .... He joined the United States Army and from 1956 to 1962 served in Germany. After discharge he remained in Germany and sang with the Munich Opera and the Munich Chamber Choir. Upon returning to the United States, he sang with the New York City Opera chorus, the American Chamber Opera, the Robert Shaw Chorale and the De Paur Chorus. Rowen died on December 20, 1992, at his home in Manhattan, due to AIDS, according to Susan Woelzl, the New York City Opera's director of publicity. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowen, Glenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert De Cormier
Robert Romeo De Cormier Jr. (January 7, 1922 – November 7, 2017), sometimes known as Robert Corman, was an American musical conductor, arranger, and director. He arranged music for many singers and groups, including Harry Belafonte and Peter, Paul and Mary, and worked with Milt Okun. Biography Robert De Cormier was born in Farmingdale, New York, and grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York. His father was a shop teacher of French-Canadian heritage, and his mother was a Swedish-born guitarist. De Cormier took up the trumpet at age 7, and continued while attending Colby College in Maine and the University of New Mexico. His trumpet playing ended during World War II, when a German mortar shell nearly severed his right wrist while his Army infantry unit was advancing toward the Rhine River. While recovering at a hospital on Staten Island, he began singing with the CIO chorus, which was where he met and started a lifelong association with Pete Seeger. Because of McCarthyism, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
