Harry Belafonte song 'Day-O' ('The Banana Boat Song') brought him to fame No one who heard it in the mid-1950s could ever forget Belafonte's warm, slightly husky voice on "The Banana Boat Song ...

Harry Belafonte, a singer, songwriter and groundbreaking actor who started his entertainment career belting "Day O" in his 1950s hit song "Banana Boat" before turning to political activism, has ...

“Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” (1956) Belafonte’s riotously catchy adaptation of a song that originated at the turn of the century by Jamaican dock workers was his biggest hit, reaching No ...

Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. He was 96.

An actor and singer from a young age, Belafonte became synonymous with Caribbean music; his album Calypso, which included hits like “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song” and “Jamaica Farewell ...

The “Day-O” refrain “The Banana Boat Song” was adopted by numerous performers — most memorably, Ray Davies of The Kinks — for ebullient, call-and-response exchanges with their concert ...

So, seeing the stately, dignified artist/activist Belafonte smiling while playing a percussion duet with Animal, one of my favorite Muppets, and later smiling and singing the “Banana Boat Song ...

Harry Belafonte, the actor, activist and singer who popularized the Calypso musical style with his famous song "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)," has died. He was 96.

Civil right singer, songwriter and humanitarian, Harry Belafonte died Tuesday at 96 from congestive heart failure. Belafonte is know for his 1956 hit, the "Banana Boat Song (Day-O)." ...

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