To those no longer with us....

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Re: To those no longer with us....

Postby MadMax359 » Tue Mar 21, 2023 5:23 am

Reddick was also very funny on Corporate, a side of him that surprised me
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Re: To those no longer with us....

Postby BogDog » Tue Apr 25, 2023 4:38 pm

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Singer, actor, producer and activist Harry Belafonte, who spawned a calypso craze in the U.S. with his music and blazed new trails for African American performers, died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his Manhattan home. He was 96.

An award-winning Broadway performer and a versatile recording and concert star of the ’50s, the lithe, handsome Belafonte became one of the first Black leading men in Hollywood. He later branched into production work on theatrical films and telepics.


I don't think there is a person in the western world who won't recognize this: https://youtu.be/H5dpBWlRANE
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Re: To those no longer with us....

Postby MadMax359 » Wed Apr 26, 2023 11:57 am

he was a giant on screen and off
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Re: To those no longer with us....

Postby Nessie » Wed Apr 26, 2023 9:05 pm

BogDog wrote:
I don't think there is a person in the western world who won't recognize this:


I grew up with Harry's Calypso album being played frequently on the record player. I not only recognize it but there was a companion to it: "Star-O".

It was pretty good with Muppets too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-4xyg4PU-U

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Re: To those no longer with us....

Postby OBI-wan » Thu Apr 27, 2023 1:47 am

The dinner scene in Beetle juice was classic
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Re: To those no longer with us....

Postby BogDog » Thu Apr 27, 2023 2:14 pm

Nessie wrote:
BogDog wrote:
I don't think there is a person in the western world who won't recognize this:


I grew up with Harry's Calypso album being played frequently on the record player. I not only recognize it but there was a companion to it: "Star-O".

It was pretty good with Muppets too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-4xyg4PU-U

Nessie



More than once it seems. I don't recall seeing this one before: https://youtu.be/WBOohuZlAiM
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Re: To those no longer with us....

Postby OBI-wan » Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:51 pm

Carolyn Bryant Donham…rot in hell you racist bitch.
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Re: To those no longer with us....

Postby EVysther » Sat Apr 29, 2023 8:57 pm

Nessie wrote:
BogDog wrote:It was pretty good with Muppets too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-4xyg4PU-U

Nessie


Thanks for that one, Nessie...the wife and I have been on quite a tear with old Jim Henson blurbs on YouTube as of late, but this was perfect!

Mr. Belafonte left such an imprint of the entertainment world that words fall short in most cases. Remarkable man.
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Re: To those no longer with us....

Postby MadMax359 » Tue May 02, 2023 3:36 am

Sorry to hear Gordon Lightfoot is gone... this was my favorite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT_J-LNqVvw

with the Edmund Fitzgerald a close second
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Re: To those no longer with us....

Postby BogDog » Tue May 02, 2023 3:39 am

I have been expecting this one. The last time I saw him perform he looked so frail. RIP.


Gordon Lightfoot, Canada's legendary folk singer-songwriter whose hits including “Early Morning Rain” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" told a tale of Canadian identity that was exported worldwide, died on Monday. He was 84.


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Representative Victoria Lord said the musician died at a Toronto hospital. His cause of death was not immediately available.

Considered one of the most renowned voices to emerge from Toronto’s Yorkville folk club scene in the 1960s, Lightfoot went on to record 20 studio albums and pen hundreds of songs, including “Carefree Highway” and “Sundown.”

Once called a “rare talent” by Bob Dylan, dozens of artists have covered his work, including Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand, Harry Belafonte, Johnny Cash, Anne Murray, Jane’s Addiction and Sarah McLachlan.

Most of his songs are deeply autobiographical with lyrics that probe his own experiences in a frank manner and explore issues surrounding the Canadian national identity.

His 1975 song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” chronicled the demise of a Great Lakes ore freighter, and 1966’s “Canadian Railroad Trilogy” depicted the construction of the railway.

“I simply write the songs about where I am and where I’m from,” he once said. “I take situations and write poems about them.”

Often described as a poetic storyteller, Lightfoot remained keenly aware of his cultural influence. It was a role he took very seriously.

“I just like to stay there and be a part of the totem pole and look after the responsibilities I’ve acquired over the years,” he said in a 2001 interview.

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Rest In Peace, Music Man. You were the best: "LIVE IN RENO" is my favorite of his concert videos: https://youtu.be/PhFP5l71PRE and https://youtu.be/mys5G8ZqjrE
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