Lena Horne, one of the best female vocalists ever, was born on this day in 1917..........she passed away at age 92 in 2010.
She had a great voice and very elegant look!
Her story was rather remarkable:
"Lena Horne, who was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio and who went on to achieve international fame as a singer, died on Sunday night at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York."(NYT)It's hard to pick a favorite song but her version of "Where or When" is great:
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The Essential Lena Horne........... https://t.co/J7xwl8dg65 via @amazon— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) June 14, 2017
