![]() (Belafonte was in charge of Mandela’s itinerary.) Photos of King and John and Bobby Kennedy dominate another wall. From 1970 to 1975, Parks waged awareness of environmental and race matters through the music and culture of the West Indies. ![]() On the left is a photo of Belafonte with Nelson Mandela, taken during Mandela’s 1989 tour of the United States. A huge poster of the singer-actor Paul Robeson, Belafonte’s hero who paid a big price for his outspoken social views, sits to the right. The wall behind Belafonte’s desk is a testament to his true passion. My Song (written with Michael Shnayerson Knopf, $30.50), as well as the recent HBO film Sing Your Song (one of 15 finalists for the documentary Oscar), portrays a man who used show business as a means to an end. But they're not what he wants on his tombstone. He's proud of his show business accolades. ![]() Martin Luther King Jr., Bobby Kennedy and Paul Newman). He graced the cover of Time in 1959 and guest-hosted The Tonight Show for a week in 1968 (among his guests: the Rev. His 1956 album Calypso made him the first artist to sell more than 1 million LPs. The dashingly handsome Belafonte was once a major pop star who packed venues from Las Vegas to New York with his ferocious blend of calypso and folk music. It's a bracing concept in this age of "shut up and sing," when performers are expected to stay in whichever boxes make consumers happy. Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) Series: Discovery Jazz Artist: Harry Belafonte Authors: Irving Burgie, William Attaway Arranger: John Berry 40 (US) HL 02500690.
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