Lena Horne
Widely recognised as a genuine jazz great, Lena Horne's sultry singing - allied
to a strong social conscience as a civil rights campaigner - made her a key
figure at the famous Cotton Club in Harlem, while revered in Hollywood too. An
Afro-American with family roots both in Europe and Native America, her early
influences were the great jazz artists Billy Strayhorn and Billy Eckstine, who
she saw while living in Pittsburgh.
Moving to New York, she got herself a job in the chorus line at the Cotton Club
and within a year she was given a starring role alongside her mentor Adelaid...
Stormy WeatherLena Horne and Lou Bring & His Orchestra
Stormy Weather
3:22
Can't Help Lovin' Dat ManLena Horne
The Great American Composer
2:33
Honeysuckle RoseLena Horne, Lennie Hayton and Nat Brandwynne Orchestra
Lena Like Latin
2:58
Believe In YourselfLena Horne
The Wiz
2:18
Jingle All the WayLena Horne
Merry From Lena
2:37
If You BelieveLena Horne
The Lady and Her Music
2:23
