The 'Sesame Street' Song Whiz Oct 23, 2009
The long list of singers who belted out his songs includes the Carpenters, Diana Ross and Lena Horne. Such singers often covered songs like "Sing" or "Bein' Green" and "How Do You Do," but they looked to him for original music as well. (Investors Business Daily)
IpAuctions to Sell Rights to The Judy Garland Shows Oct 21, 2009
This historic collection of 26 one-hour-long episodes includes an unprecedented list of guests including Barbra Streisand, Mickey Rooney, Count Basie, Lena Horne, Tony Bennett, Ethel Merman, Bob Newhart, Donald OConnor, Peggy Lee, Steve Allen, Jane Powell, Peter Lawford, Vic Damone, Jack Jones, and Garlands daughter Liza Minnelli, among others. Judy Garland also performed solo concert performances as part of this amazing wonderful TV show. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Birth of a Notion: Implicit Social Cognition and the "Birther" Movement Oct 7, 2009
So when Lena Horne was born there in 1917, she automatically became a U.S. citizen. About 25 years later Horne was asked to give two concerts at Camp Robinson in Alabama, one to white servicemen, the second to black GIs. (Scientific American)
Teen Idol: Decision day Sep 19, 2009
Stormy Weather, Lena Horne. Star is awesome, Handsaker said. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Classic Film Review, Minnelli's Cab... Sep 19, 2009
Musical Fable Dazzles with Jazz Greats Ethel Waters & Lena Horne ... When Lucifer Sr. threatens Jr. with demotion if he can t clinch the capture of Joe s soul, Jr. turns to the seductive Georgia Brown (Lena Horne) for help ... The movie s stand-out cast includes Ethel Waters, Eddie Rochester Anderson, Lena Horne, and Rex Ingram. (Suite101.com)
Seventh heaven Aug 22, 2009
Stormy Weather, Lena Horne. Proud Mary, Tina Turner. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Hilton Als: A new biography of Lena Horne. Aug 17, 2009
A biography of Lena Horne : The New Yorker ... Lena Horne was a lot stranger than her fabled beauty showed. (New Yorker)
Event being held to support children in war-torn region Jul 30, 2009
Fudge, is a veteran saxophonist who has appeared with Sonny Stitt, Lena Horne, Roland Kirk, The Impressions, The O Jays, Thelma Houston, Lonnie Smith and more. A Wisconsin Conservatory of Music faculty member since 1972, he is also the leader of the Berkeley Fudge Quartet, and a member of We Six. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Library corner 7-23 Jul 23, 2009
New adult books available at the library include ;Finger Lickin; Fifteen; by Janet Evanvich, ;The Fixer Upper; by Mary Kay Andrews, ;Brimstone; by Robert B. Parker, ;The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane; by Katherine Howe, ;The German Woman; by Paul Griner, ;Decide Better for College; by Michael E. McGrath, ;Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne; by James Gavin, ;The Complete Idiot;s Guide to Preserving Food; by Karen K. Brees, ;Keep Your Head Down: Vietnam, the Sixties, and a Journey of... (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Park High School inducts three into Alumni Hall of Fame Jul 14, 2009
Olson also has performed as a soloist and background singer, and traveled on tours throughout the United States with Ray Charles, Judy Garland, Kate Smith and Lena Horne. He has also been active in both the Boy Scouts and Little League in Demarest, N.J., and still performs as a soloist and as conductor of the Men s Chorus of the Upper Valley, which includes many alumni of the Dartmouth Glee Club. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
'Stormy Weather,' by James Gavin Jul 9, 2009
The Life of Lena Horne ... For most of her life, Lena Horne has been a very angry woman ... "Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne" takes its title from her signature song, but in the beginning, it wasn't even her song: It was Ethel Waters', and the older star's resentment of Horne during the making of the groundbreaking film "Cabin in the Sky" would presage Horne's own iciness years later toward younger singer-actresses like Diahann Carroll. (San Francisco Chronicle)
A look at the stormy life of Lena Horne Jul 6, 2009
The stormy life of Lena Horne ... Mike Douglas, the genial daytime talk show host, once cooed to Lena Horne about her legendary beauty, a look that epitomized - and helped diversify - golden-era Hollywood glamour ... STORMY WEATHER: The Life of Lena Horne By James Gavin Atria, 608 pp. (Boston Globe)
Universal CityWalk Becomes 'Universal Moonwalk' for Michael Jackson Tribute, 7pm Thursday, July 9 With Free Outdoor Screening of 'Thriller' and 'The Wiz,' Plus 'Live' Dance Retrospective as Part of the CityWalk 'Summer Block Party' Series Jul 5, 2009
"The Wiz" stars Diana Ross as Dorothy, Michael Jackson as Scarecrow Nipsey Russell as Tinman, Lena Horne as Glinda the Good and Richard Pryor as The Wiz. "Michael Jackson's Thriller" is a ground-breaking 14-minute music video for the song of the same name, released in 1983 and directed by John Landis who co-wrote the screenplay with Jackson. (PR Newswire)
Jackson Was A Study In Black And White Jun 29, 2009
Is Danyel Smith too young to remember Jackie Robinson, or Hank Aaron, or Arthur Ashe, or Wilt Chamberlain, or Julius Erving, or Magic Johnson, or Michael Jordan, or Charles Barkley, or Cassius Clay aka Muhammed Ali, or Louis Armstrong, or Harry Belafonte, or Chuck Berry, or James Brown, or Ray Charles, or Nat King Cole, or John Coltrane, or Miles Davis, or Aretha Franklin, or Marvin Gaye, or Jimi Hendrix, or Lena Horne, or Etta James, or Quincy Jones, or Wynton Marsalis, or Smokey Robinson, or... (CBS News)
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 28-July 4 Jun 25, 2009
June 30: Singer Lena Horne is 92. Actress Nancy Dussault is 73. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
LENA HORNE'S STORY OF TRAILBLAZ... Jun 17, 2009
LENA HORNE'S STORY OF TRAILBLAZING GLORY - New York Post ... LENA HORNE'S STORY OF TRAILBLAZING GLORY ... OUT the 23rd is Atria's "Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne." Her voice was satin. (New York Post -- Gossip)
TV Land Awards to Honor Comedic Icon Don Rickles With This Year's Legend Award Apr 1, 2009
Stars like Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, Lena Horne and Ricardo Montalban were among Rickles' targets on the show. Don Rickles was here to stay. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Pennsylvanian dish 'city chicken' provides faux food for thought Mar 24, 2009
A: He did, for the star-studded 1948 film "Words and Music," starring Mickey Rooney, Ann Sothern, Betty Garrett and Janet Leigh, with guest stars June Allyson, Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Mel Torme and Vera-Ellen. As Como sang, Cyd Charisse danced. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Putting a top on iconic topless show Mar 22, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
New Granada Theater benefits from slots Feb 27, 2009
In its heyday, the theater and its Savoy Ballroom danced with hot music from the likes of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Lena Horne. But since closing in the 1960s, the structure has fallen into disrepair. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Valley Rhythms (2) Feb 21, 2009
By popular demand, IPAC presents vocalist Carole Hampton in A Tribute To Lena Horne under the musical direction of pianist Joe Azarello on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. (760) 775-5200. Spotlight 29 Casino, I-10 at Dillon Rd., features entertainment by jazz vocalist Rose Mallett in the bar at the JEM Steak House every Friday and Saturday from 6 to 10 p.m. (866) 377-6829. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
HALL OF FAME HONORS AFRICAN-AMERICANS Feb 15, 2009
Hamilton has served as musical director for opera star Jessye Norman, performed at the White House, for Pope Paul II at the Vatican, and in concert with the legendary Lena Horne. At the most recent induction ceremony of the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame in 2008, Sonny Boy Williamson was honored for his masterful songwriting and performances. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Fathoming the fault lines of family drama Feb 12, 2009
The screenplay, written by Jenny Lumet (daughter of Sidney Lumet, granddaughter of Lena Horne) provides an opportunity for Anne Hathaway to extend her range; it makes use of her gift for comedy, but also allows her to explore a character with darker, fiercer and more vulnerable aspects. She plays Kym, a sardonic young woman with a drug problem who leaves rehab to attend her sister's wedding at the family home in Connecticut. (The Age)
