Late entertainer Harry Belafonte once explained why he let director Tim Burton and music mogul David Geffen use his recordings in the 1988 comedy "Beetlejuice." (Associated Press; Warner Bros.) You ...

If there was one constant during Harry Belafonte’s groundbreaking career, it was that he repeatedly took chances and he didn’t back down — even when speaking out during a 2002 San Diego radio ...

The Jamaican-American singer-songwriter and activist became the first Black person to win an Emmy Award in 1960 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Harry Belafonte, a beloved singer, actor and activist credited with introducing the United States to Caribbean music and bankrolling the Civil Rights Movement, died at his Manhattan home on Tuesday at ...

Harry Belafonte was a perfectionist who wanted things his way — even eggs. I remember having breakfast with both the entertainment icon and public relations executive Paula Witt at an Orlando ...

If the name Harry Belafonte means anything these days, it’s most likely for the Banana Boat Song, better known as Day-O. But for lifelong fans like me, that’s kind of a shame. As great as that song is ...

MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) -- It was a celebration inside the Riverside Church. The rhythm of African drummers set the tone for an outpouring of tributes to the legendary Harry Belafonte.

The legendary singer and activist died Tuesday at age 96 of congestive heart failure Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital journalism, and he’s worked at PEOPLE since 2022.

Harry Belafonte lived in several New York City neighborhoods including East Elmhurst, Queens. But Long Island locales like Sag Harbor and the onetime Westbury Music Fair, now the NYCB Theatre at ...

Across disciplines, across genres, across generations, Harry Belafonte was a titan. As a musician in the ‘50s and ‘60s he was a blockbuster performer. At the same time, he rose as a charismatic lead ...

April 25 (Reuters) - Harry Belafonte, a singer, songwriter and groundbreaking actor who started his entertainment career belting "Day O" in his 1950s hit song "Banana Boat" before turning to political ...

Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. He was 96.