Harry belafonte autobiography of a face
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MEMOIR
Harry Belafonte—My Song (A Memoir)
With Michael Shnayerson
Alfred A. Knopf | 469 pages | $30.50
Reviewed by Herb Boyd
My first encounter with Harry Belafonte occurred as a teenager when his “Day-O” and “Jamaica Farewell” were at the top of the charts and calypso was all the rage.
Harry belafonte autobiography of a face
I had a friend who was so absolutely fascinated by Belafonte; he did everything to be like him, including his dress, mannerisms, and hair-style. We used to kid him that it was too bad he couldn’t sing because otherwise he was a dead ringer.
For years the world has been waiting for Harry Belafonte to tell his story, to sing a song of his life that only he could do.
Often when reporters asked about the possibility of such a memoir or autobiography, Belafonte would quickly brush off the inquiry, insisting they move on to the next question.
Many were left to conclude that maybe he had too many skeletons in the closet, too many things about him he’d rat