Harry Belafonte only had to belt out “Day-O” for the audience to go bananas at his concerts. This was the Banana Boat song, but the audience was not going bananas because of the Banana in the song—it ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from World. Followed categories will be added to My News. The barrier-breaking artist-activist died of congestive heart failure at his Manhattan home, according to the ...

THE BANANA Boat Song legend Harry Belafonte has died at 96 years old after a battle with illness, his family has confirmed. The barrier-breaking singer died from congestive heart failure at his New ...

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Singer, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte, best known for his Calypso hit, ‘Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)’, has passed away. The barrier-breaking artist-activist died of congestive heart ...

The barrier-breaking artist-activist died of congestive heart failure at his Manhattan home, according to the publicist’s statement. Born in Harlem to a Jamaican mother and a father from the French ...