Jamaican-American singer and actor Harry Belafonte was born on this day in 1927. In the 1950s, when this book was published, Belafonte was best known for his calypso hits from his 1956 album Calypso, which was the first LP to sell over one million copies.
Calypso Songs
- Description
- A song and story book about Harry Belafonte, titled: [CALYPSO SONGS]. The cover features red and green letters at the top, a black and white photograph of Harry Belafonte at center left, and drawings of drums, maracas, and banjo at center right. Black type in a circle at the bottom lists the songs included in the song book. The back cover features a larger black and white photograph of Belafonte.
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Published by
- Charlton Publications, American, founded 1940
- Subject of
- Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023
- Date
- 1957
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Medium
- ink on printing paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 8 5/16 in. (27.9 x 21.1 cm)
- Type
- magazines (periodicals)
