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Lena Horne was born in Brooklyn New York in June
30 1917. As a teenager family financial
difficulties forced Lena to quit school and
obtain a position as a chorus dancer at the Cotton
Club in Harlem. She was hired for her beauty, but
she worked diligently to improve her
singing and became known for her sultry voice. In
1934, Horne accepted a role on Broadway and
afterwards left to sing with Noble Sissle's
Society Orchestra in Philadelphia.
Lena Horne left New York to perform at the
Trocadero Club in California. Within a short time,
she signed a Hollywood movie contract
with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She insisted her
contract stipulate that she would not be cast in
stereotypical black roles, and with her elegance
and glamour, she became known for transforming the
image of the black woman in film.
Her first role in 1942, like many that followed,
was only a guest spot number in Panama Hattie, but
the same year she played a leading part in
Cabin in the Sky. In 1943 she was in three films:
I Dood It, Thousands Cheer, and Stormy Weather,
the title song of which became her trademark. It
was on the set of Stormy Weather. She appeared in
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944), Broadway Rhythm
(1944), Ziegfeld Follies of 1945 and 1946, The
Duchess of Idaho (1950) and Meet Me in Las Vegas
(1956). Lena also starred in the Broadway show
Jamaica (1957) and appeared on several television
shows in the 1970s. Horne won many honors for her
performances. She won a Grammy for the album based
on her awardwinning
show Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music that began
in 1981 and became the longest running one-woman
show in Broadway history.
In addition to the Kennedy Center Award for
Lifetime Achievement in the Arts (1984), Horne
received an honorary doctorate from Howard
University as well as an Image Award and Spingarn
Medal from the NAACP.
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Some guy playing music in a bike horn suit
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| Canadian Brass: Quintet (Magic Horn CD) |
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Do the Canandian Brass... read on.
The beautiful music video for Quintet (Rhombus
Media, of The Red Violin), as seen on the Magic
Horn CD enhanced feature! For more information
about the piece, the composer Michael Kamen (Mr.
Holland's Opus, X-Men), the CD, or Canadian Brass,
visit canadianbrass.com
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DO THE CANADIAN BRASS
1. Make a video of you or an ensemble performing
your fav Canadian Brass piece.
2. Sign into YouTube and upload your video.
3. Join the group:
youtube.com/group/dothecanadianbrass
4. Add your video!
5. Watch for your video to be featured at
canadianbrass.com
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