It's the day after this for an entire community

[malaise]

Innocence is over - memories - try to remember otherwise the pain leaves you hollow.

My go to song for many things - for everyone suffering as a result of another senseless slaughter

[guillaumeb]

1. A treasure as a singer, a citizen, and a man.

Do you like Henri Salvador?

[malaise]

2. I know of him but little of his music

I must give him a listen

[guillaumeb]

3. One of my favorite:

He sings in French, but his vocal control and phrasing need no translation.

[malaise]

4. That's fine with me

Thanks

[Hekate]

5. If you don't know his music, try to pull it up on YouTube. He was a superb singer...

I got to hear him once at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. I was taken there as a treat by one of my mother's friends -- and oh what a treat. I was 13, so that would have been 1961.

[malaise]

6. Harry B?

I grew up on Harry - I think I have all his music. Geez you were lucky to have seen him live when you were really young. He was a great performer. Last year he retired from the public.

[Hekate]

8. My mom had what records she could afford, later so did I...

So funny -- several years ago I helped clear out an old friend's house, and I believe she had every album he ever made, in vinyl. There was just enough difference in our ages (9 or 10 years) that when I was a stony-broke high school and college student, she was a young professional with an actual salary and could afford to buy records she wanted. Belafonte had a broad cross-cultural (trans-racial?) reach in his audience. I was so devoted to him as a musician that it was not until recent years I discovered his major funding role in the Civil Rights movement.

[malaise]

9. LOL for the vinyl - that's what we had

He's a great man - did you know he organized "We Are the World"?

This is a pretty accurate bio

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Belafonte

[monmouth4]

7. He really is a treasure. I enjoy seeing him now and then at events..n/t

[malaise]

10. That he is - he retired now

Will be 91 on March 1

[monmouth4]

11. I was going to say, I knew he was up there. I used to listen to him when I was in elem school

[malaise]

12. Yep - he's up there for sure