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maggiebee | 15:50 Tue 25th Apr 2023 | News
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RIP Harry Belafonte
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Avatar Image JimF
Yeah, just saw that. Fantastic voice.
15:52 Tue 25th Apr 2023
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https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/25/harry-belafonte-singer-dies-actor-singer-activist
15:53 Tue 25th Apr 2023
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Yes JimF, he did have a wonderful voice.
15:55 Tue 25th Apr 2023
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Oh, I liked him so much. Rip Harry.
15:56 Tue 25th Apr 2023
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I liked him when I was a kid. Must of been quite old when he died.
16:00 Tue 25th Apr 2023
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96 Retro
16:02 Tue 25th Apr 2023
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96 was a good age.
This was always my favourite.

16:03 Tue 25th Apr 2023
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https://youtu.be/50JW4aHHm5Q
16:03 Tue 25th Apr 2023
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He was 96. A really handsome man.
16:06 Tue 25th Apr 2023
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I remember him in Carmen Jones, though I don't think either he or Dorothy Dandridge were allowed to sing with their own voices.
16:25 Tue 25th Apr 2023
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Did he sing A Hole In My Bucket?It was one of my mam and dads favourites.
16:28 Tue 25th Apr 2023
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My Mum & Dad grew up with his music!!
RIP Harry.
16:30 Tue 25th Apr 2023
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// I don't think either he or Dorothy Dandridge were allowed to sing with their own voices. //

not so much a case of "not allowed", but more that neither were opera singers and couldn't deliver in the right register.
16:32 Tue 25th Apr 2023
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I don't think he sang Hole in my Bucket. But apparently the Baanana Boat Song was the first record to sell over a million copies in 1956

https://youtu.be/d-Bwc0wcIKA
16:35 Tue 25th Apr 2023
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I just went on to YouTube and searched for "Hole in the Bucket Song" and several versions by Harry turned up.
16:40 Tue 25th Apr 2023
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Oh no!! I adored him back in the day. Both for his voice and his looks.
16:50 Tue 25th Apr 2023
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I remember him from way back, There's a Hole on my Bucket, Banana Boat song etc. He was a good age though and had a productive life. Rest in Peace.
17:07 Tue 25th Apr 2023
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@16.35.Yes he did do the most famous version of Theres a Hole In My Bucket along with Odetta Holmes.This would be the version that my mam and dad sang.Usually at Hogmaney.Instead of "dear Lisa",they always sang it as "Deeerlizer".Maybe an Aberdeen thing.
17:29 Tue 25th Apr 2023
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Yes, I just read this on the news. Lovely voice. R.I.P.
17:55 Tue 25th Apr 2023
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Such a shame, he was gifted with a great voice. RIP Harry.
17:59 Tue 25th Apr 2023

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