Lena Horne
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist.
Horne joined the chorus of the Cotton Club at the age of 16 and became a nightclub performer before moving to Hollywood, where she had small parts in numerous movies, and more substantial parts in the 1943 films Cabin in the Sky and Stormy Weather. Because of the Red Scare and her political activism, Horne found herself blacklisted and unable to get work in Hollywood. Her career spanned over 70 years appearing in film, television, and on broadway.
Returning to her roots as a nightclub performer, Horne took part in the March on Washington in August 1963, and continued to work as a performer, both in nightclubs and on television, while releasing well-received record albums. She announced her retirement in March 1980, but the next year starred in a one-woman show, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, which ran for more than three hundred performances on Broadway. She then toured the country in the show, earning numerous awards and accolades. Horne continued recording and performing sporadically into the 1990s, disappearing from the public eye in 2000.
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Lena Horne
ALBUMS
- The Essential Lena Horne released: 2010
- Lena Horne Sings: The MGM Singles released: 2010
- The Best Of released: 2007
- Merry From Lena released: 2007
- Just Jazz: Empathy released: 2006
- Lena & Gabor released: 2005
- Every Time We Say Goodbye released: 2002
- At the Waldorf Astoria / At the Sands released: 2002
- The Classic Lena Horne released: 2001
- Best of the War Years released: 2001
- Midnite Jazz & Blues: The Lady Is a Tramp released: 2000
- Classic Ellington released: 2000
- Love Songs released: 2000
- Planet Jazz: Lena Horne released: 1999
- Being Myself released: 1998
- Lena Horne: A Musical Anthology released: 1998
- The Masters released: 1997
- Ain' It the Truth: Lena Horne at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released: 1996
- An Evening With Lena Horne Live at the Supper Club released: 1995
- Lena Sings The Standards released: 1995
- The Lady and Her Music released: 1995
- We'll Be Together Again released: 1994
- Love Is the Thing released: 1994
- Lena Goes Latin / Sings Your Requests released: 1992
- Lena on the Blue Side released: 1991
- Lovely & Alive released: 1986
- Soul released: 1966
- Feelin' Good released: 1966
- Lena in Hollywood released: 1966
- Lena Like Latin released: 1963
- Porgy and Bess released: 1959
- At the Waldorf Astoria released: 1958
- Give the Lady What She Wants released: 1958
- Stormy Weather released: 1957
- Right to Sing the Blues released:
- Let It Snow released:
- Stormy Weather released:
- Whispering - The Very Best Of Lena Horne released:
- Lena Horne & Sammy Davis Jr. released:
- Seasons of a Life released:
- The Jazz Biography released:
- Stormy Lady released:
- Mad About the Boy released:
- Back in My Baby's Arm's released:
- Live at the Supper Club released:
- Stormy Weather released:
- Stormy Weather (Legendary Lena 1941-58) released:
The Essential Lena Horne
Released 2010- Just One of Those Things
- Honeysuckle Rose
- Ain’t It the Truth
- Give Me Love
- Someone to Watch Over Me
- Push De Button
- Speak Low
- The Rules of the Road
- You Don’t Have to Know the Language
- Napolean
- At Long Last Love
- I Concentrate on You
- Take It Slow, Joe
- Jule Styne Medley: A Ride on a Rainbow / Never Never Land / I Said No / Some People
- I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
- The Man I Love
- Watch What Happens
- I Will Wait for You
- Stormy Weather
Lena Horne Sings: The MGM Singles
Released 2010- Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
- The Man I Love
- I Feel So Smoochie
- Take Love Easy
- Love Of My Life
- 'Deed I Do
- Sometimes I'm Happy
- It's Mad, Mad Mad!
- He Makes Me Believe He's Mine
- I've Got The World On A String
- Is It Always Like This?
- Something To Live For
- Pass Me By
- A Foggy Day (In London Town)
- Where Or When
- The Lady Is A Tramp
The Best Of
Released 2007- On a Wonderful Day Like Today
- I Wanna Be Around
- Feelin' Good
- Willow Weep for Me
- The Girl From Ipanema
- Softly as I Leave You
- And I Love Him
- Hello, Young Lovers
- Singin' in the Rain
- Somewhere
- Wives and Lovers
- It Had Better Be Tonight
- Moon River
- A Fine Romance
- I Love Paris
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
- I Got a Worried Man
- Wonder What I'm Gonna Do
- Love Bug
- What the World Needs Now Is Love
- Unchained Melody
At the Waldorf Astoria / At the Sands
Released 2002- Today I Love Everybody (from The Farmer Takes a Wife)
- Let Me Love You
- Come Runnin'
- Cole Porter Medley: How's Your Romance? / After You / Love of My Life / It's All Right With Me
- Mood Indigo / I'm Beginning to See the Light
- How You Say It
- Honeysuckle Rose
- Day In – Day Out
- New Fangled Tango
- I Love to Love
- From This Moment On (from Out of This World)
- Maybe
- The Man I Love
- Get Rid of Monday
- Jule Styne Medley: A Ride on a Rainbow / Never Never Land / I Said No / Some People
- You Don't Have to Know the Language
- Out of My Continental Mind
- Rodgers and Hammerstein Medley: A Cock-Eyed Optimist / I Have Dreamed / Surrey With the Fringe on Top
- Harburg Medley: Thrill Me / What Is There to Say / The Begat
- Don't Commit the Crime
The Classic Lena Horne
Released 2001- Stormy Weather
- One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
- How Long Has This Been Going On?
- Love Me or Leave Me
- Fun to Be Fooled
- I'd Do Anything
- Get Out of Town
- Darn That Dream
- Come on Strong
- I Hadn't Anyone Till You
- Someone to Watch Over Me
- The Rules of the Road
- I Get the Blues When It Rains
- I Got Rhythm
Midnite Jazz & Blues: The Lady Is a Tramp
Released 2000- Why I Was Born
- Love Me or Leave Me
- Love Can Change the Star
- I Wish I Was Back in My Baby's Arms
- Good for Nothing Joe
- Old Devil Moon
- I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
- Papa Don't Preach to Me
- Honeysuckle Rose
- The Lady Is a Tramp
- Lover Man
- Take Me
- My Blue Heaven
- Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
- From This Moment On
- Night and Day
- Cuckoo in the Clock
- What'll I Do
- At Long Last Love
- Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
Love Songs
Released 2000- It's Love
- Love Me or Leave Me
- The Man I Love
- You're the One
- People Will Say We're in Love
- Don't Take Your Love From Me
- Love Is the Thing
- Someone to Watch Over Me
- At Long Last Love
- I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
- Love Me a Little Little
- Let Me Love You
- Mad About the Boy
- I'm Through With Love
- What Is This Thing Called Love
- You're My Thrill
Planet Jazz: Lena Horne
Released 1999- Stormy Weather
- What Is This Thing Called Love?
- Ill Wind
- The Man I Love
- Where or When
- I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
- Moanin' Low
- I Didn't Know About You
- One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
- As Long as I Live
- I Ain't Got Nothing but the Blues
- How Long Has This Been Going On?
- It's Love
- Let Me Love You
- It's All Right With Me
- People Will Say We're in Love
- Just in Time
- Get Out of Town
Lena Horne: A Musical Anthology
Released 1998- Love Me or Leave Me
- Singin' in the Rain
- Just One of Those Things
- Stormy Weather
- Ain't It the Truth
- The Lady Is a Tramp
- Moon River
- I Love Paris
- A Fine Romance
- Day Follows Day
- Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
- Willow Weep for Me
- I Got a Worried Man
- You Know What to Do
- Never on Sunday
- One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
- We'll Be Together Again
The Masters
Released 1997- I Got Rhythm
- I'm Confessin'
- I've Found a New Baby
- Stormy Weather
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- People Will Say We're in Love
- Just in Time
- Bewitched
- I Get the Blues When It Rains
- I've Grown Accustomed to His Face
- The Man I Love
- One for My Baby
- Mad About the Boy
- Just One of Those Things
- At Long Last Love
- Get Out of Town
- I Only Have Eyes for You
- Just My Luck
- Get Rid of Monday
Ain' It the Truth: Lena Horne at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Released 1996- Just One Of Those Things
- The Spring
- Ain't It The Truth (outtake)
- Life's Full O' Consequence
- Honey In The Honeycomb
- Honeysuckle Rose
- You're So Indiff'rent
- Jericho
- Brazilian Boogie
- Somebody Loves Me
- Tete A Tete At Tea Time / Solid Potato Salad (outtake)
- Paper Doll
- Paper Doll (outtake, alternate lyrics)
- Trembling Of A Leaf (outtake)
- Love
- Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
- Why Was I Born
- Bill (outtake)
- Where Or When
- The Lady Is A Tramp
- Baby, Come Out Of The Clouds
- If You Can Dream
- You Got Looks (outtake)
An Evening With Lena Horne Live at the Supper Club
Released 1995- Come Runnin
- Maybe
- I've Got the World on a String
- Old Friend
- Something to Live For
- Mood Indigo
- Squeeze Me
- Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
- Yesterday When I Was Young
- How's Your Romance
- Why Shouldn't I
- Ours
- Just One of Those Things
- No Vocal Lena Introduces Her Backup
- We'll Be Together Again
- Watch What Happens
- The Lady Is a Tramp
Lena Sings The Standards
Released 1995- I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
- Lover Man
- Love Can Change the Stars
- Honeysuckle Rose
- Night and Day
- Old Devil Moon
- Why I Was Born
- Poppa Don't Preach to Me
- My Blue Heaven
- From This Moment On
- Love Me or Leave Me
- The Lady Is a Tramp
- Once in a Lifetime
- Meditation
- Good for Nothin' Joe
- I Wish I Was Back in My Baby's Arms
- Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man Man of Mine
- Cuckoo in the Clock
- Stormy Weather
- Take Me
The Lady and Her Music
Released 1995- Overture
- From This Moment On
- I Got a Name
- I'm Glad There Is You
- I Want to Be Happy (2)
- Copper Colored Gal (2)
- Raisin' the Rent (2)
- As Long as I Live
- Lady With the Fan
- Lena's Dialogue 'Cotton Club to Hollywood'
- Where or When (Hollywood Sequence)
- Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
- Lena's Dialogue 'Hollywood'
- Just One of Those Things
- Stormy Weather, Part 1
- Love
- Lena's Dialogue 'Broadway'
- Push De Button
- The Lady Is a Tramp
- Yesterday, When I Was Young (Hier Encore)
- 'Deed I Do
- Life Goes On
We'll Be Together Again
Released 1994- Maybe
- Something to Live For
- Day Follows Day
- Prelude to a Kiss
- Love Like This Can't Last
- We'll Be Together Again
- A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
- Old Friend
- You're the One
- Havin' Myself a Time
- My Mood Is You
- I'll Always Leave the Door a Little Open
- Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
- Forever Was a Day
- I've Got to Have You
- My Buddy
Love Is the Thing
Released 1994- I'd Do Anything
- Love Is the Thing
- Fun to Be Fooled
- It's Love
- You're the One
- I Get the Blues When It Rains
- Darn That Dream
- I'm Through With Love
- Someone to Watch Over Me
- I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
- I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
- It's Anybody's Spring
- The Rules of the Road
- Paradise
- I Got Rhythm
- I Understand
- It's a Lonesome Old Town
- I Hadn't Anyone Till You
- They Didn't Believe Me
- Come on Strong
Lena Goes Latin / Sings Your Requests
Released 1992- From This Moment On
- Take Me
- Night and Day
- Old Devil Moon
- More
- My Blue Heaven
- Cuckoo in the Clock
- Meditation
- By Myself
- Island in the West Indies
- Ours
- Falling in Love With Love
- He Loves Me
- Every Little Bit Hurts
- Stormy Weather
- Poppa Don't Preach to Me
- Honeysuckle Rose
- The Lady Is a Tramp
- Lover Man
- Can't Help Lovin' That Man
Lovely & Alive
Released 1986- I Concentrate on You
- I Get the Blues When It Rains
- I've Grown Accustomed to His Face
- I Got Rhythm
- I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
- I Want to Be Happy
- I Surrender, Dear
- I Found a New Baby
- I Understand
- I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
- I an't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares for Me)
- I Only Have Eyes for You
Right to Sing the Blues
- Stormy Weather
- What Is This Thing Called Love
- The Man I Love
- Don't Take Your Love From Me
- That's What Love Did to Me
- Aunt Hagers' Blues
- St Louis Blues
- Beal Street Blues
- Love Me a Little
- Haunted Town
- Out of Nowhere
- The Captain and His Men
- Carless Love
- Ill Wind
- Where or When
- I Take to You
- I Gotta Right Ot Sing the Blues
- You're My Thrill
- Mad About the Boy
- Good-For-Nothin' Joe
Let It Snow
- The Christmas Song
- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
- Winter Wonderland
- White Christmas
- Sleigh Ride
- I'll Be Home for Christmas
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
- You're All I Want for Christmas
- Happy Holiday
- Our Winter Love
- That's What I Want for Christmas
- Love Turns Winter to Spring
- Baby It's Cold Outside
- Auld Lang Syne
Stormy Weather
- Stormy Weather
- Good for Nothin' Joe
- Diga Diga Do
- I Can't Give You Anything (but Love)
- Mad About the Boy
- As Long as I Live
- 'Deed I Do
- Once in a Lifetime
- Meantime
- Silent Spring
- Blowin' in the Wind
- The Best Things in Life Are
- Lost in the Stars
- Now
- Wouldn't It Be Lovely
- More Than You Know
- At Long Last Love
- Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
- Blue Prelude
- Little Girl Blue
- It's a Rainy Day
- Frankie and Johnny
- The Lady Is a Tramp
Whispering - The Very Best Of Lena Horne
- Stormy Weather
- Whispering
- More Than You Know
- At Long Last Love
- Where Or When
- St. Louis Blues
- I Got A Right To Sing The Blues
- As Long As I Live
- Little Girl Blue
- Old Fashioned Love
- My Man's Gone Now
- Blue Prelude
- Just Squeeze Me
- Hesitating Blues
- You Go To My Head
- Glad To Be Unhappy
- It's A Rainy Day
- Out Of Nowhere
The Jazz Biography
- I Wish I Was Back in My Baby's Arms
- I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
- Honeysuckle Rose
- Old Devil Moon
- Night and Day
- Take Me
- Cuckoo in the Clock
- The Lady Is a Tramp
- From This Moment On
- Why Was I Born
- Poppa Don't Preach to Me
- My Blue Heaven
- Meditation
- Love Me or Leave Me
- Diga Diga Do
- I Can't Give You Anything but Love
- Mad About the Boy
Stormy Lady
- Whispering
- It's a Rainy Day
- Little Girl Blue
- Old Fashioned Love
- Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
- I Don't Want to Cry Anymore
- Hesitation Blues
- Glad to be Unhappy
- At Long Last Love
- Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
- Blue Prelude
- My Man's Gone Now
- More Than You Know
- Beale Street Blues
- Frankie and Johnny
Mad About the Boy
- The Lady is a Tramp
- 'Deed I Do
- Once in a Lifetime
- Meantime
- Blowin' in the Wind
- Blue Prelude
- Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
- Wouldn't It Be Lovely
- At Long Last Love
- More Than You Know
- Silent Spring
- Mad About the Boy
- Stormy Weather
- Good for Nothin' Joe
- Diga Diga Do
- As Long as I Live
- I Can't Give You Anything (But Love)
- Lost in the Stars
- Now (Styne/Comden/Green)
- Frankie & Johnny
- It's a Rainy Day
- Little Girl Blue
- The Best Things in Life Are Free
Live at the Supper Club
- Come Runnin'
- Maybe
- I've Got the World on a String
- Old Friend
- Something to Live For
- Mood Indigo
- Squeeze Me
- Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
- Yesterday When I Was Young
- How's Your Romance
- Why Shouldn't I
- Ours
- Just One of Those Things
- Band Introduction
- We'll Be Together Again (2)
- Watch What Happens (2)
- The Lady Is a Tramp (2)
Stormy Weather
- You're My Thrill
- The Captain and His Men
- Good-for-Nothin' Joe
- Haunted Town
- Love Me a Little Little
- Don't Take Your Love From Me
- Aunt Hagar's Blues
- Beale Street Blues
- St. Louis Blues
- As Long as I Live
- Where or When
- Ill Wind
- Mad About the Boy
- Out of Nowhere
- Stormy Weather
- The Man I Love
- Careless Love
- I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
- Prisoner of Love
- One for My Baby
- I Didn't Know About You
- Moanin' Low
- That's What Love Did to Me
Stormy Weather (Legendary Lena 1941-58)
- You're My Thrill
- Good-For-Nothin' Joe
- Love Me a Little Little
- Don't Take Your Love From Me
- Stormy Weather
- What Is This Thing Called Love?
- Ill Wind
- The Man I Love
- Where or When
- I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
- Moanin' Low
- I Didn't Know About You
- One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
- As Long as I Live
- I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues
- How Long Has This Been Going On?
- It's Love
- Let Me Love You
- It's All Right With Me
- People Will Say We're in Love
- Just in Time
- Get Out of Town
Born: 1917-06-30
Died: 2010-05-09
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Mandolin Rain
by: Lena HorneMANDOLIN RAIN
Bruce Hornsby & the Range
The song came and went
Like the times that we spent
Hiding out from the rain under the carnival tent
I laughed and she'd smile
It would last for awhile
You don't know what you got till you lose it all again
CHORUS:
Listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
A cool evening dance
Listening to the bluegrass band takes the chill
>From the air till they play the last song
I'll do my time
Keeping you off my mind but there's moments
That I find, I'm not feeling too strong
CHORUS
Running down by the lakeshore
She did love the sound of a summer storm
It played on the lake like a mandolin
Now it's washing her away once again
CHORUS
The boat's steaming in
I watch the sidewheel spin and I
Think about her when I hear that whistle blow
I can't change my mind
I knew all the time that she'd go
But that's a choice I made long ago
CHORUS
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