The 2nd Annual Grammy Awards were held on November 29, 1959, at Los Angeles and New York. Hosted by Meredith Willson, this marked the first televised Grammy Award ceremony, and it was aired in episodes as special Sunday Showcase. It was held in the same year as the first Grammy Awards in 1959, and no award ceremony was held in 1960. These awards recognized musical accomplishments by performers for that particular year. Frank Sinatra and Duke Ellington each won three awards.
The Midnight Special is a 1962 album by Jamaican-American singer, Harry Belafonte. The album notably contains the very first official recording of Bob Dylan, who plays harmonica on the title track.
I Wanna Be Around... is a 1963 album by singer Tony Bennett.
Calypso in Brass is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor in 1966. It is largely a reworking of his prior work, notably from Calypso and Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean, with a brass ensemble accompaniment. The orchestra was conducted by Howard A. Roberts and arranged by Bob Freedman.
The Many Moods of Belafonte is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor (LSP-2574) in 1962. The album features performances by South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela and vocalist Miriam Makeba.
Fred Hellerman was an American folk singer, guitarist, producer, and songwriter. Hellerman was an original member of the seminal American folk group The Weavers, together with Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, and Ronnie Gilbert. He produced the record album Alice's Restaurant (1967) for Arlo Guthrie, played accompaniment guitar on scores of folk albums, and wrote a number of folk and protest songs.
Mark Twain and other Folk Favorites is the debut album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor in 1954.
Streets I Have Walked is an album by Harry Belafonte, released in 1963. The album has songs from around the world as well as gospel songs. It reached #30 on the Billboard Albums 200, making it his last studio album to reach the top 40.
Belafonte at The Greek Theatre is a live double album by Harry Belafonte, released in 1963. It was his last album to appear in Billboard's Top 40.
Ballads, Blues and Boasters is an album by Harry Belafonte, released in 1964.
Belafonte on Campus is an album by Harry Belafonte, released in 1967.
Belafonte Sings of Love is an album by Harry Belafonte, released in 1968.
Homeward Bound is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Records in 1970.
Belafonte By Request is an album by Harry Belafonte, released in 1970.
The Warm Touch is an album by Harry Belafonte, released in 1971.
Calypso Carnival is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Records in 1971. This was Belafonte's fifth and final Calypso album.
"I'm Just a Country Boy" is a song written by Fred Hellerman and Marshall Barer. In 1954, the song was recorded by Harry Belafonte accompanied by Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra and released on 78 rpm and 45 rpm record. It was the B-side of the record, "Hold 'Em Joe" (Calypso) being the A-side. The print on the record informs us that the song was written by Fred Brooks and Marshall Barer, noting that Fred Brooks was a pseudonym for Fred Hellerman who was blacklisted in the McCarthy era for his socialist ideals.
Frances "Fran" Minkoff was an American lyricist best known for her songs co-written with Fred Hellerman of The Weavers.
"Come Away Melinda" is a song written by Fred Hellerman and Fran Minkoff. An anti-war song, its first release was by Harry Belafonte in May 1963, shortly after it had been performed by The Weavers at their concert earlier that month which was later issued as the album Reunion At Carnegie Hall, 1963. The song was subsequently recorded by many other singers.
The Very Best of Harry Belafonte is a compilation album by Harry Belafonte, released by Legacy Records in 2012. It includes fourteen of his best-known songs released from 1956 through 1966.
