Lena Horne was a trailblazer during her lifetime, becoming one of the first Black female stars to make it to the top rungs of show business. She's still blazing trails 12 years after her death. The ...

'Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne' by James Gavin reveals a woman whose life reflects the civil rights struggles of the times. According to James Gavin's new biography, “Stormy Weather: The Life ...

During this summer of protests jazz songstress Clairdee offers us "A Love Letter to Lena," a CD that pays tribute to Lena Horne not only because of her talent, but also because the singer fought ...

Lena Horne made history this week as the first Black woman to have a Broadway theater named in her honor. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

There are plenty of jazz albums in the rock era that, on paper, never should have worked but did and still do, exceptionally well. Joe Pass's The Stones Jazz (1966) is one. Paul Desmond's Bridge Over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Within the Freed Unit, Edens stood out as a highly respected composer, arranger and associate producer who eventually won three ...

The compliment came from an unlikely source. ”You’re so tasteful,” gushed Bette Midler. Lena Horne’s reply was something of a surprise: ”I’m tired of being tasteful.” In this family history, Gail ...

Lena Horne, the legendary singer, actress, and civil rights activist died Sunday night at the age of 92 in New York City. Horne, born in Brooklyn, got her start by singing in the Cotton Club at age 16 ...

Clearing Election Day’s fog from my brain, my Lena Horne memories returned. Many times, long years before her name christened a Broadway theater, we talked. In ’85, she told me that in early days at ...

Songstress Lena Horne is preparing to celebrate her 90th birthday. Author Donald Bogle talks about Horne's legendary career as a singer and an actress as chronicled in his book "Bright Boulevards, ...

I met Ms. Horne at an event at Chartwell Booksellers on Park Avenue in the late 1990s. She was so tiny, gorgeous and dressed to the nines. I loved her classiness, sensuality and drive. May she rest in ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Entertainer Lena Horne, a show-stopping beauty who battled racism in a frustrating effort to become Hollywood's first black leading lady and later won acclaim as a singer, has ...