Apr252024

Lena Horne

Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer. She was born in Brooklyn, New York. She had recorded and performed extensively, both independently, and with other jazz notables, including Artie Shaw, Teddy Wilson, Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Charlie Barnet, Benny Carter, and Billy Eckstine. In her biography she stated that on the day she was born, her father was in the midst of a card game trying to get money to pay the hospital costs. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Stormy Weather
242859
2Jingle All The Way
117481
3I Want a Little Doggie
111178
4The Lady Is a Tramp
71957
5Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
64174
6A Fine Romance
63001
7Love Me or Leave Me
62396
8It Had Better Be Tonight
57903
9When I Fall in Love
49924
10Night and Day
48577

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