Friday, May 14, 2010
Jazz vocalist Lena Horne, 92, passed away on May 9th at the New York Presbyterian Hospital after only a few months of failing health. The singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer helped break the color barrier becoming the first black performer to sign a long-term contract with a major Hollywood studio. During the 1980s, Horne released the Grammy award-winning Lena Horne: The Lady And Her Music album recorded from her 1981 Broadway musical revue and 1988's Grammy-nominated The Men In My Life.
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