Her stardom was rooted in two 1943 musical films, stormy weather and cabin in the sky. It features the incomparable leana horne, fats waller, cab. Katherine dunham in the 1943 twentieth century fox picture stormy weather. Remembering lena horne will include musical performances, a photo exhibit mounted by the institute of jazz studies, and a talk and book signing by horne biographer james gavin, author of stormy weather. Horne s career spanned over 70 years, appearing in film, television, and theater. Dont know why theres no sun up in the sky stormy weather since my man and i aint together keeps rainin all the time life is bare gloom and misery everywhere. This lp features a fine sampling of the type of material that lena horne performed in the 1950s. Stormy weather, a wellreceived biography of hornes life, was published in 2009 and written by james gavin.
With lena horne, bill robinson, cab calloway and his cotton club orchestra, katherine dunham and her troupe. The film is considered a primary showcase of some of the top africanamerican performers of the time, during an era. In what has got to be the greatest allblack movie musical up. Nina simone on david bowie, janis joplin and singing stars live at montreux, 1976 duration. The long night of chet baker now turns his incisive gaze toward legendary singer lena horne. Thats pretty much the entire story here and that story takes place in about three minutes worth of a scene and then the rest is all music, dancing and singing. Telecharger stormy weather film complet en francais vf hd 1943. Stormy weather 1943 loosely based on the life of its star, dancer and actor bill bojangles robinson, this musical showcases some of the greatest africanamerican talents of the earlytomid 20th century. Stormy weather 1943 very theatrical but very well done. My my, aint that somethin bill robinson, cab calloway and his orchestra 16.
Lena horne, bill robinson, cab calloway and his cotton club orchestra, katherine dunham and her troupe, fats waller, the nicholas brothers, ada brown, dooley wilson, cab calloway, katherine dunham, the tramp band, doris ake, lee garmes, andrew l. Stormy weather notes on dunhams work articles and essays. May 10, 2010 in 1943, mgm studios loaned her to 20th centuryfox to play the role of selina rogers in the allblack movie musical stormy weather. The fact that two people are responsible for this screenplay is quite laughable. Stormy weather forecast for lena horne tribute rutgers. I have heard a lot about lena horne s performance in stormy weather for years but just saw the movie for the first time. Even in her eighties, the legendary lena horne has a quality of timelessness about her. Theres no two ways about love by ted koehler, james p. Released 1943, stormy weather stars lena horne, bill robinson, cab calloway, katherine dunham the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 17 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Then i realized i was a hypocrite since my list of classic movies had no bill robinson films. The film is considered a primary showcase of some of the top africanamerican performers of the time, during an era when africanamerican actors and singers rarely.
Dont know why, theres no sun up in the sky stormy weather, since my man and i aint together keeps rainin all the time life is bare, glo. Lena mary calhoun horne june 1917 may was an african american singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer. Keep an eye out for uncredited contributions by jazz greats zutty hamilton, coleman hawkins and taps miller. Stormy weather 1943 this classic musical is loosely based onand starsdancer bill bojangles robinson and his rise to fame as a performer. The film is considered one of the best hollywood musicals with an africanamerican cast, the other being mgm s cabin in the sky 1943. Despite what was going on in the 1940s this was a great movie and overall showcased the roles african americans played in americas performance art community.
Lobby card for stormy weather showing stars lena horne, bill robinson, and cab calloway. Horne joined the chorus of the cotton club at the age of 16 and became a nightclub performer before moving to hollywood. She continued to appear in roles as a singer and dancer through the 1940s. Stormy weather 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Horne also published her own memoir, lena, in 1965. Stormy weather koehlerarlen by lena horne, orchestra conducted by lou bring the enduring standard had first been a major song hit in 1933, recorded most successfully then by both ethel waters. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. The late, great lena horne and bill bojangles robinson, stormy weather. She had recorded and performed extensively, both independently, and with other jazz notables, including artie shaw, teddy wilson, billy strayhorn, duke ellington, charlie barnet. And lena horne, though she had to sing with her mouth barely open see youtube for her authentic performance of stormy weather. Her rendition of the title song became a major hit and her. Lena horne sings stormy weather from the film stormy weather fox, 1943. She recorded the song at least five times throughout her career, including for the 1957 album stormy weather. In 1943, she recorded another version of stormy weather for the movie of the same name which she made while on loan to 20th century fox from mgm.
Gavin captures a lifetime filled with conflicta woman brought up to be wary of. Lena horne stormy weather 1943 may 23, 2009 in artists, grown folks music, live performances, jazz, comedy by gfm. Horne joined the chorus of the cotton club at the age of 16 and became a nightclub performer before moving to hollywood returning to her roots as a nightclub performer, horne. Dont know why theres no sun up in the sky stormy weather since my man and i aint together keeps raining all the time life is bare gloom. Her original 1941 version of the song was inducted into the grammy hall of fame in 2000. Lena horne at the waldorf astoria, recorded in 1957, is still considered to be one of her best. Stormy weather 1943 out of 4 allblack musical has an aspiring dancer bill robinson and a singer lena horne putting on a show. The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great african american entertainers of the early 1900s.
Street date february 10, 2015 available through screen archives entertainment 29. Stormy weather was the second allblack cast film made by a major studio in the 1940s. In 1943, mgm studios loaned her to 20th centuryfox to play the role of selina rogers in the allblack movie musical stormy weather. The white mirror elsa hart the second book of the 17th century in china. Theres lena horne singing the title song, stormy weather with a great segue to an imagined scene out the window which featured the stylish and sultry dancing of katherine dunham and her troupe. Vintage african american photography courtesy of black history album, the way we were. Lena horne recorded the song in 1941 for rca victor. Stones 1943 musical stormy weather starring lena horne, bill robinson, and cab calloway. May 10, 2010 a blog about art, culture, gay issues, music, photography, and trends in media. Song information for stormy weather lena horne on allmusic allmusic. It later made a comeback in the year 1961 with the release of judy garlands historic live album at carnegie.
Stormy weather soundtrack factory original soundtrack soundtrack factory. The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great african american entertainers of. Picture galleries and analysis of the 1943 movie musical stormy weather, starring lena horne, bill robinson, fats waller, cab calloway, the nicholas brothers, and ada brown. One of several race films produced by the major studios in the early 1940s this one by 20th century fox, stormy weather offers a showcase of black entertainers. In 1943, she recorded another version for the movie of the same name. Mgms cabin in the sky was released just prior to stormy weather and also starred lena horne. I cant give you anything but love, baby lena horne and bill robinson with chorus. Stormy weather was a world apart, even, from another picture released earlier. It features the incomparable leana horne, fats waller, cab calloway, ada brown, and emmet babe wallace singing.
Opening remarks by cultural critic and biographer stanley crouch and journalist bob herbert. Lena horne sings stormy weather 1943 by lydia 1940s. The legendary singer, who died sunday, was no wallflower when it came to defending herself against racial slurs. Hornes career spanned over 70 years, appearing in film, television, and theater. As an instructor, christopher has worked at the rochester institute of technology dance company also assistant director, the san antonio summer deaf dance camp, the seattle theaters deaf youth drama program, and the community. The soundtrack factory cd includes lena horne singing good for nothin joe, a song that did not appear in the movie. Miller playing himself and johnny lee replacing the deceased aubrey lyles. Lena horne sings stormy weather with the twentieth century fox orchestra, featuring katherine dunham and her dancers in a truncated version of their ballet in the 1943 movie, stormy weather. Stormy weather is a 1943 american musical film produced and released by 20th century fox. Actress lena horne as selina rogers in the 1943 film stormy weather.
Though the conservative atmosphere of the 1950s took their toll on horne, by the 1960s she had returned to the public eye and was again a major cultural figure. Of the fourteen musical numbers, the most memorable is lena horne s rendition of the title song, artfully staged by director andrew l. Lena mary calhoun horne june 30, 1917 may 9, 2010 was an american singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist. She closed the show with stormy weather, her most famous song. Backed by an orchestra arranged and conducted by her husband lennie hayton, horne digs into such tunes as mad about the boy, stormy weather, any place i hang my hat is home, and just one of those things. The jumpin jive cab calloway and his orchestra soundtracks from. Greechy joe by jack palmer, andy gibson, cab calloway, performed by cab calloway. This biography of lena horne illuminates the sudden changes of heart that characterized her attitudes toward business, romance, friendship. The films slight showbizbased romance is really a pretext for some 20 musical numbers performed by the sterling likes of lena horne, bill robinson, cab calloway, fats waller, the nicholas brothers. This all the more so since the book is also two books in one. In an exclusive excerpt from stormy weather, james gavin. It is very detailed in telling the life of the great american entertainer lena horne. Stormy weather 1943 stream and watch online moviefone.
Stormy weather 1943 is a groundbreaking musical featuring an astounding allafricanamerican cast, perhaps never matched for sheer brilliance. Lena mary calhoun horne, the greatgranddaughter of a freed slave, was born in brooklyn, new york, on june 30, 1917, to a leading family in the. Instead, just go into this realizing youre going to be treated to some fantastic singing and dancing numbers from the likes of lena horne. But when the show finally does start to cook, the question lingers. The first time, its presented with an earthiness and innocence. Elegant and wise, she personifies both the glamour of hollywood and the reality of a lifetime spent. Lena horne stormy weather 1943 vid one of the greatest singers. The film is considered one of the best hollywood musicals with an africanamerican cast, the other being mgms cabin in the sky 1943.
Lena horne, bill robinson, cab calloway, katherine dunham, dooley wilson country. However, when you get into some parts of the story you tend to feel if what the author is writing is totally true or if he just got that from another magazine article or book on this famous icon of. That aint right by irving mills, nat king cole, performed by fats waller, ada brown. Here we have her singing her signature song stormy weather in 1943. Lena horne s signature song, from the 1943 film of the same name, is stormy weather. May 05, 20 lena horne in stormy weather 1943 full song. If you watch stormy weather expecting to have any modicum of a story to actually latch onto, youre in heaps of trouble because there really isnt any semblance of a plot. Gail lumet buckley, daughter of stormy weather actress lena horne, is the author of the black calhouns. In 1943, mgm studios lent her to 20th centuryfox to play the role of selina rogers in the allblack movie musical stormy weather.
Aint misbehavin by andy razaf, fats waller, harry brooks, performed by fats. Lena horne stormy weather early 1956 version 28 duration. Lena horne, bill robinson, cab calloway and his cotton club orchestra, katherine dunham and her troupe, fats waller, the nicholas. Lena horne, the enchanting jazz singer and actress who reviled the bigotry that. In 1943, as her career was beginning to take off, lena horne christened. Lena mary calhoun horne june 30, 1917 may 9, 2010 was an american singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer. Stormy weather lena horne, bill robinson, cab calloway, katherine dunham, fats waller, the nicholas brothers, ada brown, dooley wilson, nat stanfield, johnny horace ships from united states. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. York, in hollywood, all over the world, she said in brian lankers book i dream a world.
How lena horne escaped hollywoods blacklist the atlantic. Feb 02, 2009 it takes a while for stormy weather, a musical biography of entertainer lena horne, to hit its stride. For a complete discussion of the song and and its performance history see the chapter on stormy weather in will friedwalds indispensable book. Jan 27, 2015 heres a great song done by lena horne in the movie also titled stormy weather, 1943. I just finished this book and i have to say thoroughly enjoyed it. Horne recorded the song at least five times throughout her career. Lena horne from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia jump to navigation jump to search lena horne.
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