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Harry Belafonte

Calypso singer and actor Harry Belafonte performs in concert at London's Kilburn National Ballroom on Aug. 10 1958. Alan Meek/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Harry Belafonte's voice will live on

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Harry Belafonte in a scene from the 1959 film Odds Against Tomorrow. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption

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A 1976 portrait of the singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte. He died Tuesday at age 96. AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Harry Belafonte, singer, actor and activist, has died at age 96

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Run-D.M.C. backstage at the Grammy Awards in March 1987. The hip-hop group's 1986 album Raising Hell is one of 25 new inductees to the Library of Congress Recording Registry. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption

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Run-DMC, Pauline Oliveros, 'Rumours,' Chic And Beethoven Added To Library Of Congress

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Harry Belafonte's new memoir is titled My Song. An HBO documentary about the singer-songwriter and activist, Sing My Song, is scheduled to air Oct. 17.

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Harry Belafonte: Out Of Struggle, A Beautiful Voice

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