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A smooth singer of bluesy ballads, Lena Horne appeared
onstage in Harlem when she was only 14 years old, and by age 16 she was
singing in the famous Cotton Club. Eventually she made her way into films,
including the popular 1943 musicals Stormy Weather and Cabin in
the Sky (with Louis Armstrong). Horne's talent, beauty and middle class
upbringing helped her to crack the race barrier in Hollywood; she is often
remembered as a pioneer among African-American performers. Her active career
spanned six decades, and in 1989 she was awarded a Grammy Lifetime
Achievement Award.
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