Stephen Colbert interviewed our own Harry Belafonte on Monday. Watch the extended interview below to learn about Harry’s surprising connection to President Obama, and find out whether he gets any residuals when “Day-O” is sung at Yankees games (spoiler: he doesn’t). And be sure to check out his all-new memoir, My Song, available in hardcover and enhanced eBook.
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When Harry Met Stephen: Harry Belafonte on The Colbert Report
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Reading My Song had a profound effect on me that is hard to put into words. I had not realized how MUCH he had done for civil rights. It took me back through the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK and deepened my understanding of those events. A music major, classically trained but a great fan of Belafonte, I was singing in a master class with Gerard Souzay the night the Martin Luther King was shot and we knew nothing about it until later–in that pre-cell phone era. I have now listened to a number of the LP recordings that I still have and with a new ear. At the bottom of the Carnegie Hall recording it states “as a benefit for the Wiltwyck School,” something that I had never noticed before, another example of his support for those in need. I feel awe, respect, gratitude, and a great regret that I did not have a deeper understanding of his work in the 60s and beyond. Thank you, Mr. Belafonte. I never write comments, but I will find a way to send a letter. This interview was terrific, but too short.