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Lena Horne

Jazz lover Moira Stuart explores the lives and music of some of the most influential women of jazz. The first in the spotlight is actress and singer Lena Horne.

Jazz lover Moira Stuart explores the lives and music of some of the most influential women of jazz. Along with some great music, this four-part series will also focus on how some of Moira's favourite female jazz vocalists used their fame and notoriety to push social and musical boundaries, and to fight injustice and prejudice.

We join Moira on her further discovery of these inspiring women, talking to the people who knew them. There are archive interviews and performances, as well as some of Moira's personal memories added to the mix. The series also features contributions from biographers and artists who have themselves been inspired by these "strong and sassy" women.

Lena Horne, Anita O'Day, Adelaide Hall, Sarah Vaughan and Carmen McRae. All fascinating women, for whom jazz was a way of life, and who made their mark on society. In programme one, Moira is joined by writer and historian Stephen Bourne to discuss the life and career of Lena Horne, a singer and actress whose left-leaning political views and involvement in the Civil Rights movement led to her being blacklisted in Hollywood.

Having met and corresponded with Lena, Stephen gives us an insight into our first inspiring woman of jazz. We hear archive interviews from Lena, and her daughter Gail Lumet Buckley, as well as great recordings like Stormy Weather.

57 minutes

Last on

Thu 7 Aug 2014 22:00

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Music Played

  • Lena Horne

    I Take To You

    • The Fabulous Lena Horne.
    • ASV/Living Era.
    • 5238.
  • Lena Horne

    Stormy Weather

    • The Fabulous Lena Horne.
    • ASV/Living Era.
    • 5238.
  • Lena Horne

    I Take To You

    • The Fabulous Lena Horne.
    • ASV/Living Era.
    • 5238.
  • Lena Horne

    One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)

    • The Fabulous Lena Horne.
    • ASV/Living Era.
    • 5238.
  • Lena Horne

    Can't Help Loving That Man

    • Till The Clouds Roll By (Original Soundtrack).
    • MCA.
    • 50002.
  • Lena Horne

    Stormy Weather

    • The Fabulous Lena Horne.
    • ASV/Living Era.
    • 5238.
  • Lena Horne

    Ain't It The Truth

    • Lena Horne at M-G-M: Ain't It the Truth.
    • Rhino/WEA.
    • 72246.
  • Lena Horne

    Honeysuckle Rose

    • Honeysuckle Rose.
    • Jazz World.
    • 77034.
  • Lena Horne

    If You Can Dream

    • Hollywood's Best: The Fifties (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.
    • 72909.
  • Lena Horne

    The Rules of the Road

    • The Classic Lena Horne.
    • RCA.
    • 07863693992.
  • Lena Horne

    Come Runnin'

    • At the Waldorf Astoria.
    • Collectables.
    • R 582833.
  • Lena Horne

    Something To Live For

    • An Evening with Lena Horne.
    • Blue Note.
    • 31877.
  • Lena Horne

    All I Desire

    • The Fabulous Lena Horne.
    • ASV/Living Era.
    • 5238.
  • Various Artists

    Boogie Woogie Dream

    • Stars On Parade/Boogie Woogie Dream DVD.
    • All-American News.
    • 0663340320049.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 5 Sep 2011 22:00
  • Thu 7 Aug 2014 22:00