Beetlejuice remembering Harry Belefonte

The world recently lost singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte (1927-2023), who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. Among his popular songs were “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” and “Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)”—both of which played fun roles in the movie Beetlejuice . In fact, here are those clips now: Beetlejuice attack—“Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)”












The end of Beetlejuice —“Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)”












Belafonte is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award (EGOT). He earned his career breakthrough with the album Calypso (1956), which was the first million-selling LP by a single artist.





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