Lenny Kravitz

LENNY KRAVITZ Pays Tribute To His Friend HARRY BELAFONTE With His Cover Of ‘HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN BLIND?’

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27 April 2023

Two days ago famous singer-songwriter-actor star HARRY BELAFONTE (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr., 96 years ago in New York City) passed away following congestive
heart failure. R.I.P.

Today LENNY KRAVITZ shared his tribute to the legend, a good friend of his,
with a glowing cover of a Belafonte‘s song titled HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN BLIND?
A powerful soul song that was, mysteriously enough, never released as a single, or as
an album track.

Watch/hear Kravitz‘s version.

Harry Belafonte with a magical live performance in 1985.

HARRY BELAFONTE: Bio – Discography

LENNY KRAVITZ – 2nd Album ‘MAMA SAID’ Came Out 30 Years Ago

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Back in time…

Artist: LENNY KRAVITZ
Active since 1981 / 11 albums (so far)

Album: MAMA SAID – 2nd LP
Released: 2 April 1991 – 30 years ago

AllMusic / Stephen Thomas Erlewine: “Moving forward a couple years from
the psychedelic fixations of his debut, Mama Said finds Lenny Kravitz in the early
’70s, trying to graft Curtis Mayfield and Jimi Hendrix influences to his Prince and
Lennon obsessions… Essentially, the lyrics are afterthoughts, but with a record as
immaculately produced and sonically pleasurable as Mama Said, it doesn’t really
matter that it’s talking loud and saying nothing, because it sounds good while it’s
talking.” . Score: 4/5.

TUTV says: Let love rule.

Singles/clips: Always on the Run / It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over / Fields of Joy

– ALWAYS ON THE RUN –

– IT AIN’T OVER ‘TIL IT’S OVER –

– FIELDS OF JOY –

Full album…

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LENNY KRAVITZ: Facebook