Lena Horne celebrated her 90th birthday last Saturday.Through the years it seems she got better with time. By the 1950’s, she eveloped a style that was all her own. It was sassy, irreverent, and her live performances were full of an undeniable power she commanded on stage.
She says her style of singing by the 1950’s and 1960’s—sometimes biting down hard and spitting out the words like nails—was due to the fact that she was so angry about having to come thru the back door of these clubs.
We can only hope that the years are as kind to all of us as they have been Miss. Horne.