In 1962 Lena Horne released Lena on the Blue Side, a set of bluesy torch songs, on RCA Records. Featuring an orchestra conducted by Marty Gold and including songs written by George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and Rodgers and Hammerstein, the album reached No. 102 on the Pop Albums Chart. Reissued on CD in Japan, it is now out of print.

Harry Belafonte原名哈罗德．乔治．小贝拉方特，1927年03月01日生于纽约市哈莱姆区。童年时代在牙买加他父亲的出生地过着贫困的生活。二战结束后，他勤工俭学在纽约戏剧进修所学习。1952年开始以唱民歌作为他的职业。1953年第一次上银幕，演出《光辉的道路》。同年，他还在百老汇演出《约翰．默里．安迪森的年历》，获戏剧托尼奖。