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    Forebears: The Endearing Grace Of Lena Horne

    Lena Horne's body of work is an early guide on how to simultaneously slay on stage, on screen and in the recording studio.
    by Keanna Faircloth Aug 16, 2017 3 minutes
    Lena Horne's work is undoubtedly a precursor to so many of the women that have achieved success today in jazz, blues and pop music.

    This essay is one in a series celebrating women whose major contributions in recording occurred before the time frame of NPR Music's list of 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women.

    The body of work that produced is an early how-to guide on how to simultaneously slay on stage, screen and in the recording studio. Contemporary African-American women entertainers ranging from to are indebted to Horne for the foundation that she

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