| Belafonte at Carnegie Hall | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | October 1959 | |||
| Recorded | April 19 and 20, 1959 | |||
| Venue | Carnegie Hall, New York City | |||
| Length | 71:24 (CD) | |||
| Label | RCA Victor LOC-6006[1] 6006-R 07863-56006 | |||
| Producer | Bob Bollard | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Belafonte at Carnegie Hall is a live double album by Harry Belafonte issued by RCA Victor.[5] It is the first of two Belafonte Carnegie Hall albums, and was recorded on April 19 and April 20, 1959. The concerts were benefits for The New Lincoln School and Wiltwyck School, respectively.[6] The album stayed on the charts for over three years.[3]
The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1959 Grammy Awards.[7]
- ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Belafonte at Carnegie Hall - Harry Belafonte | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 515.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 48.
- ^ "Harry Belafonte | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "BELAFONTE SINGS A FOLK PROGRAM; Benefit Recital at Carnegie Hall Is Backed by a 50-Piece Orchestra". timesmachine.nytimes.com.
- ^ "Harry Belafonte". GRAMMY.com. November 19, 2019.