I've Grown Accostmed To Her ( His, Your ) Face - Lena Horne

Lena Horne was a unique performer. Beautiful, stylish and controversial because she was unique, beautiful and stylish. How dare she be those things. That was very much the attitude - not of the general movie going record buying public BUT the opinions of the producers and directors that reigned in Hollywood and beyond. No African American performer had dared to affront society with such alluring attributes. She couldn't be ignored -  yet, what to do with her? So they doled her out in tasteful bits and pieces. However, Lena Horne was a force and couldn't be contained. She went on to break barriers and ultimately to become a show business legend.

With all this racist nonsense getting in her way, Lena Horne was not recognized in her day for the superb talent that she was - the great interpreter of song - the sultry soprano with alto sexiness - the uncluttered resonant beauty of musical sound she so effortlessly produced -  because of the controversy that tailgated her.

We live in a stupid world. Lena Horne and her ilk prevail against all odds and bring our racist world to its knees.

Here, then, is the delicious Lena Horne in her classiest mode singing Lerner and Loewe as if it were George Gershwin.