{"artistName":"Harry Belafonte","artistId":896,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d65/d65f07db45445bbceab3f7d183d7e682_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d65/d65f07db45445bbceab3f7d183d7e682_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/d65/d65f07db45445bbceab3f7d183d7e682_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/d65/d65f07db45445bbceab3f7d183d7e682_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/d65/d65f07db45445bbceab3f7d183d7e682_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eHarold George \"Harry\" Belafonte, Jr. (originally Belafonete; born March 1, 1927) is an American of Jamaican and Martinician descent who is a singer, actor, and social activist. One of the most successful pop singers in history, he was dubbed the \"King of Calypso\" -- a title which he was very reluctant to accept (according to the documentary Calypso Dreams) -- for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the \"Banana Boat Song\", with its signature lyric \"Day-O.\" Throughout his career, he has been an advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes, and was a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush Administration.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Harry+Belafonte","playStationPath":"/stations/113286328/play","stationId":113286328,"bioPath":"/music/Harry+Belafonte/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Johnny+Mercer","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/65d/65d72adea45273ddcb6d977335807cb1_md.jpg","artistName":"Johnny Mercer","artistId":78707,"station_id":280171352},{"musicPath":"/music/Brian+Hyland","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/179/179351d09cdbde9809c1ca9e5a09b92d_md.jpg","artistName":"Brian Hyland","artistId":2805,"station_id":113576480},{"musicPath":"/music/Dusty+Springfield","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/da1/da17071a0e749533b91b685046defe51_md.jpg","artistName":"Dusty Springfield","artistId":1037,"station_id":113279242},{"musicPath":"/music/Matt+Monro","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0f7/0f7b563ec104a61fbfd4fcb01f7af475_md.jpg","artistName":"Matt Monro","artistId":4997,"station_id":113467459},{"musicPath":"/music/Patti+Page","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/cd5/cd57e3404457e05430280382e1986fd4_md.jpg","artistName":"Patti Page","artistId":8074,"station_id":113333241},{"musicPath":"/music/Simon+Garfunkel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fc1/fc159c335a9cc84fecf58132f5899a99_md.jpg","artistName":"Simon \u0026 Garfunkel","artistId":675,"station_id":113276690},{"musicPath":"/music/Ritchie+Valens","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/022/022259a1251834f07873f3ac4ad2e98c_md.jpg","artistName":"Ritchie Valens","artistId":4112,"station_id":113267704},{"musicPath":"/music/Tom+Jones","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c7c/c7c86ff21e46041f5cbc123d49f791bf_md.jpg","artistName":"Tom Jones","artistId":789,"station_id":113272184},{"musicPath":"/music/Petula+Clark","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f14/f1441cae8741f0cbf1ca5da2dcf04c1b_md.jpg","artistName":"Petula Clark","artistId":6250,"station_id":113571133},{"musicPath":"/music/The+McGuire+Sisters","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/844/8441dda2bbb164a52c4758c432cadf1f_md.jpg","artistName":"The McGuire Sisters","artistId":7639,"station_id":114177331},{"musicPath":"/music/Gene+Pitney","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8da/8da6e384ad3779716112bc6b9ee75eb6_md.jpg","artistName":"Gene Pitney","artistId":2870,"station_id":113563921},{"musicPath":"/music/Herman+s+Hermits","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c36/c3684ddd8568ebb48c1237ef261ca18d_md.jpg","artistName":"Herman's Hermits","artistId":12183,"station_id":113267254},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Chordettes","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d93/d933376289e072716a232b4f2e0a034b_md.jpg","artistName":"The Chordettes","artistId":731,"station_id":113271643},{"musicPath":"/music/Sammy+Davis+Jr+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/01f/01f3fb3e14b6d9631b1b3e29456d787a_md.jpg","artistName":"Sammy Davis Jr.","artistId":660,"station_id":113289452},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Champs","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/059/059442c1e09645a4be522c171eb82e12_md.jpg","artistName":"The Champs","artistId":101969,"station_id":279161845},{"musicPath":"/music/Chubby+Checker","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d76/d763aa5c466ca17eeada95a923f54277_md.jpg","artistName":"Chubby Checker","artistId":3423,"station_id":113338361},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Foundations","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/629/629eb8bc95511020242a288d52f3e654_md.jpg","artistName":"The Foundations","artistId":6594,"station_id":113267201},{"musicPath":"/music/Bobby+Day","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e97/e971890b79c7671dec6d6de56950cfbc_md.jpg","artistName":"Bobby Day","artistId":7985,"station_id":113306701}]}