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Barrier-breaking jazz star Lena Horne dies at 92 (AP)

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FILE -- This is a June 1995 file  portrait of singer and actress Lena Horne.  Singer Lena Horne, who broke racial barriers as a Hollywood and Broadway star famed for her velvety rendition of 'Stormy Weather,' has died at age 92. (AP Photo/File)AP - Lena Horne, the enchanting jazz singer and actress known for her plaintive signature song "Stormy Weather" and for her triumph over the bigotry that allowed her to entertain white audiences but not socialize with them, has died. She was 92.



 
 

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