The Lady and Her Music
Lena Horne, musical legend and epitome of glamour, died in New York Sunday at age 92. I was blessed to be able to see her perform her one-woman show The Lady and Her Music at the Morris Mechanic Theater in April 1984. Photo by Martha Swopes 1984 for Baltimore Sun She'd had a spectacular run on Broadway and received a Tony Award for the autobiographical show that yielded a Grammy-winning soundtrack album. Photo © AP - from L.A. Times photogallery. It was a dress-up occasion for my darling hubby and me and his best friend Philip and Phil's date du jour, most likely the on-again-off-again Dayna, who may or may not have been his wife at that point. No matter. . . Lena was the star of the evening. Lena Horne Pictures Did I mention that one of the things my ex, father of my gorgeous sons, did well (besides flowers and romance ) was fabulous outings where he looked every bit as if he'd stepped out of the pages of G.Q.? And he loved the old musical stan...