Singer Harry Belafonte smiles following an interview in New York in this Oct. 16, 1995, file photo. Harry Belafonte sang "Daaay-oh!'' to the cheers of 165 graduates and their families and friends attending commencement exercises Monday, May, 8, 2000 at Fisk University, in Nashville Tenn. The man best known for his "Banana Boat Song'' was given an honorary degree from the predominantly black, private school for his work as a fund raiser for Martin Luther King Jr. and as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. (AP Photo/Wyatt Counts, File)