Barrier-breaking jazz star Lena Horne dies at 92 By VERENA DOBNIK, Associated Press Writer

Lena Horne (6/30/1917-5/9/2010)

NEW YORK – 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.