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2013 59m DocumentaryMusic

The documentary tracks the diva's difficult progress as she emerges from the tough, testosterone-fuelled world of the big bands of the 30s and 40s, to fill nightclubs and saloons across the US in the 50s and early 60s as a force in her own …

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The documentary tracks the diva's difficult progress as she emerges from the tough, testosterone-fuelled world of the big bands of the 30s and 40s, to fill nightclubs and saloons across the US in the 50s and early 60s as a force in her own right. Looking at the lives and careers of six individual singers (Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone and Annie Ross), the film not only talks to those who knew and worked with these queens of jazz, but also to contemporary singers who sit on the shoulders of these trailblazing talents without having to endure the pain and hardship it took for them to make their highly individual voices heard above the prejudice of mid-century America.

Movie details

Release date
2013-05-10
Runtime
59m
Genres
Documentary, Music
Language
EN
Country
United Kingdom
Director
Chris Rodley

Cast

Peggy Lee
Peggy Lee
Self (archive footage)
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
Self (archive footage)
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Self (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Self (archive footage)
Annie Ross
Annie Ross
Self
Melody Gardot
Melody Gardot
Self
Madeleine Peyroux
Madeleine Peyroux
Self
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
Self (archive footage)

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