July 21, 2013

20 Feet from Stardom [2013]



The documentary isn’t just a celebration of back-up singers, most of them black women essential to 60s soul and rock records. This is their art, their life. My favorite is Merry Clayton, the force of nature who backs Mick Jagger on “Gimme Shelter.”

d: Morgan Neville | imdb.com | trailer | Interview

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