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Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the film will give a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.
2) Sparkle
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Set in the 1960s, Sparkle and her two sisters form a singing group and dream of becoming stars beyond the affluent Detroit suburb where they come from, and where they are already well-known. But as the sisters become more famous, the close-knit nature of their family begins to fall apart. Features the late Whitney Houston's final screen performance.
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
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311 pages ; 24 cm
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The touching, triumphant story of a young black man's journey from violence and despair to one of the world's most elite artistic institutions. In 2011, at the age of twenty-four, Ryan won a nationwide competition hosted by New York's Metropolitan Opera. Today, he is a rising star performing major roles at the Met and Europe's most prestigious opera houses.
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Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2002
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 x 32 cm.
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An introduction to the life of Marian Anderson, extraordinary singer and civil rights activist, who was the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera and whose life and career encouraged social change.
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Philomel
Pub. Date
2022.
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57 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Chronicles the life of a renowned classical singer who, despite numerous setbacks, became a singing sensation, a voice of the Civil Rights Movement, and the winner of the first ever Presidential Medal of Freedom and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
7) Dreamgirls
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Deena, Effie and Lorrell form a music trio called the Dreamettes. When ambitious manager Curtis Taylor Jr. spots the act at a talent show, he offers the chance of a lifetime, to be backup singers for a national star. Taylor takes creative control of the group and eventually pushes the singers into the spotlight. However, one becomes the star, forcing another out, which teaches them about the high cost of fame.
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Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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"Before he became a legend, he was just a boy... On an ordinary day, you could see him. A young boy named Prince Rogers Nelson, who had parents who fought, nowhere to call home, and a collection of memories turned into sound: the shouts of anger, the purr of pigeons, the roar of cars down a busy Minneapolis street, and the whisper of cold wind on budding lilac bushes. Other sounds joined in as he taught himself to play the guitar, piano, drums, and...
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Publisher
Roc Lit 101, One World
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xxv, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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"From one of the preeminent cultural critics of her generation, a radiant weave of memoir, criticism, and biography that tells the story of black women in music--from the Dixie Cups to Gladys Knight to Janet, Whitney, and Mariah-- as the foundational story of American pop"--
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PBS
Pub. Date
2019.
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1 DVD (approximately 78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Explore the history of the American South and its music through the life of country star Charley Pride. Raised in the brutally segregated Mississippi Delta, Pride's buttery voice, talent, and steely resolve led him to the Country Music Hall of Fame. A GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award winner, his journey shows the ways that artistic expression can triumph over prejudice and injustice.
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Publisher
Running Press Kids
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
168 pages 26 cm.
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"From jazz and blues, hip hop and R&B, pop, punk, and opera, Black women have made major contributions to the history and formation of musical genres for more than a century. In this fully illustrated middle grade anthology, 50 strong, empowering, and inspiring Black women singers' bios will teach kids to follow their dreams, to think outside the box, and to push the boundaries of what's expected. Written by music writer and journalist Jordannah Elizabeth...
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Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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An introduction to the life of Aretha Franklin covers major moments in her life, her childhood in Detroit, her music career, and her support of civil rights.
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"Aretha Franklin was born to sing. The daughter of a pastor and a gospel singer, her musical talent was clear from her earliest days in her father's Detroit church. Aretha sang with a soaring voice that spanned more than three octaves. Her incredible talent and string of hit songs earned her the title "the Queen of Soul." This Queen was a multi-Grammy winner and the first female inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And there was even more to...
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Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
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viii, 290 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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The second wife of the late, legendary R&B star describes how she met the Motown superstar when she was seventeen and began a torrid love affair and marriage that was eventually shattered by drugs and family dysfunction.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Documentary on Marian Anderson an African American woman, an international singing star in the twentieth century, who succeeded over racial prejudice and became an inspiration for America's civil rights movement.
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It's easy to be yourself when who and what you are is in vogue. But growing up Black and gay in America has never been easy. Before Billy Porter was slaying red carpets, winning an Emmy, a Tony, and a Grammy, and before he was an acclaimed recording artist, actor, playwright, director, and all-around legend, Porter was a young boy in Pittsburgh who was seen as different, who didnt fit in. At five years old, Porter was sent to therapy to 'fix' his...
19) Soul men
Publisher
Weinstein Co
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Louis and Floyd are two former backup soul singers who have not spoken to each other in 20 years. They reluctantly agree to travel across the country together to a reunion concert to honor their recently deceased lead singer. Cleo is a beautiful young woman who is believed to be Floyd's daughter. She accompanies them as their new singer.
20) Stevie Wonder
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"At just 8 years old, it was clear that Stevland Judkins was going to be a star. Renamed Stevie Wonder for his astonishing talent on the piano and other instruments, he wrote and performed some of the biggest hits of the 1970s. Stevie became known for his inventiveness, his soulful voice, and the social commentary in his lyrics. He is a UN Messenger of Peace and remains one of the music world's most iconic figures. This inspiring book features stylish...
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