
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.
Directed by Chris Rodley
Your score–
Not scoredImages
Cast
Related

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Janis: Little Girl Blue

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

Justin Bieber's Believe

Thriller 40

Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

Adele One Night Only

Howard

Ozzy: No Escape from Now

Western Stars

Katy Perry: Part of Me

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)

Amazing Grace

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)

20 Feet from Stardom






