Mahalia Jackson
Summer of Soul (2021)
Summer of Soul is a 2021 American independent documentary film about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in his directorial debut. It had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2021, where it won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award in the documentary categories. It had a limit...
Starring: Cab Calloway•Pearl Bailey•Eartha Kitt•Nat King Cole•Ella Fitzgerald•Mahalia Jackson•Sly and the Family Stone
St. Louis Blues (1958)
St. Louis Blues is a 1958 American film broadly based on the life of W. C. Handy. It stars jazz and blues greats Nat "King" Cole, Pearl Bailey, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, Eartha Kitt, and Barney Bigard, as well as gospel singer Mahalia Jackson and actress Ruby Dee. The film's soundtrack uses over ten of Handy's songs, including the title song. ...
Starring: B.B. King•Stevie Wonder•Nina Simone•Gladys Knight & the Pips•The 5th Dimension•Cab Calloway