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(0)the Entertainer Cedric
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English
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Chess Records was located on the south side of Chicago. In 1947, it began recording blues music with Muddy Waters and Little Walter. This eventually gave birth to rock and roll in 1955 with Chuck Berry. Record producer, Leonard Chess has an ear for this different type of music and believes he can cash in by signing up new talent such as songwriter, Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, and Etta James. Chess makes all of his artist part of his family and takes...
2) Top five
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English
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A comedian tries to change his tune and become a serious actor. His fiance eventually convinces him to air their wedding on television as a reality-TV show. An encounter with a journalist forces him to confront the comedy career, and the past, that he's left behind.
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English
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Washington, D.C., in the mid-to-late 1960s, vibrant soul music and exploding social consciousness were combining to become a unique and powerful effect. It was the place and time for Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene, Jr. to fully express himself and "tell it like it is." With the support of his irrepressible and tempestuous girlfriend Vernell, the new ex-con talks his way into an on-air radio gig. He forges a friendship and a partnership with Dewey Hughes....
8) Talk to me
Series
Shout select volume 74
Language
English
Description
The life of Ralph Waldo 'Petey' Greene portrayed in this immensely entertaining and inspiring true story form the 1960s. Ex-convict Greene talks his way into an on-air radio gig with program director Dewey Hughes, and his unprecedented 'tell it like it is' style breaks all the rules while electrifying a city and bringing a nation together when it needs it the most.