Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Twenty feet from stardom / a Gil Friesen and Tremolo production ; a Morgan Neville film ; produced by Caitrin Rogers, Gil Friesen ; directed by Morgan Neville.

Publisher, Date:

Beverly Hills, CA : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2014]

Description:

1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

They are the voices behind the greatest rock, pop and R&B hits of all time, but no one knows their names. Now, in this award-winning documentary, director Morgan Neville shines the spotlight on the untold stories of such legendary background singers as Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill, and more. Includes behind-the-scenes footage, vintage live performances, and interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder, and Bette Midler.

Target Audience Note:

Rating: PG-13; for some strong language and sexual material.

Subjects:

Love, Darlene.

Clayton, Merry.

Fischer, Lisa, 1958-

Hill, Judith (Vocalist)

Women singers -- United States -- Biography.

Documentary films.

Biographical films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Nonfiction films.