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2) Nico icon
Publisher
Fox Lorber Home Video
Pub. Date
1997.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (68 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Documentary about Christa Paffgen, German model, singer and occasional actress who became the pop icon Nico. Features archival footage and interviews with friends and associates.
3) Bessie
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (135 minutes) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
Bessie Smith's transformation from a struggling young singer into 'The Empress of the Blues', who became one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and is an enduring icon today.
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy Dandridge still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. Yet against the odds, she beat out many more famous rivals for the role of Carmen Jones, becoming the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award.
Publisher
Hear Music
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (91 min. : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 CD (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
This PBS American masters documentary recounts the beginning of the singer-songwriter movement in the 1960s and 1970s focusing on the collaboration between Carole King and James Taylor and their performances at the Troubadour club in West Hollywood, Calif.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (1 hr., 53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Documentary on Marian Anderson, an African American woman and international singing star in the twentieth century, who succeeded over racial prejudice and became an inspiration for America's civil rights movement.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Follow the story of singer Marian Anderson, whose talent broke down barriers around the world. Narrated by Renée Elise Goldsberry, Voice of Freedom interweaves Anderson's rich life story with this landmark moment in history, exploring fundamental questions about talent, race, fame, democracy and the American soul.
Publisher
Deutsche Grammophon
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Little Belle Silverman from Brooklyn as a child performer in the tradition of Shirley Temple appearing with Uncle Sol and Major Bowes only to emerge as a star of the world's leading opera houses. Following her triumphant opening night in Julius Caesar at the New York City Opera she catapulted to fame at La Scala, Vienna, Covent Garden, The Metropolitan Opera and beyond. That legendary journey is traced through interview and talk-show appearances...
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Publisher
Cabin Creek Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The inspirational story follows soul queen Sharon Jones during the most courageous year of her life as she battles life-threatening illness and triumphantly returns to center stage.
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (188 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Autumn journey is a filmed portrait of the life and work of German baritone, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Filmed on the occasion of his 70th birthday Fischer-Dieskau reveals for the first time many of the secrets of his outstanding success. This prolifie singer talks about his life, the remarkable influences which have guided his career, musical interpretation, his colleagues and his attitude towards Italian, Russian and Fench repertoire. Performance...
12) Whitney
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 120 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Whitney Houston is a musical icon, known for such hit songs as "How Will I Know," "I Will Always Love You" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)." Her debut album, "Whitney Houston," set industry records as the best-selling debut album for a female singer. The documentary follows her life and career, culminating in her untimely death at the age of 48. Her friends and family describe their relationship with the singer and her private struggles....
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 241 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A two-part documentary that explores the separate but parallel experiences of two young boys, James "Jimmy" Safechuck, at age ten, and Wade Robson, at age seven, both of whom were befriended by Michael Jackson. They and their families were invited into his wondrous world, entranced by the singer's fairy-tale existence as his career reached its peak. Through gut-wrenching interviews with Safechuck, now 37, and Robson, now 41, as well as their mothers,...
14) Maria by Callas
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The definitive portrait of one of history's most extraordinarily talented women. Go beyond Callas, the original diva, and meet Maria, the woman who longed for a normal life. Told through private letters, unpublished memoirs, performances and TV interviews, the film is the first to tell the life story of the legendary Greek-American opera singer completely in her own words with never-before-seen footage.
Publisher
EMI Classics
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 146 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Consists of a compilation of performances by Maria Callas, including arias from Verdi's Il trovatore and Don Carlo, Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia, Bellini's Il pirata and La sonnambula, Massenet's Le Cid and Manon, Bizet's Carmen, and Puccini's Tosca and Gianni Schicchi. Also presents biographical information and interviews with Callas. Includes commentary by Carlo Maria Giulini, Robert Sutherland, Franco Zeffirelli, Giuseppe di Stefano, and others...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Looks at six African American female performers whose work had a significant impact on the civil rights movement and American society in general: Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Pam Grier, Lena Horne, Cicely Tyson.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Soon after arriving in France on a music scholarship, young Australian Marjorie takes the opera world by storm. Exhilarated by her achievement, she garners worldwide fame and is heralded as one of the greatest singers of her time. But tragedy strikes in the form of a crippling paralysis ...
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Neither a conventional biopic nor a traditional concert film, this documentary is a raw and intimate portrait of the legendary folk singer and activist that shifts back and forth through time as it follows Joan on her final tour and delves into her extraordinary archive, including newly discovered home movies, diaries, artwork, therapy tapes, and audio recordings. Baez is remarkably revealing about her life on and offstage, from her lifelong emotional...
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