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1) Dreamgirls
Language
English
Description
Three young women Deena Jones, Effie White, and Lorrell Robinson desire to become pop stars. They get their wish when they are picked to be backup singers for the legendary James "Thunder" Early. When they are set free for leads, Curtis Taylor and Effie's brother C.C. decide that Deena should be the lead singer, which upsets Effie. The girls discover exactly what it takes to be in the music business and what they must give up to realize their dream....
Language
English
Description
Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers and falls in love with struggling artist Ally. She has given up on her dream to become a successful singer, until she meets Jack, who immediately sees her natural talent. This is the raw and passionate tale of Jack and Ally, two artistic souls coming together, on stage and in life. Theirs is a complex journey through the beauty and the heartbreak of a relationship struggling to survive.
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tony is a Sinatra-style lounge singer who finds himself lured into the glamorous world of the mob when he is made an offer he can't refuse. Though his new connections secure his singing career, there's a price to pay, as he's slowly drawn into a life of crime. When forced to choose between stardom and the girl he's fallen in love with, he learns that getting to the top can be murder.
4) Sparkle
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in the 1960s, Sparkle and her two sisters form a singing group and dream of becoming stars beyond the affluent Detroit suburb where they come from, and where they are already well-known. But as the sisters become more famous, the close-knit nature of their family begins to fall apart. Features the late Whitney Houston's final screen performance.
5) Get on up
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the film will give a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.
6) Soul men
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Louis and Floyd are two former backup soul singers who have not spoken to each other in 20 years. They reluctantly agree to travel across the country together to a reunion concert to honor their recently deceased lead singer. Cleo is a beautiful young woman who is believed to be Floyd's daughter. She accompanies them as their new singer.
7) Dreamgirls
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three young women, Deena Jones, Effie White and Lorrell Robinson desire to become pop stars. They get their wish when they are picked to be backup singers for the legendary James "Thunder" Early. When they are set free for leads, Curtis Taylor and Effie's brother C.C. decide that Deena should be the lead singer, which upsets Effie. The girls discover exactly what it takes to be in the music business and what they must give up to realize their dreams....
8) Wild Rose
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rose-Lynn Harlan is bursting with raw talent, charisma, and cheek. Fresh out of jail and with two young kids, all she wants is to get out of Glasgow and make it as a country singer in Nashville. Her mom Marion has had a bellyful of Rose-Lynn's Nashville nonsense. Forced to take responsibility, Rose-Lynn gets a cleaning job, only to find an unlikely champion in the middle-class lady of the house.
9) Memphis
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Tony Award-winning musical Memphis takes place in the smoky halls and underground clubs of the segregated '50s, where a young white DJ named Huey Calhoun falls in love with everything he shouldn't: rock n' roll, and an electrifying black singer. Bursting off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs, and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love, this incredible journey is filled with laughter, soaring emotion, and roof-raising rock...
10) The seat filler
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A struggling law student takes a job as an awards show seat filler. One day he is seated next to the beautiful pop star Jhnelle, who mistakes him for an industry executive. When the two fall in love, he must choose between his conscience and true love.
11) The rose
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents the final days of a hard-living, burned-out rock performer who badly needs a rest. When her ruthless manager won't give her one, she sets off on a self-destructive binge.
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
A thief is on the run from a life of crime. A nightclub singer is hoping to escape from the blues of heartache. Two lost souls who have become fugitives from the past. Now fate is bringing them together in the unfolding present. Halfway around the world, in a mysterious and enchanted village, they will each seek a way to literally save their lives, while discovering a love that will radically change them both.
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Zora is an aspiring singer/songwriter who meets and falls in love with construction worker Franklin. They discover how difficult it is and how much they must sacrifice to still be there for each other the morning after. They both learn that it takes a lot of strength to keep love alive.
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
A nightclub singer and junkie hides out in a convent after her lover dies of an overdose to avoid the cops. The convent specializes in saving women from the street. The sisters include a heroin using abbess who is in love with the singer, a soft-core romance novelist and another who is raising tigers in the convent yard. When the nuns face the possibility of their convent closing, they throw a final and extravagant party starring the singer to try...
15) G.I. blues
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Elvis plays an Oklahoma singer who gets out of the army and wants to open a club.
17) Here and now
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Vivienne is an established singer with a successful music career. On the eve of a major performance, Vivienne receives some life-altering news causing her to reevaluate her priorities.
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of a disfigured musical genius who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with Christine, the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera, exerting a strange sense of control over the young soprano as he nurtures her extraordinary talents.
19) Here today
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz meets New York singer Emma Payge, they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Trey Cole, a now famous singer, returns to his hometown to find Charlie Shuffleton, a small town barber who acted as a father to Trey when he was a young boy. Though Trey finds that Charlie has died, he is haunted by memories of Charlie which seem to be encouraging him to face his past and make peace with his estranged family.
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