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[2015]., Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Bessie Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: 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.
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2006., General, DreamWorks Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Dreamgirls Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: 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.
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c2006., Adult, Universal Pictures Call No: BLK DVD Fic Idlewild Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Set in the Prohibition-era American South, a speakeasy performer and club manager Rooster must contend, not only with gangsters who have their eyes on the club, but also his piano player and partner Percival. Percival must choose between his love for Angel or his obligations to his father.
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c1999., Adult, HBO Home Video Call No: BLK DVD Fic Introducing Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: 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.