Very Good Musical

Rating: 7/10 (9 July 2015)

A trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
Apparently this was a Broadway musical first. I never saw that, but I can see it working very well in that medium. But it also works as a view of history through the 1960s, showing how black artists had to struggle. (As one character points out, "Hound Dog" was not a big hit until Elvis Presley took it.) There was certainly a difference between what was expected from black and white stars.
This also works as sort of a build-up to the documentary "20 Feet From Stardom". How many great singers were stuck doing nothing more than backup for other singers or bands?