Bringing Background Singers to the Forefront at SXSW: Twenty Feet from Stardom
“Rape, murder. It’s just a shot away. It’s just a shot away.” Think of that line from the infamous Rolling Stones song Gimme Shelter. Who sang it? Merry Clayton, one of the singers profiled in the stunning new documentary “Twenty Feet from Stardom,” which premiered at Sundance and was screened at South by Southwest, followed by a surprise performance that generated several standing ovations from the...
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