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Jun 14, 2013
89 min
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20 Feet from Stardom (2013)

Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.

Category

Documentary Music

Country

United States of America

Companies

Tremolo Productions Gil Friesen Productions

Darlene Love

Self

Lisa Fischer

Self

Merry Clayton

Self

Judith Hill

Self

Claudia Lennear

Self

Táta Vega

Self

Patti Austin

Self

Mick Jagger

Self

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