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Lackawanna Blues is an American play written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson that premiered in 2001. It was later adapted as a television movie that aired in 2005. The play dramatizes the character of the author's primary caregiver when he was growing up in Lackawanna, New York, during the 1950s and 1960s.
Feb 8, 2005 · Genre. Stage & Screen, Blues, Religious, R&B. Styles. Acoustic Blues, Black Gospel, Gospel, Jump Blues, Soundtracks, TV Soundtracks, Early R&B. Recording Date. April 7, 1960 - 2004. Recording Location. Cherokee studios. Chicago, IL.
Nov 3, 2020 · Run by the motherly Nanny Crosby (S. Epatha Merkerson) and her taciturn husb ...more. In the 1950s and '60s, young Ruben Santiago Jr. (Marcus Franklin) lives in a lively boardinghouse in the blue...
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Feb 25, 2020 · It’s impossible to sing the praises of Lackawanna Blues without recognizing the brilliance of its star, S. Epatha Merkerson, who dazzles in every frame she occupies and is truly the heart and...
Feb 8, 2005 · blue highlight denotes track pick. Find release reviews and credits for Lackawanna Blues - Original Soundtrack on AllMusic - 2005 - The soundtrack companion to an HBO film directed ...
Oct 7, 2021 · All great blues songs have a timeless quality, so it’s entirely fitting that Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s solo show “Lackawanna Blues” still gleams like a newly minted coin some 20 years after it was first produced.
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Oct 8, 2021 · In his superb solo show Lackawanna Blues, he acts as a conduit for dozens of ghosts: Nanny, the woman who raised him; the many denizens of Nanny’s boardinghouses; the bumptious heyday of the ...
