Not really sure where to post this bit of news, thought it was cool & something to look forward to...
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - After more than 35 years, pristine footage of a seemingly forgotten music festival featuring Sly & the Family Stone, B.B. King, the Staples Singers and Mahalia Jackson is finally coming to light.
Filmmakers Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon are editing the reels of film capturing 1969's Harlem Music Festival into a feature-length film, with the goal of having it ready for the Sundance Film Festival next January. |