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Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

Documentary
2015
1h 10m

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Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Stanley Crouch

Stanley Crouch

Gary Giddins

Gary Giddins

Farah Griffin

Farah Griffin

Robin D.G. Kelley

Robin D.G. Kelley

Mary Lou Williams

Mary Lou Williams

Tammy L. Kernodle

Tammy L. Kernodle

Gayle Murchison

Gayle Murchison

Carol Bash

Carol Bash

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She fought to create in a world that could not see past her race or gender

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Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring some of the greatest musicians of all time, she never ceased to astound those who heard her play. But for a Black woman in the early 1900s, life as a star did not come easy.

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