Movie Empire
Lists
From Ghetto To Fabulous: Mary J. Blige

S1E6

From Ghetto To Fabulous: Mary J. Blige

From Ghetto To Fabulous: Mary J. Blige

S1E6

From Ghetto To Fabulous: Mary J. Blige

  • Air date:2005-06-11
  • User score:
    0.0
Today, contemporary R&B is the music that the world spins to. R&B is one of the biggest selling music genres, worldwide its performers are among the most conspicuous celebrities on the planet with mighty corporations queuing up to recruit them to promote their products. This episode investigates how R&B arrived at its lofty heights. An extraordinary story unfolds, tracing the diamond-dripping, premiere-attending world of today's R&B stars, right back to the crack streets of Harlem in the mid 80s. It's also the story of how Mary J Blige's troubled journey revolutionised the sound of modern pop and in doing so took black music from the ghetto to fabulous.

Top Cast

Colin Salmon

Colin Salmon

Self - Narrator

James Brown

James Brown

Self

Bootsy Collins

Bootsy Collins

Self

Ray Charles

Ray Charles

Self

Ben E. King

Ben E. King

Self

Etta James

Etta James

Self

Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige

Self

Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples

Self

George Clinton

George Clinton

Self

Martha Reeves

Martha Reeves

Self

Allen Toussaint

Allen Toussaint

self

Reviews

0 reviews