20 Feet from Stardom

“Meet the unsung heroes behind the greatest music of our time.”

7.2

2013

1h 29m

DocumentaryMusic

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.

Key Crew

Director

Morgan Neville

Producers

Gil Friesen

Caitrin Rogers

Morgan Neville

Cinematography

Graham Willoughby

Cast (18)

Darlene Love

Self

Lisa Fischer

Self

Merry Clayton

Self

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