Bringing "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" to the screen
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Bringing "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" to the screen
The story of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," about a 1920s blues singer's difficult recording session, is one of talent marred by tragedy. But the film adaptation of August Wilson's play is also one of those occasions when the story behind the scenes is just as compelling – and equally tragic. Correspondent Tracy Smith talked with Oscar-winning ...
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