An impressive number of musicians have hailed from North Carolina: the blues guitarist Etta Baker, the funk empress Betty Davis, the High Priestess of Soul Nina Simone and the electrifying wordsmith Rapsody are just a few of them. With Stay Prayed Up, an enthusiastic documentary directed by D.L. Anderson and Matt Durning, the 82-year-old gospel singer Lena Mae Perry will assume her place among these greats.
Stay Prayed Up, which premiered at Telluride and has continued its fest travels with screenings at Doc NYC, chronicles the journey Perry and her band, The Branchettes, undertook to record their first live album. It’s a ...
Stay Prayed Up, which premiered at Telluride and has continued its fest travels with screenings at Doc NYC, chronicles the journey Perry and her band, The Branchettes, undertook to record their first live album. It’s a ...
- 11/17/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
An impressive number of musicians have hailed from North Carolina: the blues guitarist Etta Baker, the funk empress Betty Davis, the High Priestess of Soul Nina Simone and the electrifying wordsmith Rapsody are just a few of them. With Stay Prayed Up, an enthusiastic documentary directed by D.L. Anderson and Matt Durning, the 82-year-old gospel singer Lena Mae Perry will assume her place among these greats.
Stay Prayed Up, which premiered at Telluride and has continued its fest travels with screenings at Doc NYC, chronicles the journey Perry and her band, The Branchettes, undertook to record their first live album. It’s a ...
Stay Prayed Up, which premiered at Telluride and has continued its fest travels with screenings at Doc NYC, chronicles the journey Perry and her band, The Branchettes, undertook to record their first live album. It’s a ...
- 11/17/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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