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Only The Strong Survive

2003, Movie, PG-13, 101 mins

ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE
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D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus's hybrid concert film checks in on the still-active giants of 1960s and early '70s soul music, starting with a coterie of artists who recorded for the great Memphis, Tenn.-based soul labels Stax/Volt and Hi Records, including R&B patriarch Rufus Thomas (who died just as the film finished production, and to whom it's dedicated) and the eternally cool Isaac Hayes. But it includes artists from soul scenes that flourished elsewhere, including ex-... read more leave a comment
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A documentary on the soul music and artists of Stax Records.
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Length: 02:01
Posted: 7/23/2009
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