A Black singer moves her community through the power of song throughout the tumultuous 20th century as she sings everything from blues to gospel music.

When a melancholic blues singer gets his big break, he discovers that his success as a musician is mutually exclusive with his happiness as a human being.

When a working-class family brings their beautiful and talented three-year-old daughter to audition for a film company, they must push her to her limits to prove her skills.

A well-known Black singer and actor prepares to leave Paris and expose himself and his family to the racism of the United States once again.

A jazz producer visits a great saxophone player when he hears that the musician's health is deteriorating. The producer sets up a recording session for the musician before the musician loses his ability to play forever.

An unsatisfied married couple watches their relationship become more strained until the wife begins to fantasize about singing with the Beatles.