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Top Musical Performances in Black Cinema History!

posted 16 years ago by eward196563112
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These are some of the best/most popular choices that come to mind. So here goes my list:

"The Swanee Shuffle"- Halleluhah-1929

"Ole Man River" Showboat-1933

"Happiness is Jes' a Thing Called Joe"- Cabin the Sky-1943

"Stormy Weather"- Stormy Weather-1943

"Dat's Love"- Carmen Jones-1954

"Summertime"- Porgy & Bess-1959

"This Time of the Year" -Finian's Rainbow-1968

"God Bless The Child" Lady Sings the Blues-1972

"Giving Him Something He Can Feel"- Sparkle-1976

"7th Heaven"- The Last Dragon-1985

"Out Here on My Own- Fame-1980

"Ill Wind" -The Cotton Club-1984

"Let's Go Crazy -Purple Rain-1984

"All You Can Eat" -Krush Groove-1985

"The Message" -Beat Street-1985

"Be Alone Tonight"- School Daze-1988

"Nights Like This" -The Five HeartBeats-1991

"Motown Medley" -Sister Act-1992

"Proud Mary" -What's Love Got To Do With It?-1993

"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" -Why Do Fools Fall in Love-1998

"Hit the Road Jack"- Ray-2005

"And I Am Telling You"- Dream Girls-2006

I know that there are tons more. can anyone else think of any????

[–] Celluloid_Dreamer 16 years ago

"Giving Up" - "Sparkle" (1976)
"Miss Celie's Blues" & "God is Trying Tell You Something" - "The Color Purple" (1985)

[–] sansradio 10 years ago

One glaring omission: Mahalia Jackson's "Trouble of the World" (a.k.a. "Soon I Will Be Done") from Douglas Sirk's Imitation of Life [1959].

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[–] bradford-1 9 years ago

Actually the original SHOWBOAT was released in 1936, not '33.
"The Sping": The Berry Brothers w/ Lena Horne in PANAMA HATTIE (1942)
"Fascinatin' Rhythm": The Berry Brothers in LADY BE GOOD (1941)
"Chattanooga Choo-Choo": The Nicholas Brothers w/Dorothy Dandridge in SUN VALLEY SERENADE (1941)
"The Lady Is a Tramp": Lena Horne in WORDS AND MUSIC (1948)
Duke Ellington Orchestra performing soundtrack of PARIS BLUES (1961)
"Now You Has Jazz": Louis Armstrong All Stars w/Bing Crosby in HIGH SOCIETY (1956)
"Ice Cold Katie": Hattie McDaniel w/Willie Best in THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS (1943)
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