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Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band - She fought to create in a world that could not see past her race or gender

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band Released

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band Released

Documentary
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  • 2015
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  • en
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  • US
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  • 1h 10m

Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring some of the greatest musicians of all time, she never ceased to astound those who heard her play. But for a Black woman in the early 1900s, life as a star did not come easy.

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