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>>Richie Vallens had a story on him and it sold big time.
>
>
>Richie's story deserved to be told for obvious
>reasons....That's a bad example (dude was the FIRST Latino
>rock star....And one of the artists that died in probably the
>most famous rock-affiliated plane crash....come on
>man....Let's be serious....)
>
>
>>Man if you even make a name for yourself in that zoo called
>>the music business that is a story worth talking about
>period
>>IMO.
>
>Richie? Yes...James Ingram? Nah....
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>
>>truth is you can make anybody big if you have the right
>>lead actor and right film, etc...
>
>
>No...u can't...u need some semblance of a compelling
>story...Ray was compelling....Teena would be compelling; Chuck
>Brown would be compelling; Shuggie would be compelling;
>Sylvester, Sugar Hill Gang, Robert Johnson, ect....These are
>acts that have compelling back stories and music that went
>beyond "hits"...
>
>Father MC? Man...u funny...lol
>
>>I mean Jamie Foxx did wonders for his career after doing
>>"Ray" and while Ray Charles is one of the mount Rushmore's
>of
>>music ,when was the exact last time he was huge again?
>>
>>i'm just saying right actor and right film and it can
>happen.
>>
>>Larenz tate did that corny Bio pic on Frankie Lymon and
>it
>>got green lighted.
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>
>Again...the first superstar black teen idol who died drug
>addicted and broke and THEN had the issue of marrying three
>different women who were left to fight for his legacy/money?
>That's an interesting story...Richard Dimples Fields? Not so
>much...
>
>>actually i did hear a story that Will Smith was
>considering
>>doing the Billy Strayhorn pic.
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>Will won't do it...he scared...Billy being gay and all...
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>>if you know about James Ingram then he would make a great
>>story period. his is a true American dream. Married Father
>of
>>6 children in a jive hustle business. he found a way to
>make
>>it happen. talent and hard work.
>
>
>We are gonna have to disagree on James Ingram...lol...
>
>I would rather see a biopic on Donnie Hathaway....
i ain't had no Problem with Richie's story being told except they got Lou Diamond Phillips in the lead role and that is still puzzling. 1)
Donny Hathaway wouldn't get a bio pic before Luther Vandross and you know this man. 2)
Will Smith did 6 degrees of seperation as his first break through film, so doing Billy Strayhorn role wouldn't affect him this late in his career at all 3)
Father MC had a duel role as a Artist and the Hailey Brothers and also Mary J Bliege were doing hooks on his material and he had a huge song. i mean he could be the Chubby Checker of his era if you will with how big "it takes two"
i could throw in Young MC as well because his story is even more compelling when you think about it. 4)
James Booker would be Compelling as well, he taught Harry Connick Jr alot of things on the Piano. he was a interesting figure in the New orleans music scene. 5)
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