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‘Soul City Cleveland’ documentary to shine light on local music legends

Thursday, August 20, 2020

Juli Johnson Piller

Lou Ragland is featured in the upcoming documentary "Soul City Cleveland." (Image courtesy Fanon Hill, "Soul City Cleveland"            
SOURCE: Cleveland.com | Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com August 20, 2020

Lou Ragland. Vel Scott. Eddie Baccus Sr. Eugene Ross. “Crazy Marvin” Braxton.

These local music legends, and plenty more, will be the focus of “Soul City Cleveland,” an upcoming documentary that will shine a spotlight on Cleveland’s Black music scene, both past and present. The film is expected to release in 2021, but will put out teasers in the coming months.

The first teaser arrived on Wednesday, Aug. 19, featuring “Crazy Marvin” Braxton’s experience performing at the Apollo Theater in New York. Watch the clip below.