?This Time? is a Poignant Music Documentary | Ah!merican Traveler

This Time chronicles the career of singers, including the Sweet Inspirations

?This Time?, the new documentary from Victor Mignatti shows the bleak and sometimes tragic side of the music industry. The movie profiles five musical artists?four who were once on or near the top, and one who has been trying to make it for over a decade.

The group Sweet Inspirations (originally with Cissy Houston) sand backup with Elvis Presley for several years, as well as Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklyn, Dusty Springfield and even Jimi Hendrix. Unfortunately, very little recognition has come their way. One of the more poignant scenes shows them singing back up for Elvis impersonators in Las Vegas.

Then there?s Pat Hodges. She?s an awesome singer who wound up homeless in L.A.? Despite her travails and her life on the street, she keeps the faith, as do all of the singers in the film. Even though they have faced failure they pick themselves up and keep on going. They have learned the hard way that talent doesn?t guarantee success.

Teh movie follows music producer Peitor Angell who tries to revive the careers of the Sweet Inspirations and Pat Hodges?with minimal success. In the meantime, cabaret singer Bobby Belfry tries to makes it in New York. and manages to land a gig at the fabulous Feinsteins at Loew?s Regency.

I would have liked to see more background info and interviews with some of the celebs they worked with or who knew them. The film was? a bit long and edited erratically, but it is an interesting story and a cautionary tale about how fickle fame can be.

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Source: http://www.ahmericantraveler.com/2012/07/28/this-time-is-a-poignant-music-documentary/

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