

In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.
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LACKAWANNA BLUES
Cast

S. Epatha Merkerson
Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby

Marcus Carl Franklin
Ruben Santiago Jr.

Yasiin Bey
The Bandleader

Carmen Ejogo
Alean

Louis Gossett Jr.
Ol'lem Taylor

Macy Gray
Pauline

Terrence Howard
Bill Crosby

Ernie Hudson
Dick Barrymore

Rosie Perez
Bertha

Liev Schreiber
Ulysses Ford

Jimmy Smits
Ruben Santiago Sr.

Patricia Wettig
Laura's Mother
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