Lackawanna Blues

Release date: 02/12/2005

Genres:

Drama, Music

Countries:

United States of America

Rating:

6.3

Play it. Sing it. Shout it. Feel it.

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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Actors

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

Jeffrey Wright

Mr. Paul

Adina Porter

Ricky

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Freddie Cobbs

Charlayne Woodard

Bill's Woman

Julie Benz

Laura

Michael Kenneth Williams

Jimmy

Saul Williams

Lonnie (War Veteran)

Delroy Lindo

Mr. Lucious

Thomas Jefferson Byrd

Numb Finger Pete

Kathleen Chalfant

Mrs. Carmichael

Hill Harper

Ruben Jr. (Adult)

Barry Shabaka Henley

Shakey Winfield

Lou Myers

Ol' Po Carl

Julanne Chidi Hill

Jimmy Lee's Woman

Henry Simmons

Jesse

Aakomon Jones

Dancer at Maxie's

Ryan Michelle Bathe

Nancy's Birthday Party Guest

Tracey Buckner

Nancy's Birthday Party Guest

Amad Jackson

Alean's Boyfriend

Lily Santiago

Laura's Daughter

Trey Santiago-Hudson

Laura's Son

Blaise Brooks

Party Guest (uncredited)

Josef Cannon

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Lackawanna Blues

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