In the songs of life, every note matters.
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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26
Alive
4
Deceased
86.7%
Still living
Showing 30 of 30 loaded cast members.
as Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby
AliveBorn: November 28, 1952
Age: 73
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
as Ruben Santiago Jr.
AliveBorn: February 24, 1993
Age: 33
as The Bandleader
AliveBorn: December 11, 1973
Age: 52
Brooklyn, New York, USA
as Alean
AliveBorn: October 22, 1973
Age: 52
Kensington, London, England, UK
as Ol'lem Taylor
DeceasedBorn: May 27, 1936
Died: March 29, 2024
Age at death: 87
as Pauline
AliveBorn: September 6, 1967
Age: 58
Dayton, Ohio, USA
as Bill Crosby
AliveBorn: March 11, 1969
Age: 57
Chicago, Illinois, USA
as Dick Barrymore
AliveBorn: December 17, 1945
Age: 80
Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
as Bertha
AliveBorn: September 6, 1964
Age: 61
Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
as Ulysses Ford
AliveBorn: October 4, 1967
Age: 58
San Francisco, California, USA
as Ruben Santiago Sr.
AliveBorn: July 9, 1955
Age: 71
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
as Laura's Mother
AliveBorn: December 4, 1951
Age: 74
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
as Mr. Paul
AliveBorn: December 7, 1965
Age: 60
Washington, D.C., USA
as Ricky
AliveBorn: March 13, 1971
Age: 55
New York City, New York, USA
as Self
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Freddie Cobbs
AliveBorn: November 24, 1956
Age: 69
Lackawanna, New York, USA
as Bill's Woman
AliveBorn: December 29, 1953
Age: 72
Albany, New York, USA
as Ruben, Jr. (Toddler)
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Laura
AliveBorn: May 1, 1972
Age: 54
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
as Otis McClanahan
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Jimmy
DeceasedBorn: November 22, 1966
Died: September 6, 2021
Age at death: 54
as Lonnie (War Veteran)
AliveBorn: February 29, 1972
Age: 54
Newburgh, New York, USA
as Mr. Lucious
AliveBorn: November 18, 1952
Age: 73
Eltham, London, England, UK
as Numb Finger Pete
DeceasedBorn: June 25, 1950
Died: October 3, 2020
Age at death: 70
as Mrs. Carmichael
AliveBorn: January 14, 1945
Age: 81
San Francisco, California, USA
as Bill's Woman
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Ruben Jr. (Adult)
AliveBorn: May 17, 1966
Age: 60
Iowa City, Iowa, USA
as Shakey Winfield
AliveBorn: September 15, 1954
Age: 71
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
as Ol' Po Carl
DeceasedBorn: September 26, 1935
Died: February 19, 2013
Age at death: 77
as Jimmy Lee's Woman
AliveBirth date not on record.
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