Twenty Feet From Stardom is the Oscar-winning 2013 documentary about some of the great (mainly black) back-up singers of the last half of the 20th century and their occasional pursuits of solo careers. Merry Clayton, Darlene Hill, Claudia Lennear and Lisa Fischer are among those highlighted through interviews (with them and the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Mick Jagger and Sting) and archival footage. If you like the music and a set of fascinating stories, you’ll love the movie.
My only issue with it was a continuing undercurrent that seemed judgmental about making it/not making it in a solo career; an insufficient recognition of the two pathways.
But the movie, and the DVD (from Netflix) extras were wonderful.