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A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles

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Raymond Myles was blessed with a voice of astonishing power. He had a showman's personality to rival Liberace's. He was a brilliant pianist and choir director. Some looked at his wild stagecraft and saw the second coming of Little Richard. Others saw a messenger, a prophet and a healer. One thing was certain: if you heard Raymond once, you remembered him forever. His short, turbulent life was a complex and colorful journey, propelled by outsized talent and fierce ambition, burdened by prejudice and deeply rooted in the vibrant community that shaped him. The pandemic and protests after the murder of George Floyd have made clear the sharp differences of our two Americas. Raymond was a musical bridge between these worlds.
A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles

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Leo Sacks

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Allen Toussaint

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Mahalia Jackson

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Cyril Neville

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Quint Davis

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Synopsis Raymond Myles was blessed with a voice of astonishing power. He had a showman's personality to rival Liberace's. He was a brilliant pianist and choir director. Some looked at his wild stagecraft and saw the second coming of Little Richard. Others saw a messenger, a prophet and a healer. One thing was certain: if you heard Raymond once, you remembered him forever. His short, turbulent life was a complex and colorful journey, propelled by outsized talent and fierce ambition, burdened by prejudice and deeply rooted in the vibrant community that shaped him. The pandemic and protests after the murder of George Floyd have made clear the sharp differences of our two Americas. Raymond was a musical bridge between these worlds.
Director
Leo Sacks
Producer
Richard Gold, Verdine White, Drew Carolan
Screenwriter
Leo Sacks
Distributor
Making Groceries Music & Filmworks
Genre
Biography, Documentary, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 9, 2023, Limited
Runtime
1h 30m