During a decade rife with paranoia, in the middle of the McCarthy era, Music Inn was a bold experiment. Halfway between the Second World War and The Civil Rights Movement, Phil and Stephanie Barber created an oasis in the Berkshire Hills in Western Massachusetts where aspiring musicians came to learn from the very best. Students and faculty, young and old, rich and poor, white, black, and brown convened together and learned from each other. Defying the surrounding environment, Music Inn harbored a racial and cultural harmony where music was all that mattered.
Ben Barenholtz
Director
Benjamin R. Barber
Writer
Louis Armstrong
Himself (archive footage)
Count Basie
Himself (archive footage)
Eubie Blake
Himself (archive footage)
Oscar Brand
Himself (archive footage)
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That's Entertainment!73%
ariana grande: excuse me, i love you79%
Neil Young: Heart of Gold75%
Whitney73%
That's Entertainment, Part II69%
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home67%
Quincy72%
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story75%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
The Wrecking Crew73%
Biggie & Tupac64%
The Last Waltz77%
That's Entertainment! III70%
For the Love of Spock73%
This Is It74%
Zappa72%
Supersonic73%
John Candy: I Like Me79%
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert82%
