The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Stars: Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Taraji P. Henson,Martin Sheen.
Couldn't find it online at the time; found a cheap dvd.
Lots of songs in the Soundtracks, but music is very tangential here, with the possible exception of the partial song re-enacted from a James Brown concert shortly after MLK was killed. But this is tagged with genre Music.
DC plays an early shock jock, although he doesn't shock by being outlandish, but by telling "the truth" as he sees it, which is apparently unusual in the platter-spinning days of the late 60s.
Didn't really learn anything interesting, didn't notice the music, and the story left me cold. Coulda been my mood, but don't think so.
Rated 7.4 (9,010)
indie, dir. Lemmons; 6-
