Lackawanna Blues
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Lackawanna Blues is an American television movie that aired in 2005. It is based on the real-life story of Ruben Santiago Jr. set from 1950s–1960s in Lackawanna, New York.
For her work in the movie, S. Epatha Merkerson won a Best Actress, Golden Globe Award in 2006 and an Best Actress Emmy Award in the same year.
[edit] Cast of characters
- Hill Harper - Ruben Santiago Jr.
- Jimmy Smits - Ruben Santiago Sr.
- S. Epatha Merkerson - Rachel Crosby
- Mos Def - The Bandleader
- Carmen Ejogo - Alean
- Louis Gossett Jr. - Ol'lem Taylor
- Macy Gray - Pauline
- Terrence Howard - Bill Crosby
- Ernie Hudson - Dick Barrymore
- Delroy Lindo - Mr. Lucious
- Rosie Perez - Bertha
- Liev Schreiber - Ulysses Ford
- Patricia Wettig - Laura's Mother
