In the songs of life, every note matters.
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.
Ol'lem Taylor
Laura
Mr. Paul
Ulysses Ford
Mr. Lucious
Ruben Santiago Sr.
Ruben Jr. (Adult)
Dick Barrymore
Bill Crosby
The Bandleader
Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby
Bertha
Alean
Shakey Winfield
Jimmy
Laura's Mother
Ricky
Jesse
Freddie Cobbs
Laura's Daughter