Film Looks At Background Singers In Rock'n'Roll History

By Frank Stasio,

Published July 23, 2013 at 11:56 AM EDT

Three backup singers stand behind the mic.

When you find yourself singing along to your favorite rock'n'roll songs, you're probably not singing along with a front man like or . You're probably singing along with their backup singers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWyUJcA8Zfo The documentary film, seeks to tell the story of backup singers whose stories often go unsung. Morgan Neville, the director of 鈥�20 Feet From Stardom,鈥� joins Host Frank Stasio today on The State of Things to discuss the making of the film.

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Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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Film Looks At Background Singers In Rock'n'Roll History