Heritage Minutes: Jackie Shane | movie | 2022 | Official Trailer
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00:00 Long way from Nashville to Mama, I tell you that.
00:04 Performed from Montreal to Boston to Los Angeles.
00:08 But Toronto, that's my chosen home.
00:10 So when I'm walking down Yonge Street, I see some funny people
00:14 who have the nerve to point the finger at me
00:17 and grin and smile and whisper.
00:20 My song was number two on local radio.
00:23 Sold 10,000 in Toronto alone.
00:26 Turned down Ed Sullivan because they asked me to remove my makeup.
00:30 Wouldn't do American Bandstand because of their segregation policies.
00:34 I was just being me. Never tried to explain myself to anyone.
00:38 And besides, none of that to worry Jackie,
00:41 'cause I know I look good.
00:43 Got a new way of lovin', baby!
00:45 Thought I'd want to teach it to you.
00:47 Jackie Shane was a pioneer transgender soul singer.
00:50 A central figure in the Toronto R&B scene,
00:53 she helped shape what we know as the Toronto Sound.
00:57 You're a pain in the ass!