Ten Best Music Documentaries of 2023!

Many thanks to The Arts Fuse for naming The King of In Between among the 10 best music documentaries of 2023!

From The Arts Fuse:

Garland Jeffreys: The King of In Between – Rock singer/songwriter Garland Jeffreys is one of the voices that epitomize New York. His music uniquely synthesized his Black, Puerto Rican, and white heritage as well as his love for doo-wop, folk, and reggae. While there are plenty of on-screen testimonials from celebrities like Laurie Anderson and Bruce Springsteen, the fact that they are friends as well as admirers elevates them above the usual talking head appearances. Even more compelling are homages from fellow rockers of color, like Alejandro Escovedo and Vernon Reid. Best of all, the viewer sees and hears how Jeffreys’s music developed from his early folk days, moving from his signature song “Wild in the Streets” to his ’90s masterpiece LP Don’t Call Me Buckwheat and his late-career self releases. The film is so even-handed in its depiction of the ups and downs of Jeffreys’s career that I did not realize until the closing credits that it had been directed by his wife, Claire Jeffreys. The film has just started playing the festival circuit.