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2023 Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- Round 1

The Five Heartbeats

Contest: 2023 Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- Round 1
In the ambitious (though hit and miss) Robert Townsend project, The Five Heartbeats, we witness the rise and fall of the titular Motown band. Although the plot was predictable, Townshend deserves credit for creating original songs and making the group look as legitimate (pardon the pun, but he injected his soul into it), but when a film does not perform well, and Townsend was essentially done in Hollywood after it, do we really have a serious contender?
TV Show/Movie Appeared: The Five Heartbeats (1991)
Actors: Robert Townsend (Donald “Duck” Matthews)
Leon (T.J. Matthews)
Michael Wright (Eddie King Jr.)
Tico Wells (Anthony “Choir Boy” Stone)
Harry J. Lennix (Terrence “Dresser” Williams)
Songs you may remember: A Heart is a House for Love
Why you should vote:: Musically, this sounds the way it was supposed to.
Why you should not vote:: The film at best is average.