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(Credited cast)| Joan Baez | ... | Herself | |
| Mimi Farina | ... | Herself | |
| B.B. King | ... | Himself | |
| Jimmie Walker | ... | Himself | |
| Joe Williams | ... | Himself |
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Half documentary and half concert film, "Sing Sing Thanksgiving" adequately balances the lives of the inmates of the prison with the feverish energy of the holiday concert. All the performers are up to the task and are filmed in their prime. The Voices Of East Harlem give a truly rousing performance including a stunning, moving version of "Young, Gifted & Black". B.B. King gives is equally fiery, with a show stopping version of "How Blue Can You Get". Somewhat out of place, though no less powerful, Joan Baez keeps the prison audience in rapt attention.
The concert is MCed by Jimmie Walker.
The film fails in it's attempt to balance the concert with the lives of the inmates. It's almost an afterthought and is subject matter best left for a subject all its own.