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Curated by the Quatro Crew and members of our listening community, celebrating the music films, documentaries, and stories that shaped our culture.
Welcome to the QC Watchlist, a curated collection of music movies, documentaries, concert films, and artist stories recommended by the Quatro crew.
From hip-hop and house to soul, rock, pop, and music history, these are the films and series every true music lover should watch.
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QUATRO RECOMMENDS
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These are essential music documentaries recommended by the Quatro crew and our listener community.
SUMMER OF SOUL
Historic footage from the Harlem Cultural Festival featuring Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone and more
MUSCLE SHOALS
The story of the legendary Alabama recording studio that shaped soul music history.
QUINCY
An incredible documentary about the life and legacy of Quincy Jones.
WHAM!
The rise of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley and the pop explosion of the 80s.
HIP-HOP & CULTURE
HIP-HOP EVOLUTION
A must-watch series tracing the origins and evolution of hip-hop culture.
STYLE WARS
A legendary documentary capturing the birth of hip-hop culture in New York.
KINGS FROM QUEENS: THE RUN-DMC STORY
The story of Run-DMC — the Queens trio who changed hip-hop forever and brought the culture to the world.
REMASTERED: WHO KILLED JAM MASTER JAY
A gripping investigation into the murder of Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay and the mystery that shocked hip-hop.
ROCK & POP STORIES
AMY
A powerful documentary exploring the life, music and tragedy of Amy Winehouse.
GEORGE MICHAEL: FREEDOM
An intimate film narrated by George Michael about fame, music and identity.
BOWIE: MOONAGE DAYDREAM
A visually stunning journey into the mind of David Bowie.
ROCKETMAN
The musical fantasy film about Elton John's rise to global fame.
PICKS BY THE QUATRO FAMILY
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Bootha
Bootha
Cobain: Montage of Heck
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Homecoming
I Was There When House Music Took Over The World
Maestro
The Night James Brown Saved Boston
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
Rhyme & Reason
Style Wars
Unconscious Therapy
Welcome to Rap City
The Year That Punk Broke
Yo: The Story of Yo! MTV Raps
Amazing Grace
Kings from Queens: The Run DMC Story
Marley
Quincy
Summer of Soul
Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary
Deya
Deya
The Beatles: Get Back
Celia: The Queen
The Decline of Western Civilization
The Defiant Ones
Dolly Parton: Here I Am
Gimme Shelter
Hip-Hop Evolution (has four seasons in total, and the first season, which covers the early days of hip-hop in the 70s and 80s, consists of four episodes)
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church
Lady Sings the Blues
Classic Albums
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Helen
Helen
Anvil
Def Leppard: Hysteria
Diddy: Monster's Fall
Fyre
Ken Burns Jazz
Message of Love: Isle of Wight
Mystify: Michael Hutchence
Quadrophenia
Spinal Tap (mockumentary)
Standing In The Shadows of Motown
Stax: Soulville USA
Stones In Exile
Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me
The Temptations
This Is It
Trainwreck: Woodstock 99
The Velvet Underground
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love and Rage
Wattstax
Woodstock
20 Feet From Stardom
Muscle Shoals
Amy
Girl You Know It's True
My Life as a Rolling Stone
1971
ChocolateBaby
ChocolateBaby
1968-CNN docuseries
1977: The Coolest Year in Hell
The 60s/The 70s/The 80s/The 90s- CNN docuseries
All Things Fall Apart
American Dream / American Knightmare
American Masters: Roberta Flack
Band Aid: The Making of 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'
The Beatles: 8 Days a Week
Becoming Led Zeppelin
Betty: They Say I'm Different
Billy Joel: And So It Goes
Bitchin: The Sound and Fury of Rick James
The Black Godfather
Can't Stand Losing You
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of our Lives
David Bowie: The First Five Years
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
Dear Mama
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Duran Duran: A Hollywood High
Finding the Funk
Fresh Dressed
Genesis: Sum of the Parts
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami
History of the Eagles
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
If I Leave Here Tomorrow
James Brown: Say it Loud
Jimmy Carter: Rock and Roll President
Ladies & Gentlemen...50 Years of SNL: Music
The Last Waltz
Latin Music USA
Laurel Canyon
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Liza, With a Z
Love to Love You, Donna Summer
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Mary J Blige: My Life
Monterey Pop
Nas: Time is Illmatic
Now More than Ever: The History of Chicago
Nuestra Cosa Latina (Our Latin Thing)
Phil Collins: Drummer First
The Record Store and Black Music
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Save the Children
Sign o' the Times
Sly Lives!
Soul Power
Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Stop Making Sense
The Sugarhill Gang: I Want My Name Back
Tear the Roof Off: The Untold Story of Parliament Funkadelic
The Terry Kath Experience
Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story
Thriller 40
Tina
We Want the Funk!
Whitney Houston: Can I Be Me?
The Wrecking Crew
You're Watching Video Music Box
PaulG
PaulG
Avicii I'm Tim
Beastie Boys Story
Beatles '64
Elton John: Never Too Late
Everyday Sunshine: Story of Fishbone
Herb Alpert Is...
Pat Metheny: The Art of Rhythm
Still Bill
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Beats, Rhymes & Life
Luther: Never Too Much
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Shan (@shannmarie1976) Picks
Shan (@shannmarie1976) Picks
A longtime Quatro listener who helped contribute many titles to the QC Watchlist.
A longtime Quatro listener who helped contribute many titles to the QC Watchlist.
The 27 Club
ABBA: Against the Odds
All Eyes on Me
All That She Wants: The Unbelievable Story of Ace of Base (3 part series)
Amadeus
The Beach Boys
Bohemian Rhapsody
Bowie Moonage Daydream
Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World
The Buddy Holly Story
Can You Feel The Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
Coal Miners Daughter
A Complete Unknown
The Day The Music Died
Daydream Believers: The Monkees Story
Devil at the Crossroads
DEVO
Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam
Dolly Parton: Big Hair, Bigger Heart
Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey
Duran Duran: There's Something You Should Know
Elvis (2022)
Elvis Presley: Shook Up
The Fall of Diddy
Freddie: The Final Act
George Michael: Freedom
The Greatest Night of Pop
Hired Gun
Hollywood Rocks and Rolls in the 50s
I Am Woman
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story
It All Begins With a Song
Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was...
Joan Jett: Bad Reputation
Judy
La Bamba
The Last Days of Left Eye
Long Live Rock: Celebrate The Chaos
The Miami Showband Massacre
The Mysterious Death of Eazy E
Norman's Rare Guitars (Netflix Doc)
Nothing But A Good Time: The Uncensored Story of the 80's Hair Metal
Nothing Compares
P!nk: All I Know So Far
Queen: Days of Our Lives
Ray
Reba McEntire: Nothin' Fancy
Respect
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Roberta Flack: Killing Me Softly
Rocketman
Salt-N-Pepa (Lifetime movie released in 2021)
Selena
Selena and Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them
Selena y Los Dinos
Sid and Nancy
Sinead O'Connor: Fearless
The Story of Queen: Mercury Rising
The Story of Rod Stewart
The Story of The Bee Gees
Storytellers (VH1 series)
TLC Forever
Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party
Tricky Dick and the Man in Black
Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake
WHAM! Last Christmas: Unwrapped
What's Love Got To Do With It
Who Killed Jam Master Jay
Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy
Milli Vanilli
Behind the Music
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
WHAM!
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