Juneteenth on Turner Classic Movies

The Nicholas Brothers in Stormy Weather

On Juneteenth, June 19 2022, Turner Classic Movies is airing four movies in celebration of the holiday. It kicks off with the classic musical Stormy Weather (1943). Ostensibly a biopic about its star Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, it is actually an excuse for some truly memorable musical performances by such greats as Lena Horne, Fats Waller, Mae E. Johnson, and Cab Callaway, not to mention what might be the greatest dance sequence in the history of film performed by the Nicholas Brothers. It is followed by the classic documentary Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959). Jazz on a Summer's Day captures the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, with performances by such greats as Anita O'Day, Dinah Washington, Chuck Berry, and Louis Armstrong. It is followed by the documentary How They Got Over (2017), which examines the influence of African American gospel music on the development of such genres as rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll. TCM's Juneteeth programming ends with The Wiz (1978).

Below is the schedule for Juneenth, June 19 2022. All times are Central.

10:45 AM Stormy Weather (1943)
12:15 PM Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959)
1:45 PM How They Got Over (2017)
4:15 PM The Wiz (1978)