On the run in an undercover traveling band across the South, Lucille Arnetta Love was billed as The Little Girl with the Big Voice, shining at church revivals, belting out gospel hymns, making her parents proud. But she always wanted to break out of the backwoods and be big enough for Broadway. At 16 years old, her dreams are finally on their way when she meets young talent manager, Marcus Williams. Marcus brings Lucille to the big cities and gets her on a contract to perform bigger theaters. The only catch is, instead of being a star solo act like her muse, Aida Overton Walker, Lucille is part of a troupe: Miss Lucille s Black Troubadours. Together with Big Bobby, Lincoln, and Sweet Mitchell, Lucille and her band become rising stars, moving up the bill despite the harsh judgment they get as Black performers. Along the way, the band is challenged to face their demons--drinking, gambling, love affairs, even physical health take a toll on the group. As everything comes to