Webthe year is 1965, and five young guys aim for fame with a sloppy but impassioned vocal group.

Webrobert townsend’s “the five heartbeats” takes the notion of a musical biopic one step further than usual.

Webactor, comedian and dynamic filmmaker robert townsend spills that and more in his new documentary making the five heartbeats, which airs monday night in.

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Webfive young friends are drawn together by music during the motown era of the sixties.

Their dream success takes them from amateur nights in the ghetto clubs, to the pinnacle of.

They changed the course of black music,.

Webafter that performance, the five heartbeats followed along in their trajectory as one of the greatest groups of all time.

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