Description Sadly, San Francisco, California, has the history and reputation of being a racist city.
It is a remarkable story of courage, compassion, character, and a deep determination of a blind pianist to do what is right because it is the right thing to do..
Earl, Stella, and the Honeysuckle Rose Quintet will not allow the union to destroy what they love and so begins the battle to save the Honeysuckle Rose Hotel.
This soon draws the wrath of the union president.
The Hotel is not registered with the corrupt San Francisco Musician\'s Union which has a closed shop policy on people of color.
His love of people and the music of the era attracts an odd lot to The Honeysuckle Rose Hotel including a black trombonist, a light brown gifted songbird, a Nisei Clarinetist, another playing the bass, and a tenor saxophone player who might be the ugliest man in the world.
Earl was color blind long before he lost his sight.
They had been happy with their little piano bar out on the avenues until they found themselves in need of more space, so they bought an old Hotel in the Tenderloin and turned it into a Private Residency for Musicians.
Earl and Stella Crier do not see it that way.
It isn\'t a law, it\'s just the way it is.
The year is 1948 and people of color are not allowed to live or work east of Van Ness Avenue.
Description Sadly, San Francisco, California, has the history and reputation of being a racist city
