Maori-Mentored, Soul-Singing Mom Inspired 'The Sapphires'

The film's plot may sound improbable ? an aboriginal girl group travels from the Outback to Vietnam to entertain American troops ? but writer Tony Briggs knows just how true that story is: His mother, Laurel Robinson, was one of the real-life singers who made that trip.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2013/03/23/175035616/maori-mentored-soul-singing-mom-inspired-the-sapphires?ft=1&f=1008

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