在二十世纪六十年代,一些喜欢音乐的非裔美籍年轻人组成了一个乐队——五心合唱团。这个乐队从最初的鼓手、歌手、已经其他成员发展到了当时乐队的传奇灵魂时代,他们也从刚开始对音乐的不熟悉慢慢学习,掌握了很多方面的资料。从音乐到种族关系,五心合唱团也走出了自己对音乐,对文化的理解。In the early 1960's, a quintet of hopeful young African American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improve, turn pro, and rise to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry with it's casual racism and greed while the personal weaknesses of the members threaten to destroy the integrity of the band.