Soul America
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Play S1 E1A three-part docuseries chronicling the journey of soul music, from its birth out of gospel and R&B in the 1960s, when it delivered an assertive, integrated vision of black America, and produced its first generation of stars including Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin.
Cast: Carleen Anderson
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Season 1
3 episodes
- 1. Amazing GraceThis first episode travels through the South, from Muscle Shoals in Alabama to Stax in Memphis, taking a detour north to Detroit, to explore how Motown's most soulful achievement showed the whole world a successful, sophisticated image of black people, at a time when Motown musicians themselves were subject to the same treatment as any black American.CCSep 4, 2020
- 2. Say It LoudHow inequality, poverty and racism drove black American musicians to a harder soul sound in the late 60s and early 70s.CCSep 11, 2020
- 3. Sweet LoveHow, in the 70s and 80s, a second coming of soul men offered a black female audience slow jams and sexual healing.CCSep 18, 2020
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Soul America
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A three-part docuseries chronicling the journey of soul music, from its birth out of gospel and R&B in the 1960s, when it delivered an assertive, integrated vision of black America, and produced its first generation of stars including Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Benjamin Whalley
- Created by
- Mark Cooper, Benjamin Whalley
- Cast
- Carleen Anderson
- Studio
- BBC Worldwide Productions
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Not yet rated.
Audio languages
English
Where to watch
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