Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
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Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

8.7 / 10 | United Kingdom
2005 | Documentary | Music
Soul music has conquered the world in the last 50 years - growing from the raw, electric rhythms of the black underclass, it is now a billion dollar industry with R&B and hip hop dominating the world's charts. It's been the soundtrack to some of the most extraordinary social, political and cultural shifts. Together with the civil rights movement, it has challenged white hegemony, helped break down segregation and encouraged the fight for racial equality. This new six-part series, made by the BBC team who produced the critically-acclaimed Lost Highway, Walk On By and Dancing In The Street series, charts the evolution of soul music - with a fascinating combination of rare archive footage and over 100 contemporary interviews. The movers and shakers from the world of soul – such as James Brown, Mary J Blige, Beyoncé and Martha Reeves, - plus some often overlooked talent, track the music that shaped our lives.

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Cast List (31)

Sebastian Barfield
Sebastian Barfield
Director
Kate Broome
Kate Broome
Director
Anna Gravelle
Anna Gravelle
Director
Alastair Laurence
Alastair Laurence
Director
Deep Sehgal
Deep Sehgal
Director
Francis Whately
Francis Whately
Director
Colin Salmon
Colin Salmon
Narrator
James Brown
James Brown
Self
Bobby Womack
Bobby Womack
Self
Bobby Womack
Bobby Womack
Self - Singer
Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler
Self
Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler
Self - Singer
Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler
Self - Billboard Magazine 1947-1951
Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler
Self - Producer, Atlantic Records
Earl Palmer
Earl Palmer
Self
Earl Palmer
Earl Palmer
Self - Drummer
Gerald Early
Gerald Early
Self
Peter Guralnick
Peter Guralnick
Self
Peter Guralnick
Peter Guralnick
Self - Music Writer
Beyoncé
Beyoncé
Self
Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland
Self
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Self
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Self
George Clinton
George Clinton
Self
Lou Adler
Lou Adler
Self
Solomon Burke
Solomon Burke
Self
Magnificent Montague
Magnificent Montague
Self
Etta James
Etta James
Self - Singer
Hype Williams
Hype Williams
Self - Video Director
Etta James
Etta James
Self
Magnificent Montague
Magnificent Montague
Self - Disc Jockey and Historian

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