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  • Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music (2005– )
  • TV Series | 360 min | Documentary, Music
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music (2005– )
TV Series | 360 min | 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 ...See moreSoul 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. And, together with the civil rights movement, it has challenged the white hegemony, helped breakdown segregation and encouraged the fight for racial equality. Written by BBC See less
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Updated May 10, 2005

Release date (First episode)
May 7, 2005 (United Kingdom)

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107 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Colin Salmon
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
6
2
Etta James
Self / Self - Singer Self / Self - Singer   See fewer
2
Jerry Butler
Self / Self - Singer Self / Self - Singer   See fewer
2
Bobby Womack
Self / Self - Singer Self / Self - Singer   See fewer
2
2
Jerry Wexler
Self - Billboard Magazine 1947-1951 / Self - Producer, Atlantic Records Self - Billboard Magazine 1947-1951 / Self - Producer, Atlantic Records   See fewer
2
2
Peter Guralnick
Self / Self - Music Writer Self / Self - Music Writer   See fewer
2
Earl Palmer
Self / Self - Drummer Self / Self - Drummer   See fewer
2
Magnificent Montague
Self / Self - Disc Jockey and Historian Self / Self - Disc Jockey and Historian   See fewer
2
1
1
1
1
Hype Williams
Self - Video Director Self - Video Director   See fewer
1
1
1
Destiny's Child
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
1
1
1
Steve Cropper
Self - Booker T. & the M.G.'s Self - Booker T. & the M.G.'s   See fewer
1
Ruth Brown
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
1
Clive Davis
Self - President, Arista Records 1974-99 Self - President, Arista Records 1974-99   See fewer
1
1
Mathew Knowles
Self - Manager, Destiny's Child Self - Manager, Destiny's Child   See fewer
1
1
Branford Marsalis
Self - Saxophonist Self - Saxophonist   See fewer
1
1
1
Jimmy Jam
Self - Record Producer Self - Record Producer   See fewer
1
1
Nelson George
Self - Music Writer Self - Music Writer   See fewer
1
Barry Michael Cooper
Self - Music Writer Self - Music Writer   See fewer
1
1
Allen Toussaint
Self - Pianist Self - Pianist   See fewer
1
Terry Lewis
Self - Record Producer Self - Record Producer   See fewer
1
1
Sam Moore
Self - Sam & Dave Self - Sam & Dave   See fewer
1
1
1
Ahmet Ertegun
Self - Atlantic Records Self - Atlantic Records   See fewer
1
Andre Harrell
Self - CEO, Uptown Records 1986-96 Self - CEO, Uptown Records 1986-96   See fewer
1
Mable John
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Barrett Strong
Self - Songwriter Self - Songwriter   See fewer
1
1
David Porter
Self - Songwriter Self - Songwriter   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Dan Penn
Self - Songwriter Self - Songwriter   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
Spooner Oldham
Self - Songwriter Self - Songwriter   See fewer
1
1
1
Wayne Jackson
Self - The Memphis Horns Self - The Memphis Horns   See fewer
1
1
1
Al Bell
Self - Vice President, Stax Self - Vice President, Stax   See fewer
1
Stanley Crouch
Self - Music Critic Self - Music Critic   See fewer
1
1
Erica Kennedy
Self - Journalist and Novelist Self - Journalist and Novelist   See fewer
1
Cosimo Matassa
Self - Record Producer Self - Record Producer   See fewer
1
1
1
Uriel Jones
Self - Drummer, The Funk Brothers Self - Drummer, The Funk Brothers   See fewer
1
Dean Salvara
Young Ray Charles Young Ray Charles   See fewer
1
David Ritz
Self - Music Writer Self - Music Writer   See fewer
1
1
1
Michael Lydon
Self - Biographer Self - Biographer   See fewer
1
1
Rickey Vincent
Self - DJ and Music Critic Self - DJ and Music Critic   See fewer
1
Alan Walden
Self - Otis Redding Management Self - Otis Redding Management   See fewer
1
Marvell Thomas
Self - Stax Musician Self - Stax Musician   See fewer
1
1
Greg Tate
Self - Music Critic Self - Music Critic   See fewer
1
Portia Maultsby
Self - Professor, Indiana University Self - Professor, Indiana University   See fewer
1
1
1
Mark Anthony Neal
Self - Professor, Duke University Self - Professor, Duke University   See fewer
1
1
Roosevelt Jamison
Self - James Carr's Manager Self - James Carr's Manager   See fewer
1
Deanie Parker
Self - Marketing Manager, Stax Self - Marketing Manager, Stax   See fewer
1
1
Quinton Claunch
Self - Producer, Goldwax Records Self - Producer, Goldwax Records   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Diana Ross
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Dick Clark
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Aretha Franklin
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Sam Cooke
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
The Rolling Stones
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Otis Redding
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Sonny Liston
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
The Staple Singers
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Johnnie Taylor
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
The Dixie Hummingbirds
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Bertha Franklin
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
R.H. Harris
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
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