Name: Soul!
Uploaded: 2020-10-03T13:43:03.000Z
Description: Showcasing the African-American artistry, community and culture.

Showcasing the African-American artistry, community and culture.

Shout! Factory

Former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali is interviewed.

Muhammad Ali

Mrs. Georgia Jackson, mother of slain Soledad Brother George Jackson, is interviewed by producer Ellis Haizlip; Latin-jazz sounds of seven man combo, Mandrill; LaBelle (Formerly Patti LaBelle and the Bluebells).

Mandrill/LaBelle

Passages from Frederick Douglass' greatest orations, dramatized by Arthur Bufghardt; performances by drummer Max Roach and his jazz ensemble; the J. C. White Singers.

Frederick Douglass

Author James Baldwin is interviewed by the young Black poetess Nikki Giovanni in a special two-part presentation of Soul!, taped in London.

James Baldwin, Part 1

The second installment in a special, two-part program featuring James Baldwin.

James Baldwin, Part 2

Featured guest Bill Withers sings hit single, "Ain't No Sunshine" and other selections from his album, Just As I Am. In another segment, young poetess Mae Jackson reads from her own works.

Bill Withers/Mae Jackson

Former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, South African born singer Miriam Makeba and a three-man vocal group called the Delfonics, share the spotlight with guest-host Nikki Giovanni, who opens the show with her "Kidnap Poem".

Miriam Makeba/Muhammad Ali

Singer Jerry Butler headlines this episode, together with his back-up group, Peaches. Highlights of their numbers are "Make It Easy on Yourself" and "Brand New Me".

Jerry Butler

An all jazz line-up on this edition of Soul! features pianist Horace Silver at the electric keyboard, Lee Morgan on trumpet and 22-year old Bobbi Humphrey playing the flute. They are joined by vocalists Andy and Salome Bey.

Lee Morgan/Horace Silver/Bobbi Humphrey

One of the great Motown acts of the past several years headlines the show, performing the hit, "I Heard It through the Grapevine", and other selections.

Gladys Knight and the Pips

Highlights feature guest Al Green singing "Let's Stay Together" and author Verta Mae Grosvenor reading form her latest book, Thursdays and Every Other Sunday Off.

Al Green

Merry Clayton, top back-up singer who emerged a star, sings "Grandma's Hands", "Southern Man" and other numbers. The Reverend Jesse Jackson also talks with host Ellis Haizlip about his newly formed organization, People United to Save Humanity (PUSH).

Merry Clayton/Rev. Jesse Jackson

Author Chester Himes is welcomed back from self-exile in Europe on this show devoted primarily to his writings. Actor Al Freeman Jr., who reads from Himes' autobiography, and The Dells, who sing several of their hits, join the welcome.

Chester Himes/The Dells

Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte discuss their new film, "Buck and the Preacher"; Novella Nelson.

Harry Belafonte/Novella Nelson/Sidney Poitier

Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, aided by the music of composer-saxophonist Lucky Thompson, give dramatic readings of the poetry of a writer named Robert Cornell Kaufman.

Ruby Dee/Ossie Davis

The songwriting/performing duo of Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson appear in a concert of rock and gospel music on Soul!

Nick Ashford/Valerie Simpson

Felipe Luciano hosts this showcase of Latin music on Soul! Features musicians Tito Puente and Willie Colon, accompanied by their musical groups.

Shades of Soul!, Part 1

Female singing trio LaBelle and conga drum/bongo musician Mongo Santamaria, are guests of Ellis Haizlip.

Shades of Soul!, Part 2

Guests include musical attractions Exuma, Taj Mahal, and actress Cicely Tyson, star of the motion picture, Sounder.

Black Fire

Guests include Tony Award-winning singer Linda Hopkins and the musical group Earth, Wind & Fire.

Elements

Entertainment is provided by The Spinners and the Jimmy Castor Bunch.

In A New Way

Stokely Carmichael, the revolutionary leader who created and promulgated the now historic cry of "Black Power", talks of his current plans that will bring Blacks together on this episode of Soul!

Wherever We May Be

Guests include popular singing group Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, singer Esther Marrow, and Ida Lewis, editor of Encore magazine.

If You Don't Know Me By Now

The final show of the season. Soul! staff, Ellis Haizlip, Al Brown, Anna Horsford, Sherri Santifer, Loretta Greene and Leslie Demus read poetry and letters from viewers throughout the country.

Soul!

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