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Soul Deep - the Story of Black Popular Music: The Birth of Soul

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

New series 1/6. The team behind Dancing in the Streets and Lost Highway on the rise of soul music. How did Ray Charles help create the sound of soul? There's a previously unseen interview with the late star in a look at 1950s R&B - also featuring Louis Jordan, Ruth Brown, Fats Domino, James Brown, Big Joe Turner and Little Richard. Colin Salmon narrates.
Director Deep Sehgal; Series editor Michael Poole
Chuck Berry in Concert follows at 9.25pm on BBC4
Soul providers: page 28

Contributors

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Ray Charles
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Louis Jordan
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Ruth Brown
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James Brown
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Little Richard.
Unknown:
Colin Salmon
Director:
Deep Sehgal
Editor:
Michael Poole
Editor:
Chuck Berry
Source: Radio Times

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