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Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

Season 1 Episode 6: From Ghetto To Fabulous: Mary J. Blige

The Contemporary R&B genre has undergone significant changes, with artists becoming global superstars and major corporations seeking to collaborate with them. The episode explores the genre's rise to fame, tracing its development from Harlem in the 1980s to the current era of prominent R...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Birth Of Soul: Ray Charles

1. The Birth Of Soul: Ray Charles

Aired: May 7, 2005

Ray Charles' groundbreaking innovations paved the way for soul music to reach...

Episode 2 The Gospel Highway: Sam Cooke

2. The Gospel Highway: Sam Cooke

Aired: May 14, 2005

Sam Cooke's rise to fame revolutionized music by merging gospel and pop, open...

Episode 3 The Sound Of Young America: Diana Ross

3. The Sound Of Young America: Diana Ross

Aired: May 21, 2005

The golden age of Motown, from 1959 to 1967, was a transformative period wher...

Episode 4 Southern Soul: Otis Redding

4. Southern Soul: Otis Redding

Aired: May 28, 2005

At the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, Otis Redding's powerful soul music mesmeri...

Episode 5 Ain't It Funky Now: James Brown

5. Ain't It Funky Now: James Brown

Aired: Jun 4, 2005

The next episode of Ain't It Funky explores the evolution of Funk music, from...

Episode 6 From Ghetto To Fabulous: Mary J. Blige

6. From Ghetto To Fabulous: Mary J. Blige

Aired: Jun 11, 2005

The Contemporary R&B genre has undergone significant changes, with artists be...

Info about Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

Network: BBC Two

Genres:Documentary, Music