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Hip City

Junior Walker and the All Stars

1970

Hip City

Junior Walker and the All Stars

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 28693

You Don't Miss Your Water

King Curtis

1970
First broadcast April 2, 1970. With Joe Tex

You Don't Miss Your Water

King Curtis

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 21492

Hello Sunshine, Somebody's Watching You

King Curtis

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 28615

I Believe I Finally Made It Home, Touch Me All Over, Four Women, Won't Get Fooled Again

Labelle

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 24264

I Remember Britt, Angela, The Sidewinder

Lee Morgan

1972
First broadcast January 26, 1972. The Blue Note Show

I Remember Britt, Angela, The Sidewinder

Lee Morgan

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 24271

Deep In The Night

Linda Hopkins

1973
First broadcast January 10, 1973. Linda Hopkins and the Soul Quintet

Deep In The Night

Linda Hopkins

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 24265

Our Future, Funky Alphabet

Lucky Peterson

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 24261

Prayer Changes Things

Marion Williams

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 28691

Instrumentals

McCoy Tyner

1971
First broadcast December 29, 1971. The McCoy Tyner Quartet. McCoy Tyner - piano, Sonny Fortune - reeds, Calvin Hill - bass, Al Mouzon - drums

Instrumentals

McCoy Tyner

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 15001

After All This Time, Grandma's Hands, Southern Man, Love Me Or Let Me Be Lonely, A Song For You

Merry Clayton

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 24283

Liwa Wechi

Miriam Makeba

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 24268

I Just Want To Get Down With You/ You Don't Have To Be Alone, Come Back Into My Life, It's Impossible, I Can Understand It,

New Birth

1972
First broadcast November 1, 1972. With The Nite-Liters

I Just Want To Get Down With You/ You Don't Have To Be Alone, Come Back Into My Life, It's Impossible, I Can Understand It,

New Birth

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 24242

Over The Rainbow

Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles

1968
First broadcast September 12, 1968. Premiere episode of 1st series of Soul!

Over The Rainbow

Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 24326

Over The Rainbow

Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles

1970
First broadcast February 26, 1970

Over The Rainbow

Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 24409

Pedal Up, The Old Rugged Cross, Blacknuss, Instrumentals

1972
First broadcast October 4, 1972. Rahsaan Roland Kirk and the Vibration Society. Rahsaan Roland Kirk - reeds, flute, Ron Burton - piano, Henry Pearson - bass, Robert Shy - drums, Art Perry - percussion

Pedal Up, The Old Rugged Cross, Blacknuss, Instrumentals

Soul!

Roland Kirk

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 24276

Soul Salvation, Put Your Hand In The Hand, God's Not Dead Medley

Soul!

Shirley Caesar

1972
First broadcast January 19, 1972. The Shirley Caesar Singers

Soul Salvation, Put Your Hand In The Hand, God's Not Dead Medley

Soul!

Shirley Caesar

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 24269

Includes - For Once In My Life, If You Really Love Me, Superwoman, My Cherie Amour, Blowin' In The Wind, Love Having You Around, Signed Sealed Delivered I’m Yours, Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Superstition, Maybe Your Baby, Uptight, Keep On Running

Soul!

Stevie Wonder

1972
First broadcast December 20, 1972. With Wonderlove.

Includes - For Once In My Life, If You Really Love Me, Superwoman, My Cherie Amour, Blowin' In The Wind, Love Having You Around, Signed Sealed Delivered I’m Yours, Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Superstition, Maybe Your Baby, Uptight, Keep On Running

Soul!

Stevie Wonder

TV showUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 4626

Kalimba Instrumental, Ricochet, Cakewalk Into Town, Sweet Home Chicago

Soul!

Taj Mahal

1972
First broadcast December 13, 1972

Kalimba Instrumental, Ricochet, Cakewalk Into Town, Sweet Home Chicago

Soul!

Taj Mahal

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 24277

Trying To Make A Fool Of Me, Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time, I Gave To You

Soul!

The Delfonics

1970
First broadcast April 16, 1970

Trying To Make A Fool Of Me, Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time, I Gave To You

Soul!

The Delfonics

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 4299

Oh What A Night, Always Together, Stay In My Corner, It's All Up To You, The Love We Had

Soul!

The Dells

1972
First broadcast March 15, 1972. WNET Channel 13 TV show

Oh What A Night, Always Together, Stay In My Corner, It's All Up To You, The Love We Had

Soul!

The Dells

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 1534

Ooh Child

Soul!

The Five Stairsteps

1970
First broadcast April 16, 1970. Billed as The Stairsteps

Ooh Child

Soul!

The Five Stairsteps

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 23615

This Is My Country

Soul!

The Impressions

1970
Includes a poem based on Curtis Mayfield's song titles read by Clifton Davis.

This Is My Country

Soul!

The Impressions

TV showUSAColourLive vocalEntry id = 2048

Bridge Over Troubled Water, Don't Forget About Me, I'm Determined, If It Costs My Life

Soul!

The Isaac Douglas Singers

1972
First broadcast February 16, 1972

Bridge Over Troubled Water, Don't Forget About Me, I'm Determined, If It Costs My Life

Soul!

The Isaac Douglas Singers

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 24284

It's Just Begun, Hey Leroy Your Mommas Callin' You, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Troglodyte, I'm Not A Child Anymore, Foxy Lady

Soul!

The Jimmy Castor Bunch

1973
First broadcast January 17, 1973

It's Just Begun, Hey Leroy Your Mommas Callin' You, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Troglodyte, I'm Not A Child Anymore, Foxy Lady

Soul!

The Jimmy Castor Bunch

TV showUSAColourLive performanceEntry id = 8482

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Hip City

Hip City

You Don't Miss Your Water

You Don't Miss Your Water

Hello Sunshine, Somebody's Watching You

Hello Sunshine, Somebody's Watching You

I Believe I Finally Made It Home, Touch Me All Over, Four Women, Won't Get Fooled Again

I Believe I Finally Made It Home, Touch Me All Over, Four Women, Won't Get Fooled Again

I Remember Britt, Angela, The Sidewinder

I Remember Britt, Angela, The Sidewinder

Deep In The Night

Deep In The Night

Our Future, Funky Alphabet

Our Future, Funky Alphabet

Prayer Changes Things

Prayer Changes Things

Instrumentals

Instrumentals

After All This Time, Grandma's Hands, Southern Man, Love Me Or Let Me Be Lonely, A Song For You

After All This Time, Grandma's Hands, Southern Man, Love Me Or Let Me Be Lonely, A Song For You

Liwa Wechi

Liwa Wechi

I Just Want To Get Down With You/ You Don't Have To Be Alone, Come Back Into My Life, It's Impossible, I Can Understand It,

I Just Want To Get Down With You/ You Don't Have To Be Alone, Come Back Into My Life, It's Impossible, I Can Understand It,

Over The Rainbow

Over The Rainbow

Over The Rainbow

Over The Rainbow

Pedal Up, The Old Rugged Cross, Blacknuss, Instrumentals

Pedal Up, The Old Rugged Cross, Blacknuss, Instrumentals

Soul Salvation, Put Your Hand In The Hand, God's Not Dead Medley

Soul Salvation, Put Your Hand In The Hand, God's Not Dead Medley

Includes - For Once In My Life, If You Really Love Me, Superwoman, My Cherie Amour, Blowin' In The Wind, Love Having You Around, Signed Sealed Delivered I’m Yours, Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Superstition, Maybe Your Baby, Uptight, Keep On Running

Includes - For Once In My Life, If You Really Love Me, Superwoman, My Cherie Amour, Blowin' In The Wind, Love Having You Around, Signed Sealed Delivered I’m Yours, Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Superstition, Maybe Your Baby, Uptight, Keep On Running

Kalimba Instrumental, Ricochet, Cakewalk Into Town, Sweet Home Chicago

Kalimba Instrumental, Ricochet, Cakewalk Into Town, Sweet Home Chicago

Trying To Make A Fool Of Me, Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time, I Gave To You

Trying To Make A Fool Of Me, Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time, I Gave To You

Oh What A Night, Always Together, Stay In My Corner, It's All Up To You, The Love We Had

Oh What A Night, Always Together, Stay In My Corner, It's All Up To You, The Love We Had

Ooh Child

Ooh Child

This Is My Country

This Is My Country

Bridge Over Troubled Water, Don't Forget About Me, I'm Determined, If It Costs My Life

Bridge Over Troubled Water, Don't Forget About Me, I'm Determined, If It Costs My Life

It's Just Begun, Hey Leroy Your Mommas Callin' You, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Troglodyte, I'm Not A Child Anymore, Foxy Lady

It's Just Begun, Hey Leroy Your Mommas Callin' You, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Troglodyte, I'm Not A Child Anymore, Foxy Lady

Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling In Love)

Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling In Love)