Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

Season 1 Episode 1: The Birth Of Soul: Ray Charles

May 07, 2005NR1h8.3

The term rhythm and blues was coined by Billboard Magazine journalist Jerry Wexler after he was asked by his editor to find an alternative for the label 'race music'. In a previously unseen BBC interview with Ray Charles, he reveals how his innovations first brought soul to a wider audience. As the black sounds crossed the racial divide, rhythm and blues gave birth to rock 'n' roll – a far more sanitised version of the black sound which was seen to be "too uninhibited...

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Season 1 Episodes:


Appearances

Colin SalmonColin Salmon
James BrownJames Brown
Bootsy CollinsBootsy Collins
Ray CharlesRay Charles
Ben E. KingBen E. King
Etta JamesEtta James
Mary J. BligeMary J. Blige
Bobby WomackBobby Womack
Mavis StaplesMavis Staples
George ClintonGeorge Clinton
Martha ReevesMartha Reeves
Allen ToussaintAllen Toussaint
Fontella BassFontella Bass

Creators

William NaylorWilliam NaylorCreator

Info about Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

Network: BBC Two

Genres:Documentary, Music

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