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

  • Episode aired May 7, 2005
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Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music (2005)
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  • Director
    • Deep Sehgal
  • Stars
    • Colin Salmon
    • James Brown
    • Ruth Brown
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    5
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    • Director
      • Deep Sehgal
    • Stars
      • Colin Salmon
      • James Brown
      • Ruth Brown
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    Colin Salmon
    Colin Salmon
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    James Brown
    James Brown
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    Ruth Brown
    Ruth Brown
    • Self - Singer
    Jerry Butler
    Jerry Butler
    • Self - Singer
    Ray Charles
    Ray Charles
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    Stanley Crouch
    Stanley Crouch
    • Self - Music Critic
    Fats Domino
    Fats Domino
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    • (archive footage)
    Ahmet Ertegun
    Ahmet Ertegun
    • Self - Atlantic Records
    Bill Haley
    Bill Haley
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    • (archive footage)
    Etta James
    Etta James
    • Self - Singer
    Mable John
    Mable John
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    Louis Jordan
    Louis Jordan
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    • (archive footage)
    Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King
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    • (archive footage)
    Little Richard
    Little Richard
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    • (archive footage)
    Michael Lydon
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    Branford Marsalis
    Branford Marsalis
    • Self - Saxophonist
    Cosimo Matassa
    Cosimo Matassa
    • Self - Record Producer
    David 'Fathead' Newman Jr.
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