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Otis Redding Sang to 7,000 Strangers at Monterey in 1967. One Woman Let Go of Her Rope.
Untold Soul Legends
19:58
Al Green Walked Into a Closing Diner at Midnight. The Jukebox Was Already Playing His Song.
17:54
Isaac Hayes Walked Into the Oscars Wearing Chains, and a Room Went Quiet
17:29
Sam Cooke Failed at the Copa in 1958. A Waiter Forgot His Tray in 1964.
16:58
Curtis Mayfield Recorded His Last Album Lying on the Floor. One Line at a Time.
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Bill Withers Went to Cleveland in 2015. Stevie Wonder Was Holding the Door.
16:31
The Dells Watched The Five Heartbeats in 1991. Marvin Junior Had Warned Its Director.
16:11
Al Green Fell Off a Cincinnati Stage in 1979. In the Hospital, He Asked What It Meant.
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David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks Walked Back Onstage at the Apollo in 1985
17:10
Jimi Hendrix Moved Into the Isley Family Home. Ernie Watched Him Practice.
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The Supremes reached London in 1977. Mary Wilson was ready to leave.
16:21
Gladys Knight Won a TV Talent Contest at Seven. Her Family Built a Group Around That Voice.
18:16
Ben E. King Got the Same Five Words Every March. In 1986, He Came to Her Door.
32:55
Smokey Robinson Took a Tape. Then Put Off Leaving the Miracles.
33:10
The Four Tops Asked Motown to Shelve a Song. It Topped Two Countries
16:47
Ray Charles Left Atlantic in 1959 for One Thing Nobody Else Would Give Him
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Curtis Mayfield Started His Own Record Label in 1968 So His Words Stayed His Own
16:46
The Four Tops Sang at a Birthday Party in 1953. They Stayed Four for 44 Years.
16:22
Smokey Robinson Showed Up With a Notebook of 100 Songs. Berry Gordy Noticed.
15:47
Donny Hathaway Walked Into Atlantic Studios in 1971 to Sing With an Old Friend
17:31
Mahalia Jackson Whispered to Mavis Staples. The Queen of Gospel Could Not Sing Alone.
17:13
Dennis Edwards read the first line of Papa Was a Rollin' Stone. He refused to sing.
16:38
Wilson Pickett sang Hey Jude. A young guitarist dared him.
The Spinners Drove the Temptations to the Stage. A Flipped B-Side Made Them Legends.
16:52
James Brown Paid $5,700 at the Apollo. His Label Had Forbidden It.
Stevie Wonder cut his 21st birthday cake. Next morning Berry Gordy lost him.
17:14
Barry White Fought Three Days Not to Sing. He Offered a Fake Band Instead.
17:23
Otis Redding took the Monterey stage past curfew. He had twenty minutes to win fifty thousand
Bobby Womack Fought to Stop the Rolling Stones. Sam Cooke Handed Him an Envelope.
18:09
Al Green begged to bury Let's Stay Together. It became his only number one.
James Brown stepped between police nightsticks. Three live cameras kept Boston calm.
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Otis Redding got a flat no at Stax. Then he asked for church chords.
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