Kings of Soul
Compilation of soul singers from six decades, including Brenton Wood, Curtis Mayfield, Billy Preston, Bill Withers, Billy Ocean, Alexander O'Neal, Barry White and Bobby Womack.
Celebrating the men whose vocal stylings have carried the torch for soul across six decades. It showcases the rarely seen but infectious Brenton Wood's Gimme Little Sign and offers the velvet voice of Curtis Mayfield singing Keep On Keeping On. There are groundbreaking artists from the 60s to the noughties, with performances from Billy Preston, Bill Withers, Billy Ocean, Alexander O'Neal, Barry White, Bobby Womack and many more.
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Brenton Wood
Gimme Little Sign
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The Temptations
Can't Get Next To You
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Billy Preston
All That I Got
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Curtis Mayfield
Keep On Keeping On
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Dobie Gray
Drift Away
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Bill Withers
Lean On Me
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Commodores
Sail On
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Billy Ocean
Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)
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Michael McDonald & James Ingram
Yah Mo B There
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Freddie Jackson
Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)
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Alexander O’Neal
Criticize
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Luther Vandross
Any Love
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Brown Sugar
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Barry White
You're The First, The Last, My Everything
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Bobby Womack
Across 110th Street
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Al Green
Let's Stay Together
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R. Kelly
I Believe I Can Fly
Credit
Role | Contributor |
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Producer | Sasha Duncan |
Broadcasts
- Fri 20 Mar 2015 23:30
- Mon 23 Mar 2015 01:35
- Fri 27 Mar 2020 20:00
- Fri 4 Sep 2020 22:30
- Fri 21 Oct 2022 21:00
- Fri 5 Apr 2024 22:40
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