Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music Season 1 The Birth Of Soul: Ray Charles 2005
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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, too loose, and too sweaty." Black artists were squeezed out of the mainstream charts by white covers of their songs and Charles looked back to his roots for his inspiration and the creation of his own distinctive sound.
- Released: 2005-05-07
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Colin Salmon, James Brown, Bootsy Collins, Ray Charles, Ben E. King
- Director: William Naylor, Michael Poole
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1. The Birth Of Soul: Ray Charles 2005-05-07
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2. The Gospel Highway: Sam Cooke 2005-05-14
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3. The Sound Of Young America: Diana Ross 2005-05-21
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4. Southern Soul: Otis Redding 2005-05-28
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5. Ain't It Funky Now: James Brown 2005-06-04
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6. From Ghetto To Fabulous: Mary J. Blige 2005-06-11
