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Soul! Ep - 58 (416) - Open
Funky Soul! opening credits with audio layover of King Curtis playing opening theme.
Soul! Ep - 58 (416) - Shirley Caesar "God Is Working On My Soul"
Ellis Haizlip introduces Shirley Caesar and the Shirley Caesar Singers. Shirley Caesar and the Caesar Singers perform "God is Working on my Soul." Up tempo gospel.
Soul! Ep - 58 (416) - Shirley Caesar "Put Your Hand in the Hand"
Shirley Caesar and the Shirley Caesar Singers perform "Put Your Hand in the Hand." Guitar (Gibson ES-345) intro by James Simpson; Gospel.
Soul! Ep - 58 (416) - Lynn Brown Interview
Ellis Haizlip interviews Lynn Brown, wife of Black Panther & civil rights activist H. Rap Brown. Mr. Haizlip & Mrs. Brown discuss the circumstances surrounding events of Oct 16, 1971, in which four black men were arrested after an attempted robbery in NYC, one of whom was identified as Rap Brown but gave an alias; Lynn Brown confirms that H. Rap Brown was indeed shot & is currently in Bellevue Hospital; Mrs. Brown says the other three men are Sam Petty, Arthur Young & Levi Valentine of St. Louis, MO; Mrs. Brown says her husband suffered shotgun wounds, causing some of his intestines to be removed & the loss of 50 lbs in weight.
Soul! Ep - 58 (416) - Lynn Brown Interview
DO NOT USE STILL PHOTOS. Ellis Haizlip continues interviewing Lynn Brown, wife of H. Rap Brown. Mrs. Brown says H. Rap was born in Baton Rouge. (shows archival picture of Mr. Brown at 7 yrs old, wearing Southern University football uniform) Left SU his senior year to work for SNCC. (shows B&W photos of H. Rap Brown during his tenure w/ SNCC). Lynn Brown says she met H. Rap Brown in New York, July 1967, & were married in May 1968 (shows color wedding photo).
Soul! Ep - 58 (416) - Lynn Brown Interview
Ellis Haizlip continues interviewing Lynn Brown, wife of H. Rap Brown. Mrs. Brown says Mr. Brown was convicted of carrying a gun across state lines while under indictment in 1968, but never appeared at the sentencing hearing in 1970. Ellis asks if there were any influential persons that might have caused Rap to join SNCC & the Black Panthers; Mrs. Brown replies that his brother Ed was active in the civil rights movement in Louisiana, but credits his awakening to mass cultural movement. Mrs. Brown says Rap is 6' 3" & expresses a continued interest in football & basketball, as well as fostering interests in children, animals, cooking, & mechanics. Lynn Brown says that while Rap has been in the prison hospital recovering from wounds received during an attempted robbery in 1971, she has brought him magazines & a copy of the Koran (H. Rap Brown converted to Islam while in prison). Mrs. Brown says Rap is allowed to speak w/ fellow inmates during exercise sessions, but is otherwise held in isolation.
Soul! Ep - 58 (416) - Lynn Brown Interview
Ellis Haizlip continues interviewing Lynn Brown, wife of H. Rap Brown. Mrs. Brown says H. Rap Brown wrote the autobiographical book "Die, Nigger, Die" which didn't do as well as it could have b/c of bad promotion & the lack of credit for black-owned bookstores. Mrs. Brown does not know of her husband's intentions toward writing. Lynn Brown discusses the H. Rap Brown Anti-Dope Movement, designed to rid the drug problem from black communities in the U.S. Lynn Brown talks about her husband's legal affairs stemming from several charges: the attempted robbery charge in NY; the charge of transporting firearms across state lines while under indictment in New Orleans; and the charge of inciting a riot in Maryland. Mrs. Brown says her husband's bail has been set at $200,000, while Sam Petty, Levi Valentine & Arthur Young are being held $50,000.
Soul! Ep - 58 (416) - Lynn Brown Interview
DO NOT USE STILL PHOTO. Ellis Haizlip continues interviewing Lynn Brown, wife of H. Rap Brown. Ellis shows a wedding picture of Rap & Lynn Brown, 1968.
Soul! Ep - 58 (416) - Lynn Brown Interview
Ellis Haizlip continues interviewing Lynn Brown, wife of H. Rap Brown. Mrs. Brown says that her father & Rap's mother passed away in 1971, and her mother was hospitalized w/ a cerebral hemmorage. Mrs. Brown says she was raised to be strong & continue on; "Black people right now cannot give up. There are too many things for us to do to give up." Mrs. Brown says several black lawyers (Ray Brown, Charlie McKinney, OT Wells) are representing her husband & the others charged w/ robbery.
Soul! Ep - 58 (416) - Lynn Brown Interview
DO NOT USE STILL PHOTO. Ellis Haizlip continues interviewing Lynn Brown, wife of H. Rap Brown. Mr. Haizlip shows a color photo of Rap & Lynn Brown on their honeymoon in the Bahamas.
Soul! Ep - 58 (416) - Lynn Brown Interview
Ellis Haizlip continues interviewing Lynn Brown, wife of H. Rap Brown. Ellis Haizlip thanks Lynn Brown, wishes her all the best to her & Rap.
Soul! Ep - 58 (416) - Shirley & Ann Caesar "Strangers on the Road (I'm Just A Stranger)"
Shirley Caesar and Ann Caesar perform "Strangers on the Road (I'm Just A Stranger)." Gospel. Nice MS/CUs guitarist James Simpson & organist David Jenkins performing.
Soul! Ep - 58 (416) - The Main Ingredient "I'm So Proud"
Ellis Haizlip introduces The Main Ingredient. The Main Ingredient (Cuba Gooding, Tony Silvester, Luther Simmons Jr.) perform "I'm So Proud." R&B, R 'n' B, soul ballad. Dig those crazy, colorful jumpsuits with enormous butterfly collars. Lip synch.
Soul! Ep - 58 (416) - The Main Ingredient "Black Seeds Keep On Growing"
The Main Ingredient (Cuba Gooding, Tony Silvester, Luther Simmons Jr) perform "Black Seeds Keep On Growing." RnB, R 'n' B, soul. Dig those crazy, colorful jumpsuits w/ enormous butterfly collars. Lip-synch.
Soul! Ep - 58 (416) - The Main Ingredient "Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling in Love)"
The Main Ingredient (Cuba Gooding, Tony Silvester, Luther Simmons Jr) perform "Spinning Around (I Must Be Falling in Love)." RnB, R 'n' B, soul ballad. Dig those crazy, colorful jumpsuits w/ enormous butterfly collars. Lip-synch.
Soul! Ep - 58 (416) - Shirley Caesar Interview
Ellis Haizlip interviews gospel singer Shirley Caesar. Ms. Caesar says she's been singing since she was eight yrs old, then joined the Charity Singers, Thelma Bumpers, The Royalettes, Roy Johnson, & the Caravans. Ms. Caesar calls her home Durham, North Carolina, but lived in Chicago for 9 yrs. Ms. Caesar says the traveling aspect of touring can be tedious sometimes. Shirley Caesar says she would never sing rock or blues, prefering to quit singing altogether before "selling God out like that." "I'm not sticking w/ it b/c I love gospel. I'm sticking w/ it b/c I love the Lord." Ms. Caesar discusses her recording contract, booking, touring & tourmates.
Soul! Ep 45 (403)
Funky opening credits with audio layover of "Soul!" theme by King Curtis.
Soul! Ep 45 (403)
Ellis Haizlip opens program, introduces Georgia Jackson, who is sitting beside him. Mrs. Jackson was the mother of Jonathan Jackson and Black Panther Party Field Marshal George Jackson, who was killed at San Quentin Penitentiary on Aug 21, 1971. "We say only the body of George Jackson is gone b/c the spirit of George Jackson, like that of his brother John Jackson, lives on. It lives on in the George L. Jackson Brigade, the San Quentin 27, and it lives on in the George L. Jackson prison movement." Ellis Haizlip introduces members of Mandrill: organist & percussionist Claude Coffee Cave, guitarist Omar Mesa, drummer Charles Padro, bass player Fudgie Solomon, flutist & horn player Carlos Wilson, horn player & percussionist Lou Wilson, horn player & percussionist Ric Wilson.
Soul! Ep 45 (403)
Mandrill (Claude Coffee Cave, Omar Mesa, Charles Padro, Fudgie Solomon, Carlos Wilson, Lou Wilson, Ric Wilson) perform "Mandrill." Instrumental funk rock with a smattering of Latin jazz. Note the silly, wacked-out rock star faces made by organist Claude Cave. Flute solo by Carlos Wilson. Vibraphone solo by Claude Cave.
Soul! Ep 45 (403)
Mandrill (Claude Coffee Cave, Omar Mesa, Charles Padro, Fudgie Solomon, Carlos Wilson, Lou Wilson, Ric Wilson) continue to perform "Mandrill." Instrumental funk rock w/ a smattering of Latin jazz. Conga & timbale solo by the Wilson brothers. Charles Padro solos on drum set.
Soul! Ep 45 (403)
Mandrill (Claude Coffee Cave, Omar Mesa, Charles Padro, Fudgie Solomon, Carlos Wilson, Lou Wilson, Ric Wilson) perform "Symphonic Revolution." Midtempo Latin rock w/ vocal. Note the trippy water-rippling effect over images of vibes being struck, flute being played, etc, being used occasionally during performance. Flute & vibraphone solo. At outset, panning TLS studio audience comprised almost exclusively of African-Americans applauding.
Soul! Ep 45 (403)
Ellis Haizlip thanks Mandrill, introduces LaBelle, formerly known as Patti LaBelle and the Bluebells, who performed fairly regularly on "Soul!" during its infancy. Panning MS Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx; CU Patti LaBelle. LaBelle perform "Brand New Day." R 'n' B w/ a tinge of gospel. Patti LaBelle hits an amazing, sustained note before the bridge.
Soul! Ep 45 (403)
Panning TLS seated audience comprised mostly of African-Americans applauding. LaBelle (Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx, Patti Labelle) perform a R 'n' B soul cover of the Rolling Stones hit "Wild Horses." At outset, panning TLS Caucasian & African-American audience applauding. Ellis Haizlip thanks LaBelle, says they sound just as good as Patti LaBelle and the Bluebells.
Soul! Ep 45 (403)
Ellis Haizlip says the spirit of George L. Jackson is the same spirit that "has guided black people past the madness of Jamestown America & Scotsboro America, past Attica America." Ellis Haizlip interviews Georgia Jackson, mother of John Jackson & Black Panther Party Field Marshal George Jackson, who was killed at San Quentin Penitentiary on Aug 21, 1971. Mrs. Jackson says she doesn't consider herself radical or militant or revolutionary b/c they are terms "put on all people in America who speak up for their own rights & who try to point out the injustices that go on in this country," instead considering herself a "black American mother fighting for justice for all black Americans & all oppressed people all over the world." TLS seated audience applauding. Mrs. Jackson says it's difficult to talk about her deceased boys, but says they were "happy as anyone could be in the situation we lived in." Mrs. Jackson says she taught her boys to love, not to rob or murder or hate the U.S. She says John Jackson was a good student & athlete.