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Soul! "Alone, Again" (EP 320)
Toni Cade Bambara, Verta Mae Grosvenor, Deborah Gilham, Patty Gossick, Audrene Ballard, & Daisy Broitt read "The Johnson Girls" from the Toni Cade Bambara short story collection, "Gorilla, My Love." No-holds barred convention of black women talking candidly about black men, black nationalism, black feminism-- but mostly about black men. Power of black sisterhood.
Soul! "Alone, Again" (EP 320)
Toni Cade Bambara, Verta Mae Grosvenor, Deborah Gilham, Patty Gossick, Audrene Ballard, & Daisy Broitt continue to read "The Johnson Girls" from the Toni Cade Bambara short story collection, "Gorilla, My Love." No-holds barred convention of black women talking candidly about black men, black nationalism, black feminism-- but mostly about black men. Discussion of "the gopher"; "the tenderness"; no waiting for "the prince" & their warts; always waiting for men, usually to grow up. Black sisterhood.
Soul! "Alone, Again" (EP 320)
Toni Cade Bambara, Verta Mae Grosvenor, Deborah Gilham, Patty Gossick, Audrene Ballard, & Daisy Broitt continue to read "The Johnson Girls" from the Toni Cade Bambara short story collection, "Gorilla, My Love." No-holds barred convention of black sisters talking candidly about black men, black feminism, relationships-- but mostly about black men. The power of black sisterhood. "I'm in the prime of my life & I'm ready to cop. And I want it all now on the same plate." "As far as I'm concerned, they should outlaw 3AM. Little, sister, if you're smart, you'll arrange your life so you never going to be awake at 3AM. If you up & out at that hour, chances are morning's going to catch you crying."
Soul! "Alone, Again" (EP 320)
Toni Cade Bambara, Verta Mae Grosvenor, Deborah Gilham, Patty Gossick, Audrene Ballard, & Daisy Broitt continue to read "The Johnson Girls" from the Toni Cade Bambara short story collection, "Gorilla, My Love." No-holds barred convention of black sisters talking candidly about relationships, education, The Great Society, black men.
Soul! "Alone, Again" (EP 320)
Toni Cade Bambara, Verta Mae Grosvenor, Deborah Gilham, Patty Gossick, Audrene Ballard, & Daisy Broitt continue to read "The Johnson Girls" from the Toni Cade Bambara short story collection, "Gorilla, My Love." No-holds barred convention of black sisters talking candidly about black men, black feminism-- but mostly about black men. "In the beginning was the word & the word was love, and couldn't hardly nobody even spell it right." End of story. At outset, Gerry Bledsoe introduces (in order) Verta Mae Grosvenor, Deborah Gilham, Patty Gossick, Audrene Ballard, Daisy Broitt & Toni Cade Bamabara.
Soul! "Alone, Again" (EP 320)
Gerry Bledsoe introduces Esther Phillips. Esther Phillips w/ Patti Austin, Carl Hall, Tasha Thomas & The Soul Orchestra conducted by Pee Wee Ellis perform a cover of the Gil Scott-Heron hit "Home is Where the Hatred Is." Jittery R&B w/ equally nervous message. Bernard Purdie on drums.
Soul! "Alone, Again" (EP 320)
Esther Phillips & the Soul Orchestra perform the Billie Holiday classic "God Bless The Child."
Soul! "Alone, Again" (EP 320)
Ellis Haizlip thanks the home & studio audience for supporting the show, discusses the funding issue that ultimately pulled the plug on "Soul!" Mr. Haizlip says the first year of "Soul!" was regional (tri-state area of New York, New Jersey & Connecticut) but moved to national for the last four years. "At this point in our season, we do not know if Soul! will return for a sixth season. We have not been instructed as to whether we will be refunded or not." Mr. Haizlip explains the nature of funding for public broadcasting, asks the audience to write & save the show. "Sometimes it is necessary in the evolution of things to disappear." "We will continue to communicate." Ellis Haizlip thanks the "Soul!" staff, shows "Soul!' address, introduces "Soul!" Asst Producer Anna Horsford.
Soul! "Alone, Again" (EP 320)
Anna Horsford reads letters from two viewers (Laverne E. Thompson & Mrs. Willie Mae Calloway) praising "Soul!", agonizing the possibility of its cancellation. Ellis Haizlip thanks Anna Horsford, reads two letters, one from the Jewish Association for College Youth, the other from Curtis & Christine Whaley of Ohio.
Soul! "Alone, Again" (EP 320)
Ellis Haizlip introduces, thanks Pee Wee Ellis & the Esther Phillips Soul Orchestra. Esther Phillips w/ Patti Austin, Carl Hall & Tasha Thomas & the Soul Orchestra conducted by organist Pee Wee Ellis perform "No Bones." Slinky R&B. Bernard Purdie on drums.
Soul! "Alone, Again" (EP 320)
Esther Phillips w/ Patti Austin, Carl Hall, Tasha Thomas & the Soul Orchestra conducted by Pee Wee Ellis perform "Alone Again Naturally." R&B. Bernard Purdie on drums. Alto saxophone solo. Credits roll at outset.
Soul! "Young People's Show" (EP 64, 422)
Funky "Soul!" opening sequence w/ audio overlay of King Curtis & Kingpins performing "Soul!" theme. Loretta Green introduces program to studio audience, then introduces the precocious yet tremendously talented Lucky Peterson, here seated behind a Hammond electric organ. Ms. Green says Lucky Peterson began playing drums at 2 yrs old, then moved to organ, bass, & guitar.
Soul! "Young People's Show" (EP 64, 422)
Precocious 7 year old Lucky Peterson performs "Our Future" (rollicking roadhouse blues song). Lucky Peterson, wearing ruffled white ascot & yellow sequined vest & pants, sings (yelps), grooves & plays Hammond B-3 electric organ while his guitar-playing father, James Peterson, and his blues band play in wings.
Soul! "Young People's Show" (EP 64, 422)
Precocious 7 year old Lucky Peterson performs "The Alphabet Song." Blues music with guitarist James Peterson & his blues band providing backup. Lucky Peterson, wearing white ruffled ascot w/ yellow sequined vest & pants, sings, plays Hammond B-3 electric organ.
Soul! "Young People's Show" (EP 64, 422)
Loretta Green reads "Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes to the studio audience.
Soul! "Young People's Show" (EP 64, 422)
Loretta Green continues to read "Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes to studio audience. Segment begins witrh cutaways of black adults & children listening to story.
Soul! "Young People's Show" (EP 64, 422)
Precocious 7 yr old Lucky Peterson performs "Lucille (The Numbers Song)." Blues music. Lucky Peterson, wearing white ruffled ascot w/ yellow sequined vest & pants, sings & plays electric organ. Guitarist James Peterson & his blues band provide back-up support. Lucky solos on his Hammond.
Soul! "Young People's Show" (EP 64, 422)
Loretta Green introduces young poets Vanessa Howard & Michael Goode. Vanessa Howard reads angry poem "America." Michael Goode reads unidentified poems. Vanessa Howard reads angry short poem: "Yesterday, while walking along the avenue I saw a group of emancipated negroes claiming they were free, and while looking, I nearly broke my neck tripping over their chains."
Soul! "Young People's Show" (EP 64, 422)
Young poets Vanessa Howard & Michael Goode continue to read original poetry. Michael Goode reads unidentified poem about broken dreams. Vanessa Howard reads poem about war & violence, followed by a poem ("Are you my Mother?") about a black woman toiling in the fields. Michael Goode reads poem about Harlem street scenes ("Black Man's Land").
Soul! "Young People's Show" (EP 64, 422)
Black Ivory (Russell Patterson, Stuart Bascombe, Leroy Burgess III) perform the 1971 hit "Don't Turn Around." Excellent, smooth Philly soul R&B music. Dig those perfect afros!
Soul! "Young People's Show" (EP 64, 422)
Black Ivory (Russell Patterson, Stuart Bascombe, Leroy Burgess III) perform "I Keep Asking You Questions." Excellent, smooth, deep Philly soul R&B music.
Soul! "Young People's Show" (EP 64, 422)
Loretta Green introduces briefly Babatu Ojinga, Atu & Fatuma of the Chad School in Newark, New Jersey, then introduces Jimmy Briscoe and the Little Beavers. Jimmy Briscoe & the Little Beavers (Stanford Stansberry, Kevin Barnes, Maurice Pulley, Robert Makins) perform a brief though upbeat cover of the Sly Stone hit "Higher" before launching into a cover of the anti-war song "Bring the Boys Home." R&B music.
Soul! "Young People's Show" (EP 64, 422)
Jimmy Briscoe and the Little Beavers (Stanford Stansberry, Kevin Barnes, Maurice Pulley, and Robert Makins) perform "Sugar Brown." R&B music. After the song, the group launches back into an abbreviated version of the Sly Stone hit, "Higher."
Soul! "Young People's Show" (EP 64, 422)
Loretta Green interviews Babatu Ojinga, Atu & Fatuma of the Chad School in Newark, NJ. Mr. Ojinga discusses the nature & private funding of the Chad School. Fatuma says she has visited Kenya & Tanzania. Mr. Ojinga discusses the curriculum & grading system of the Chad School.