Soul! "Young People's Show" (EP 64, 422)
Soul! "Young People's Show" (EP 64, 422)
Soul! "Young People's Show" EP 64 (422) with guests Lucky Peterson, Black Ivory, Vanessa Howard, Michael Goode, Jimmy Briscoe & the Little Beavers, Babatu Ojinga & two pupils of the Chad school. Hosted by Loretta Green.
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.
Soul! "Young People's Show" (EP 64, 422)
Loretta Green continues to interview abatu Ojinga, Atu & Fatuma of the Chad School in newark, NJ. Atu discusses the difference between public school & the Chad School. Mr. Ojinga discusses teacher's requirements & training education. Fatuma talks about her classes. Atu talks of Chad School reading materials, which includes "The Autobiography of Malcom X."
Soul! "Young People's Show" (EP 64, 422)
Loretta Green thanks the audience & guests, introduces Jimmy Briscoe & the Little Beavers. Jimmy Briscoe and the Little Beavers (Stanford Stansberry, Kevin Barnes, Maurice Pulley, Robert Makins) perform a cover of the James Brown hit "Hot Pants." Funk, R&B music. Robert Makins sings lead.
Soul! "Young People's Show" (EP 64, 422)
Jimmy Briscoe and the Little Beavers (Stanford Stansberry, Kevin Barnes, Maurice Pulley, Robert Makins) continue to perform "Hot Pants." Robert Makins serves as musical emcee. Kevin Barnes dances during breakdown, followed by Jimmy Briscoe, Maurice Pulley, & Robert Makins. At outset, credits roll.