Soul America.

[melv16]

Tonight, BBC 4 9.30. Thankfully, they'll be none of that Northern dross to polute it.:-)

[Mamyalynne]

Behave you.

I have it set to series record.

[fiction-factory]

Oi Melv. You can't beat a bit of Northern Soul

[Ken4155]

All soul is dross, immho :-)
My brother absolutely loves it but the likes of Aretha Franklyn, Ray Charles, et al, just leave me cold.

[fiction-factory]

Do the listings say "no Motown"?

[Ken4155]

It is the opening film of 3 episodes; tonight's covering the civil right's years. Doesn't say anything at all about Motown, ff.

[fiction-factory]

Well i player mentions it for tonight;s episode, ken
"How Motown Records showed the world..."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000m7h3/episodes/guide

[fiction-factory]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000m7h1

"How Motown Records showed the world a successful, sophisticated image of black people at a time when black Americans were still subject to discrimination."

[fiction-factory]

Interesting that the text says "at a time when black Americans were still subject to discrimination", given that 50-60 years later we have the BLM movement

[Old_Geezer]

It was always Tamla Motown when I was younger, but the first bit suddenly disappeared.

[Old_Geezer]

Maybe BLM, as suggested by it's very title, is complaining that they still not subject to positive discrimination.

[douglas9401]

//Do the listings say "no Motown"?//

It's the BBC, the listings say 'no more town'. :-)

[cashier]

Mavis Staples is 81 and Candi Staton 80. Both look great for their respective ages.

[tonyav]

Thanks for the heads up, melv ;-). I'll get it on bbc iplayer.

[andy-hughes]

Thanks melv,

Rest assured if there is an analysis of soul in any depth whatsoever, than a track appreciated by the Northern faithful will be making an appearance.

Depending who sees it first, I or one of my Northern friends will be on here to point out which track(s) are involved.