Unsung

(11/30/2008–05/06/2024)

MusicHistory

TV One (US)60 min

Unsung is a documentary series that takes a look at some of the top R&B and soul artists of the last several decades, many of whom are not household names. Narrated by actor Gary Anthony Williams, the NAACP Image Award-winning program features interviews with people who know the musicians well enough to tell the ups and downs of their careers. Episodes usually start with the story of an artist's upbringing before moving into the trials and tribulations faced as the subject searched for the big break early in his or her music career. The pinnacle of the performer's career plays out next, before a turning point that led to each one's career beginning a downward trend.

Source: unknown Unsung

Episodes

Season 1

S01E01

Phyllis Hyman

December 01, 2008 at 01:00 AM

S01E02

The Clark Sisters

December 02, 2008 at 01:00 AM

S01E03

Donny Hathaway

December 03, 2008 at 01:00 AM

S01E04

The Debarge Family

December 04, 2008 at 01:00 AM

Season 2

S02E01

Minnie Riperton

June 08, 2009 at 12:00 AM

S02E02

Melba Moore

June 15, 2009 at 12:00 AM

S02E03

Shalamar

June 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM

S02E04

Florence Ballard

June 29, 2009 at 12:00 AM

S02E05

Teena Marie

November 02, 2009 at 01:00 AM

S02E06

Bootsy Collins

November 09, 2009 at 01:00 AM

S02E07

Klymaxx

November 16, 2009 at 01:00 AM

S02E08

Zapp and Roger

November 23, 2009 at 01:00 AM

Season 3

S03E01

Rose Royce

March 23, 2010 at 12:00 AM

S03E02

Sylvester

March 30, 2010 at 12:00 AM

S03E03

Stacy Lattisaw

April 13, 2010 at 12:00 AM

S03E04

The Bar-Kays

April 20, 2010 at 12:00 AM

S03E05

Teddy Pendergrass

September 14, 2010 at 12:00 AM

S03E06

Tammi Terrell

September 21, 2010 at 12:00 AM

S03E07

Heatwave

September 28, 2010 at 12:00 AM

S03E08

Musical Youth

October 05, 2010 at 12:00 AM

S03E09

George Clinton

October 12, 2010 at 12:00 AM

S03E10

The Fat Boys

October 19, 2010 at 12:00 AM

S03E11

Angela Winbush

October 26, 2010 at 12:00 AM

S03E12

Miki Howard

November 02, 2010 at 12:00 AM

S03E13

The O'Jays

November 09, 2010 at 01:00 AM

Season 4

S04E01

Deniece Williams

June 07, 2011 at 12:00 AM

S04E02

The Spinners

June 14, 2011 at 12:00 AM

S04E03

Alexander O'Neal & Cherrelle

June 21, 2011 at 12:00 AM

S04E04

Big Daddy Kane

June 28, 2011 at 12:00 AM

S04E05

The Ohio Players

July 05, 2011 at 12:00 AM

S04E06

Evelyn Champagne King

July 12, 2011 at 12:00 AM

S04E07

Billy Preston

July 26, 2011 at 12:00 AM

S04E08

The Sylvers

August 02, 2011 at 12:00 AM

S04E09

Mary Wells

August 16, 2011 at 12:00 AM

S04E10

Vesta Williams

January 03, 2012 at 01:00 AM

S04E11

Bobby Womack

January 10, 2012 at 01:00 AM

S04E12

Atlantic Starr

January 17, 2012 at 01:00 AM

S04E13

Freddie Jackson

January 24, 2012 at 01:00 AM

S04E14

Full Force

January 31, 2012 at 01:00 AM

S04E15

Millie Jackson

February 07, 2012 at 01:00 AM

S04E16

Ray Parker, Jr.

February 14, 2012 at 01:00 AM

Season 5

S05E01

Sheila E.

February 28, 2012 at 01:00 AM

S05E02

David Ruffin

March 06, 2012 at 01:00 AM

S05E03

Whodini

March 13, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S05E04

Sly & The Family Stone

June 26, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S05E05

Angela Bofill

July 03, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S05E06

Con Funk Shun

July 10, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S05E07

Kool Moe Dee

July 17, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S05E08

The Marvelettes

July 24, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S05E09

Arrested Development

August 14, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S05E10

Gerald Levert

August 21, 2012 at 12:00 AM

S05E11

Isaac Hayes

January 24, 2013 at 01:00 AM

S05E12

Midnight Star

January 31, 2013 at 01:00 AM

S05E13

EPMD

February 07, 2013 at 01:00 AM

S05E14

Lou Rawls

February 14, 2013 at 01:00 AM

S05E15

Disco

February 21, 2013 at 01:00 AM

S05E16

Eddie Kendricks

February 28, 2013 at 01:00 AM

S05E17

The Whispers

March 07, 2013 at 01:00 AM

S05E18

Mint Condition

March 14, 2013 at 12:00 AM

S05E19

Johnny Gill

March 21, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Season 6

S06E01

Heavy D & The Boyz

October 31, 2013 at 12:00 AM

S06E02

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

November 07, 2013 at 01:00 AM

S06E03

Geto Boys

November 14, 2013 at 01:00 AM

S06E04

The Delfonics

November 21, 2013 at 01:00 AM

S06E05

CeCe Peniston

November 28, 2013 at 01:00 AM

S06E06

Too $hort

January 30, 2014 at 01:00 AM

S06E07

The Manhattans

February 06, 2014 at 01:00 AM

S06E08

Gil Scott-Heron

February 13, 2014 at 01:00 AM

S06E09

Nile Rodgers & Chic

February 20, 2014 at 01:00 AM

Season 7

S07E01

Montel Jordan

July 31, 2014 at 12:00 AM

S07E02

Hi-Five

August 07, 2014 at 12:00 AM

S07E03

The Emotions

August 14, 2014 at 12:00 AM

S07E04

Martha Wash

August 21, 2014 at 12:00 AM

S07E05

Troop

August 28, 2014 at 12:00 AM

S07E06

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

September 04, 2014 at 12:00 AM

S07E07

Wilson Pickett

September 11, 2014 at 12:00 AM

S07E08

The Chi-Lites

September 18, 2014 at 12:00 AM

S07E09

Rick James

January 15, 2015 at 01:00 AM

S07E10

Peaches & Herb

January 22, 2015 at 01:00 AM

S07E11

Angie Stone

January 29, 2015 at 01:00 AM

S07E12

Meli'sa Morgan

February 05, 2015 at 01:00 AM

Season 8

S08E01

Ike Turner

June 04, 2015 at 12:00 AM

S08E02

Otis Redding

June 11, 2015 at 12:00 AM

S08E03

DJ Quik

June 18, 2015 at 12:00 AM

S08E04

Chuck Brown and the Story of Go-Go

June 25, 2015 at 12:00 AM

S08E05

Unsung Revisited

July 02, 2015 at 12:00 AM

S08E06

Xscape

July 09, 2015 at 12:00 AM

S08E07

Kid 'N Play

July 16, 2015 at 12:00 AM

S08E08

Al B. Sure!

August 27, 2015 at 12:00 AM

S08E09

Yarbrough & Peoples

September 03, 2015 at 12:00 AM

S08E10

Force MDs

September 10, 2015 at 12:00 AM

S08E11

Yo-Yo

September 17, 2015 at 12:00 AM

S08E12

KC and The Sunshine Band

October 08, 2015 at 12:00 AM

S08E13

Kashif

October 15, 2015 at 12:00 AM

S08E14

Chantè Moore

October 29, 2015 at 12:00 AM

S08E15

Lakeside

October 29, 2015 at 01:00 AM

S08E16

H-Town

November 05, 2015 at 01:00 AM

S08E17

Jennifer Holliday

November 12, 2015 at 01:00 AM

S08E18

Nate Dogg

November 19, 2015 at 01:00 AM

S08E19

Sugarhill Gang

February 11, 2016 at 01:00 AM

S08E20

Patrice Rushen

February 18, 2016 at 01:00 AM

S08E21

Donnell Jones

February 25, 2016 at 01:00 AM

S08E22

Johnnie Taylor

March 03, 2016 at 01:00 AM

Season 9

S09E01

Kelly Price

June 02, 2016 at 12:00 AM

S09E02

June 09, 2016 at 12:00 AM

S09E03

Kwame

June 16, 2016 at 12:00 AM

S09E04

E-40

June 23, 2016 at 12:00 AM

S09E05

Monifah

August 18, 2016 at 12:00 AM

S09E06

Howard Hewett

August 25, 2016 at 12:00 AM

S09E07

Kurupt

November 24, 2016 at 01:00 AM

S09E08

Frankie Knuckles and The Roots of House Music

December 01, 2016 at 01:00 AM

S09E09

Bobby Blue Bland

December 08, 2016 at 01:00 AM

Season 10

S10E01

SWV

January 05, 2017 at 01:00 AM

S10E02

Fat Joe

January 12, 2017 at 01:00 AM

S10E03

Jon B.

January 19, 2017 at 01:00 AM

S10E04

Lenny Williams

January 26, 2017 at 01:00 AM

S10E05

Case

February 02, 2017 at 01:00 AM

S10E06

Dave Hollister

February 09, 2017 at 01:00 AM

S10E07

After 7

February 16, 2017 at 01:00 AM

S10E08

A Tribute To James Brown

February 23, 2017 at 01:00 AM

Season 11

S11E01

Wyclef Jean

July 10, 2017 at 01:00 AM

S11E02

Jagged Edge

July 10, 2017 at 02:00 AM

S11E03

Marvin Sapp

July 17, 2017 at 02:00 AM

S11E04

Switch

July 24, 2017 at 02:00 AM

S11E05

The Dramatics

July 31, 2017 at 02:00 AM

S11E06

Shanice

August 07, 2017 at 02:00 AM

S11E07

Ice-T

August 14, 2017 at 02:00 AM

Season 12

S12E01

Silk

February 19, 2018 at 02:00 AM

S12E02

The Boys

February 26, 2018 at 02:00 AM

S12E03

Trick Daddy

March 05, 2018 at 02:00 AM

S12E04

Blue Magic

March 12, 2018 at 01:00 AM

S12E05

Deborah Cox

March 19, 2018 at 01:00 AM

S12E06

Shirley Caesar

March 26, 2018 at 01:00 AM

S12E07

Avant

April 09, 2018 at 01:00 AM

S12E08

Brand Nubian

April 16, 2018 at 01:00 AM

S12E09

Lost Boyz

April 23, 2018 at 01:00 AM

S12E10

Mtume

May 21, 2018 at 01:00 AM

S12E11

Digable Planets

June 04, 2018 at 01:00 AM

S12E12

Regina Belle

June 11, 2018 at 01:00 AM

S12E13

'702

June 18, 2018 at 01:00 AM

S12E14

B.b. King

June 25, 2018 at 01:00 AM

S12E15

Cheryl Pepsii Riley

July 02, 2018 at 01:00 AM

S12E16

Will Downing

July 09, 2018 at 01:00 AM

S12E17

Michel'le

July 16, 2018 at 01:00 AM

Season 13

S13E01

Lloyd

March 04, 2019 at 02:00 AM

S13E02

Adina Howard

March 11, 2019 at 01:00 AM

S13E03

The Jets

March 18, 2019 at 01:00 AM

S13E04

Shirley Murdock

March 25, 2019 at 01:00 AM

S13E05

Crystal Waters

April 01, 2019 at 01:00 AM

S13E06

Glenn Jones

April 08, 2019 at 01:00 AM

S13E07

Kenny Lattimore

April 15, 2019 at 01:00 AM

S13E08

Tasha Cobbs

April 22, 2019 at 01:00 AM

Season 14

S14E01

Dru Hill

February 24, 2020 at 03:00 AM

S14E02

Roxanne Shante

March 02, 2020 at 03:00 AM

S14E03

Christopher Williams

March 09, 2020 at 02:00 AM

S14E04

Skyy

March 16, 2020 at 02:00 AM

S14E05

Shannon

March 23, 2020 at 02:00 AM

S14E06

Billy Paul

March 30, 2020 at 02:00 AM

S14E07

Betty Wright

April 06, 2020 at 02:00 AM

S14E08

Al Jarreau

April 13, 2020 at 02:00 AM

S14E09

Goodie Mob

April 20, 2020 at 02:00 AM

Season 15

S15E01

Morris Day

March 22, 2021 at 01:00 AM

S15E02

Leela James

March 29, 2021 at 01:00 AM

S15E03

Hezekiah Walker

April 05, 2021 at 01:00 AM

S15E04

Keith Washington

April 12, 2021 at 01:00 AM

S15E05

Mystikal

April 19, 2021 at 01:00 AM

S15E06

Syleena Johnson

April 26, 2021 at 01:00 AM

S15E07

Bobby Valentino

May 03, 2021 at 01:00 AM

S15E08

Lyfe Jennings

May 10, 2021 at 01:00 AM

S15E09

The Jones Girls

May 24, 2021 at 01:00 AM

Season 16

S16E01

The Decades 70's

February 28, 2022 at 02:00 AM

S16E02

The Decades 80's

February 28, 2022 at 03:00 AM

S16E03

Soul For Real

March 07, 2022 at 02:00 AM

S16E04

Monie Love

March 14, 2022 at 01:00 AM

S16E05

Thelma Houston

March 21, 2022 at 01:00 AM

S16E06

Pete Rock

March 28, 2022 at 01:00 AM

S16E07

P.M. Dawn

April 04, 2022 at 01:00 AM

S16E08

Das EFX

April 11, 2022 at 01:00 AM

S16E09

The Decades 90's

April 18, 2022 at 01:00 AM

S16E10

The Decades 2000's

April 25, 2022 at 01:00 AM

S16E11

Tony Terry

September 26, 2022 at 01:00 AM

S16E12

Women Take the Mic

October 03, 2022 at 01:00 AM

S16E13

Reggae Revolutions

October 10, 2022 at 01:00 AM

S16E14

Jean Carn

October 17, 2022 at 01:00 AM

S16E15

Warryn Campbell

October 24, 2022 at 01:00 AM

S16E16

Norman Conners

October 31, 2022 at 01:00 AM

S16E17

Solar Records

November 07, 2022 at 02:00 AM

Season 17

S17E01

Best in Black - Movies and Film

April 03, 2023 at 01:00 AM

S17E02

Best in Black - Athletes

April 10, 2023 at 01:00 AM

S17E03

Best in Black - Film Pioneers

April 17, 2023 at 01:00 AM

S17E04

Best in Black - Activists

April 24, 2023 at 01:00 AM

S17E05

Best in Black - Comedians

May 08, 2023 at 01:00 AM

S17E06

Best in Black: Television

February 19, 2024 at 02:00 AM

S17E07

Best in Black: Political Leaders

February 19, 2024 at 03:00 AM

S17E08

Bobby Caldwell

March 04, 2024 at 02:00 AM

S17E09

Cold Chillin'

March 11, 2024 at 01:00 AM

S17E10

Chuckii Booker

March 18, 2024 at 01:00 AM

S17E11

Candi Staton

March 25, 2024 at 01:00 AM

S17E12

Donald Lawrence

April 01, 2024 at 01:00 AM

S17E13

Blaque

April 08, 2024 at 01:00 AM

S17E14

Stetsasonic

April 15, 2024 at 01:00 AM

S17E15

Chingy

April 22, 2024 at 01:00 AM

S17E16

Hip Hop DJ's

April 29, 2024 at 01:00 AM

S17E17

Presents Best in Black: Trailblazers

May 06, 2024 at 01:00 AM

S17E18

Presents Best in Black: Entrepreneurs

May 06, 2024 at 02:00 AM