Unsung
2008
TV One
17 Seasons
205 Episodes
This documentary series 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.
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Season 17: Episode 18
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Episodes
Season 17
Season 16
Season 15
Season 14
Season 13
Season 12
Season 11
Season 10
Season 9
Season 8
Season 7
Season 6
Season 5
Season 4
Season 3
Season 2
Season 1
Specials
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best in Black - Movies and Film | Apr 2, 2023 |
| 2 | Best in Black - Athletes | Apr 9, 2023 |
| 3 | Best in Black - Film Pioneers | Apr 16, 2023 |
| 4 | Best in Black - Activists | Apr 23, 2023 |
| 5 | Best in Black - Comedians | May 7, 2023 |
| 6 | Best in Black: Television | Feb 18, 2024 |
| 7 | Best in Black: Political Leaders | Feb 18, 2024 |
| 8 | Bobby Caldwell | Mar 3, 2024 |
| 9 | Cold Chillin' | Mar 10, 2024 |
| 10 | Chuckii Booker | Mar 17, 2024 |
| 11 | Candi Staton | Mar 24, 2024 |
| 12 | Donald Lawrence | Mar 31, 2024 |
| 13 | Blaque | Apr 7, 2024 |
| 14 | Stetsasonic | Apr 14, 2024 |
| 15 | Chingy | Apr 21, 2024 |
| 16 | Hip Hop DJ's | Apr 28, 2024 |
| 17 | Presents Best in Black: Trailblazers | May 5, 2024 |
| 18 | Presents Best in Black: Entrepreneurs | May 5, 2024 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Decades 70's | Feb 27, 2022 |
| 2 | The Decades 80's | Feb 27, 2022 |
| 3 | Soul For Real | Mar 6, 2022 |
| 4 | Monie Love | Mar 13, 2022 |
| 5 | Thelma Houston | Mar 20, 2022 |
| 6 | Pete Rock | Mar 27, 2022 |
| 7 | P.M. Dawn | Apr 3, 2022 |
| 8 | Das EFX | Apr 10, 2022 |
| 9 | The Decades 90's | Apr 17, 2022 |
| 10 | The Decades 2000's | Apr 24, 2022 |
| 11 | Tony Terry | Sep 25, 2022 |
| 12 | Women Take the Mic | Oct 2, 2022 |
| 13 | Reggae Revolutions | Oct 9, 2022 |
| 14 | Jean Carn | Oct 16, 2022 |
| 15 | Warryn Campbell | Oct 23, 2022 |
| 16 | Norman Conners | Oct 30, 2022 |
| 17 | Solar Records | Nov 6, 2022 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morris Day | Mar 21, 2021 |
| 2 | Leela James | Mar 28, 2021 |
| 3 | Hezekiah Walker | Apr 4, 2021 |
| 4 | Keith Washington | Apr 11, 2021 |
| 5 | Mystikal | Apr 18, 2021 |
| 6 | Syleena Johnson | Apr 25, 2021 |
| 7 | Bobby Valentino | May 2, 2021 |
| 8 | Lyfe Jennings | May 9, 2021 |
| 9 | The Jones Girls | May 23, 2021 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dru Hill | Feb 23, 2020 |
| 2 | Roxanne Shante | Mar 1, 2020 |
| 3 | Christopher Williams | Mar 8, 2020 |
| 4 | Skyy | Mar 15, 2020 |
| 5 | Shannon | Mar 22, 2020 |
| 6 | Billy Paul | Mar 29, 2020 |
| 7 | Betty Wright | Apr 5, 2020 |
| 8 | Al Jarreau | Apr 12, 2020 |
| 9 | Goodie Mob | Apr 19, 2020 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lloyd | Mar 3, 2019 |
| 2 | Adina Howard | Mar 10, 2019 |
| 3 | The Jets | Mar 17, 2019 |
| 4 | Shirley Murdock | Mar 24, 2019 |
| 5 | Crystal Waters | Mar 31, 2019 |
| 6 | Glenn Jones | Apr 7, 2019 |
| 7 | Kenny Lattimore | Apr 14, 2019 |
| 8 | Tasha Cobbs | Apr 21, 2019 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silk | Feb 18, 2018 |
| 2 | The Boys | Feb 25, 2018 |
| 3 | Trick Daddy | Mar 4, 2018 |
| 4 | Blue Magic | Mar 11, 2018 |
| 5 | Deborah Cox | Mar 18, 2018 |
| 6 | Shirley Caesar | Mar 25, 2018 |
| 7 | Avant | Apr 8, 2018 |
| 8 | Brand Nubian | Apr 15, 2018 |
| 9 | Lost Boyz | Apr 22, 2018 |
| 10 | Mtume | May 20, 2018 |
| 11 | Digable Planets | Jun 3, 2018 |
| 12 | Regina Belle | Jun 10, 2018 |
| 13 | '702 | Jun 17, 2018 |
| 14 | B.b. King | Jun 24, 2018 |
| 15 | Cheryl Pepsii Riley | Jul 1, 2018 |
| 16 | Will Downing | Jul 8, 2018 |
| 17 | Michel'le | Jul 15, 2018 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyclef Jean | Jul 9, 2017 |
| 2 | Jagged Edge | Jul 9, 2017 |
| 3 | Marvin Sapp | Jul 16, 2017 |
| 4 | Switch | Jul 23, 2017 |
| 5 | The Dramatics | Jul 30, 2017 |
| 6 | Shanice | Aug 6, 2017 |
| 7 | Ice-T | Aug 13, 2017 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWV | Jan 4, 2017 |
| 2 | Fat Joe | Jan 11, 2017 |
| 3 | Jon B. | Jan 18, 2017 |
| 4 | Lenny Williams | Jan 25, 2017 |
| 5 | Case | Feb 1, 2017 |
| 6 | Dave Hollister | Feb 8, 2017 |
| 7 | After 7 | Feb 15, 2017 |
| 8 | A Tribute To James Brown | Feb 22, 2017 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelly Price | Jun 1, 2016 |
| 2 | Next | Jun 8, 2016 |
| 3 | Kwame | Jun 15, 2016 |
| 4 | E-40 | Jun 22, 2016 |
| 5 | Monifah | Aug 17, 2016 |
| 6 | Howard Hewett | Aug 24, 2016 |
| 7 | Kurupt | Nov 23, 2016 |
| 8 | Frankie Knuckles and The Roots of House Music | Nov 30, 2016 |
| 9 | Bobby Blue Bland | Dec 7, 2016 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ike Turner | Jun 3, 2015 |
| 2 | Otis Redding | Jun 10, 2015 |
| 3 | DJ Quik | Jun 17, 2015 |
| 4 | Chuck Brown and the Story of Go-Go | Jun 24, 2015 |
| 5 | Unsung Revisited | Jul 1, 2015 |
| 6 | Xscape | Jul 8, 2015 |
| 7 | Kid 'N Play | Jul 15, 2015 |
| 8 | Al B. Sure! | Aug 26, 2015 |
| 9 | Yarbrough & Peoples | Sep 2, 2015 |
| 10 | Force MDs | Sep 9, 2015 |
| 11 | Yo-Yo | Sep 16, 2015 |
| 12 | KC and The Sunshine Band | Oct 7, 2015 |
| 13 | Kashif | Oct 14, 2015 |
| 14 | Chantè Moore | Oct 28, 2015 |
| 15 | Lakeside | Oct 28, 2015 |
| 16 | H-Town | Nov 4, 2015 |
| 17 | Jennifer Holliday | Nov 11, 2015 |
| 18 | Nate Dogg | Nov 18, 2015 |
| 19 | Sugarhill Gang | Feb 10, 2016 |
| 20 | Patrice Rushen | Feb 17, 2016 |
| 21 | Donnell Jones | Feb 24, 2016 |
| 22 | Johnnie Taylor | Mar 2, 2016 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montel Jordan | Jul 30, 2014 |
| 2 | Hi-Five | Aug 6, 2014 |
| 3 | The Emotions | Aug 13, 2014 |
| 4 | Martha Wash | Aug 20, 2014 |
| 5 | Troop | Aug 27, 2014 |
| 6 | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | Sep 3, 2014 |
| 7 | Wilson Pickett | Sep 10, 2014 |
| 8 | The Chi-Lites | Sep 17, 2014 |
| 9 | Rick James | Jan 14, 2015 |
| 10 | Peaches & Herb | Jan 21, 2015 |
| 11 | Angie Stone | Jan 28, 2015 |
| 12 | Meli'sa Morgan | Feb 4, 2015 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy D & The Boyz | Oct 30, 2013 |
| 2 | Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | Nov 6, 2013 |
| 3 | Geto Boys | Nov 13, 2013 |
| 4 | The Delfonics | Nov 20, 2013 |
| 5 | CeCe Peniston | Nov 27, 2013 |
| 6 | Too $hort | Jan 29, 2014 |
| 7 | The Manhattans | Feb 5, 2014 |
| 8 | Gil Scott-Heron | Feb 12, 2014 |
| 9 | Nile Rodgers & Chic | Feb 19, 2014 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheila E. | Feb 27, 2012 |
| 2 | David Ruffin | Mar 5, 2012 |
| 3 | Whodini | Mar 12, 2012 |
| 4 | Sly & The Family Stone | Jun 25, 2012 |
| 5 | Angela Bofill | Jul 2, 2012 |
| 6 | Con Funk Shun | Jul 9, 2012 |
| 7 | Kool Moe Dee | Jul 16, 2012 |
| 8 | The Marvelettes | Jul 23, 2012 |
| 9 | Arrested Development | Aug 13, 2012 |
| 10 | Gerald Levert | Aug 20, 2012 |
| 11 | Isaac Hayes | Jan 23, 2013 |
| 12 | Midnight Star | Jan 30, 2013 |
| 13 | EPMD | Feb 6, 2013 |
| 14 | Lou Rawls | Feb 13, 2013 |
| 15 | Disco | Feb 20, 2013 |
| 16 | Eddie Kendricks | Feb 27, 2013 |
| 17 | The Whispers | Mar 6, 2013 |
| 18 | Mint Condition | Mar 13, 2013 |
| 19 | Johnny Gill | Mar 20, 2013 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deniece Williams | Jun 6, 2011 |
| 2 | The Spinners | Jun 13, 2011 |
| 3 | Alexander O'Neal & Cherrelle | Jun 20, 2011 |
| 4 | Big Daddy Kane | Jun 27, 2011 |
| 5 | The Ohio Players | Jul 4, 2011 |
| 6 | Evelyn Champagne King | Jul 11, 2011 |
| 7 | Billy Preston | Jul 25, 2011 |
| 8 | The Sylvers | Aug 1, 2011 |
| 9 | Mary Wells | Aug 15, 2011 |
| 10 | Vesta Williams | Jan 2, 2012 |
| 11 | Bobby Womack | Jan 9, 2012 |
| 12 | Atlantic Starr | Jan 16, 2012 |
| 13 | Freddie Jackson | Jan 23, 2012 |
| 14 | Full Force | Jan 30, 2012 |
| 15 | Millie Jackson | Feb 6, 2012 |
| 16 | Ray Parker, Jr. | Feb 13, 2012 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rose Royce | Mar 22, 2010 |
| 2 | Sylvester | Mar 29, 2010 |
| 3 | Stacy Lattisaw | Apr 12, 2010 |
| 4 | The Bar-Kays | Apr 19, 2010 |
| 5 | Teddy Pendergrass | Sep 13, 2010 |
| 6 | Tammi Terrell | Sep 20, 2010 |
| 7 | Heatwave | Sep 27, 2010 |
| 8 | Musical Youth | Oct 4, 2010 |
| 9 | George Clinton | Oct 11, 2010 |
| 10 | The Fat Boys | Oct 18, 2010 |
| 11 | Angela Winbush | Oct 25, 2010 |
| 12 | Miki Howard | Nov 1, 2010 |
| 13 | The O'Jays | Nov 8, 2010 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnie Riperton | Jun 7, 2009 |
| 2 | Melba Moore | Jun 14, 2009 |
| 3 | Shalamar | Jun 21, 2009 |
| 4 | Florence Ballard | Jun 28, 2009 |
| 5 | Teena Marie | Nov 1, 2009 |
| 6 | Bootsy Collins | Nov 8, 2009 |
| 7 | Klymaxx | Nov 15, 2009 |
| 8 | Zapp and Roger | Nov 22, 2009 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phyllis Hyman | Nov 30, 2008 |
| 2 | The Clark Sisters | Dec 1, 2008 |
| 3 | Donny Hathaway | Dec 2, 2008 |
| 4 | The Debarge Family | Dec 3, 2008 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unsung Uncut | Apr 5, 2010 |
| 2 | The Top Ten That Changed The Game | Dec 1, 2015 |
| 3 | Music And The Movement - The Reckoning | Jan 18, 2021 |
| 4 | Music And The Movement - The Struggle | Jan 18, 2021 |
| 5 | A Decade of Jazz | Jun 12, 2022 |
| 6 | Rise of Neo Soul | Jun 12, 2022 |
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