Keyword: soul music

Stax: Soulsville USA

8.7

2024

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In 1960s Memphis, an audacious set of interracial collaborators dared to make their own music on their own terms, forming Stax Records, one of Americas most influential creators of Black music.

Get on Up

5.2

2014

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A chronicle of James Browns rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

6.6

2022

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A joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, one of the greatest female R\u0026B pop vocalists of all time, tracking her journey from obscurity to musical super stardom.

The Commitments

7.6

1991

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Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.

Quincy

7.7

2018

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An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries; his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of America.

Northern Soul

6.4

2014

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Set in 1974, an authentic and uplifting tale of two friends whose horizons are opened up by the discovery of black American soul music.

Take Me to the River

6.9

2014

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Take Me to the River is a film about the soul of American music. The film follows the recording of a new album featuring legends from Stax records and Memphis mentoring and passing on their musical magic to stars and artists of today.

Jesus Is King

6.5

2019

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A choir and Ye perform in the Roden Crater located in Arizonas Painted Desert.

James Brown: Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown

7.4

2014

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A look at the music career of musician James Brown beginning with his first hit song, Please, Please, Please, in 1956.

Finding the Funk

7.6

2013

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Finding the Funk is a road trip in search of the past, present and future of Funk music. Starting with Funks roots in Jazz and the James Brown bands of the 60s we travel to the Bay Area to celebrate Sly \u0026amp; the Family Stone, then to Dayton the birthplace of so many of Funks originators, then onto Detroit where from the ashes of Motown, P-Funks Mothership arose, and then to LA where a new crop of musicians are creating their own Funk history. On our journey into Funk, we talk to legends Sly Stone, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Nona Hendryx, Maceo Parker, Bernie Worrell, and Steve Arrington and their descendants Mike D, DAngelo, Sheila E, Shock G and Sades Stuart Matthewman. Narrated by Ahmir Questlove Thompson of the Roots.

Streetlight Harmonies

7.3

2020

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An entertaining journey through the bands, songs, and harmonies of doo-wop. Streetlight Harmonies uncovers a definitive period of music and the artists that defined it. Millions know the music but few know the artists and their history.

Miss Sharon Jones!

7.2

2015

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Miss Sharon Jones: Dreams never expire but sometimes they are deferred. Miss Sharon Jones follows the talented and gregarious soul singer of the Grammy nominated Ru0026B band Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. In the most challenging year of her life, Sharon Jones confronts pancreatic cancer. As she struggles to find her health and voice again, the film intimately uncovers the mind and spirit of a powerful woman determined to regain the explosive singing career that eluded her for 50 years.