SOUL!

Name: SOUL!
Genre: Talk
Released: 1968-09-12
Cast: Ellis Haizlip

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6 Seasons

23 Episodes

September 12, 1968

Talk

Overview

SOUL! is a pioneering performance/variety television program produced by New York City PBS affiliate, WNET, broadcast from 1968 to 1973. Showcasing African-American music, dance and literature, it was created and hosted by Ellis Haizlip, an openly gay Black man closely associated with the Black Arts Movement.

Status

Ended

Created By

Ellis Haizlip

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

September 11, 1968

Episodes

Episode 1

September 12, 1968 (Premiere episode)

September 12, 1968

Guests: Barbara Acklin, Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles, Novella Nelson, Billy Taylor, The Vibrations and Pearl Williams Jones, and Irwin C. Watson Hosts: Alvin Poussaint and Loretta Long

Episode 2

September 26, 1968 (second episode)

September 26, 1968

Guests: Betty Shabazz (widow of Malcolm X), author Julius Lester, comedian Arnold Dover, vocalist Tiny Irvin, vocal quintet Popular Five, vocal quartet Sweet Inspirations Hosts: Alvin Poussaint and Loretta Long