Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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Barry White, Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder: American originals who created a sound unlike anything the world had ever heard. Here's the trio from the Blank on Blank archive on the inspirations and life experiences that helped shaped their destinies. These interviews were recorded between 1987 and 2005.

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EXECUTIVE PRODUCER David Gerlach
ANIMATOR/DIRECTOR Pat Smith
AUDIO PRODUCER Amy Drozdowska
COLORIST Jennifer Yoo

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