Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
SOUL! | E13 | Chester Himes, The Dells, Al Freeman Jr. | Black, Music, Specials & Variety, Concert, R&B youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBrrfZs-ew7P502OU_xWTB8AstLNDgcnu
Author Chester Himes is welcomed back from self-exile in Europe on this show devoted primarily to his writings. Actor Al Freeman Jr., who reads from Himes' autobiography, and The Dells, who sing several of their hits, join the welcome. The pioneering performance/variety television program from the late 1960s and early 1970s that showcased African American music, dance and literature. Directed by Stan Lathan, and hosted by Ellis Haizlip, Soul! features appearances by Jerry Butler, Muhammad Ali, Bill Withers, James Baldwin, Sidney Poitier, Gladys Knight, Al Green, Jesse Jackson, Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Nikki Giovanni, and more!
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Shout! Studios, a Radial Entertainment Company, specializes in film and TV distribution, development, and production. The company has evolved with the changing entertainment landscape to excel in all forms of content distribution, including theatrical, digital streaming, broadcast and in-flight licensing, physical media, and more. Shout! Studios operates three successful imprints – Shout! Kids for family animation and live-action entertainment, Scream Factory for genre horror films and TV, and Hong Kong Cinema Classics. Shout! Studios also operates the acclaimed streaming service Shout! TV and its family of FAST channels.
SOUL! | E13 | Chester Himes, The Dells, Al Freeman Jr. | Black, Music, Specials & Variety, Concert, R&B youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBrrfZs-ew7P502OU_xWTB8AstLNDgcnu
Author Chester Himes is welcomed back from self-exile in Europe on this show devoted primarily to his writings. Actor Al Freeman Jr., who reads from Himes' autobiography, and The Dells, who sing several of their hits, join the welcome. The pioneering performance/variety television program from the late 1960s and early 1970s that showcased African American music, dance and literature. Directed by Stan Lathan, and hosted by Ellis Haizlip, Soul! features appearances by Jerry Butler, Muhammad Ali, Bill Withers, James Baldwin, Sidney Poitier, Gladys Knight, Al Green, Jesse Jackson, Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Nikki Giovanni, and more!
Subscribe to SHOUTSTUDIOS: bit.ly/1nm0dKP
Like us on FACEBOOK: facebook.com/shoutstudiosofficial
Presented by Radial Entertainment
Shout! Studios, a Radial Entertainment Company, specializes in film and TV distribution, development, and production. The company has evolved with the changing entertainment landscape to excel in all forms of content distribution, including theatrical, digital streaming, broadcast and in-flight licensing, physical media, and more. Shout! Studios operates three successful imprints – Shout! Kids for family animation and live-action entertainment, Scream Factory for genre horror films and TV, and Hong Kong Cinema Classics. Shout! Studios also operates the acclaimed streaming service Shout! TV and its family of FAST channels.
