Al Green, Ann Peebles, Carla Thomas

Documentary filmmakers D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus and journalist Roger Friedman had a mission: to catch up with the great soul singers of the 1960s and early 1970s. Many of the legends of soul ...( read more  read more... )died at a early age: Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, and practically all of the Temptations. But those who are still alive have been largely ignored since their youth--until now. The Pennebaker team put together a concert of the great soul survivors, reuniting many of the stars under the influential Stax record label, including: Wilson Pickett, Jerry Butler, Mary Wison, the Chi-Lites, Sam Moore and Carla and Rufus Thomas. The result is a musical celebration of soul and a glimpse into the skewed world of the music industry.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker

Release Date: January 1, 2002

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DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004

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  • November 13, 2008
    Soul is not my prefered type of music,so i didn't think the docummentary has a lot to offer me. Still, the language works really well.
  • March 11, 2007
    Only good memories come from reliving this music, I sometimes feel bad for the younguns, I know they can listen to it now, but you had to have been in that era, to know what I mean.

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May 8, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

It gets to you, watching R&B legends such as Sam Moore, Jerry Butler, the Chi-Lites, Carla Thomas and the names above dig deeper into the music they made in the Sixties and Seventies. full review

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