Rahsaan Roland Kirk Thrills on a NYC Night in 1963
Rahsaan Roland Kirk had an idiosyncratic style that fused hard bop with more melodic elements from gospel, blues, and pop. He had a theatrical stage presence.
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
‘Soul!’, the Groundbreaking Public TV Show From the Black Power Era Is Rescued From the Archives
Musical acts ranged from Rahsaan Roland Kirk to Ashford & Simpson. Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin interrogated each other in a two-episode arc. Try finding a mix like that in the current PBS lineup.
It’s Been Beautiful: ‘Soul!’ and Black Power Television
Iconic chair-smashings helped shape the identity of the Soul! television program, while also alluding to the civil disobedience of the late '60s and early '70s.