Unsung is a documentary series that takes a look at some of the top R&B and soul artists of the last several decades, many of whom are not household names. Narrated by actor Gary Anthony Williams, the NAACP Image Award-winning program features interviews with people who know the musicians well enough to tell the ups and downs of their careers. Episodes usually start with the story of an artist's upbringing before moving into the trials and tribulations faced as the subject searched for the big break early in his or her music career. The pinnacle of the performer's career plays out next, before a turning point that led to each one's career beginning a downward trend.
Rating: 9.00/10 (avg out of 382 votes)
Unsung Airs: Sunday
Unsung Status: Airing
UNSUNG - General Information
Series Premiere: November 30, 2008 Classification: Documentary Genre: Action | Biography | Documentary | History | Music Network: TV One Airs: Sunday at 09:00 pm Runtime: 60 Minutes
UNSUNG - Season 1 -- 4 Episodes
1x1 -- Nov 30, 2008 -- Phyllis Hyman 1x2 -- Dec 01, 2008 -- The Clark Sisters 1x3 -- Dec 02, 2008 -- Donny Hathaway 1x4 -- Dec 03, 2008 -- The Debarge Family
UNSUNG - Season 2 -- 8 Episodes
2x1 -- Jun 07, 2009 -- Minnie Riperton 2x2 -- Jun 14, 2009 -- Melba Moore 2x3 -- Jun 21, 2009 -- Shalamar 2x4 -- Jun 28, 2009 -- Florence Ballard 2x5 -- Nov 01, 2009 -- Teena Marie 2x6 -- Nov 08, 2009 -- Bootsy Collins 2x7 -- Nov 15, 2009 -- Klymaxx 2x8 -- Nov 22, 2009 -- Zapp and Roger
UNSUNG - Season 3 -- 13 Episodes
3x1 -- Mar 22, 2010 -- Rose Royce 3x2 -- Mar 29, 2010 -- Sylvester 3x3 -- Apr 12, 2010 -- Stacy Lattisaw 3x4 -- Apr 19, 2010 -- The Bar-Kays 3x5 -- Sep 13, 2010 -- Teddy Pendergrass 3x6 -- Sep 20, 2010 -- Tammi Terrell 3x7 -- Sep 27, 2010 -- Heatwave 3x8 -- Oct 04, 2010 -- Musical Youth 3x9 -- Oct 11, 2010 -- George Clinton 3x10 -- Oct 18, 2010 -- The Fat Boys 3x11 -- Oct 25, 2010 -- Angela Winbush 3x12 -- Nov 01, 2010 -- Miki Howard 3x13 -- Nov 08, 2010 -- The O'Jays
UNSUNG - Season 4 -- 16 Episodes
4x1 -- Jun 06, 2011 -- Deniece Williams 4x2 -- Jun 13, 2011 -- The Spinners 4x3 -- Jun 20, 2011 -- Alexander O'Neal & Cherrelle 4x4 -- Jun 27, 2011 -- Big Daddy Kane 4x5 -- Jul 04, 2011 -- The Ohio Players 4x6 -- Jul 11, 2011 -- Evelyn Champagne King 4x7 -- Jul 25, 2011 -- Billy Preston 4x8 -- Aug 01, 2011 -- The Sylvers 4x9 -- Aug 15, 2011 -- Mary Wells 4x10 -- Jan 02, 2012 -- Vesta Williams 4x11 -- Jan 09, 2012 -- Bobby Womack 4x12 -- Jan 16, 2012 -- Atlantic Starr 4x13 -- Jan 23, 2012 -- Freddie Jackson 4x14 -- Jan 30, 2012 -- Full Force 4x15 -- Feb 06, 2012 -- Millie Jackson 4x16 -- Feb 13, 2012 -- Ray Parker, Jr.
UNSUNG - Season 5 -- 19 Episodes
5x1 -- Feb 27, 2012 -- Sheila E. 5x2 -- Mar 05, 2012 -- David Ruffin 5x3 -- Mar 12, 2012 -- Whodini 5x4 -- Jun 25, 2012 -- Sly & The Family Stone 5x5 -- Jul 02, 2012 -- Angela Bofill 5x6 -- Jul 09, 2012 -- Con Funk Shun 5x7 -- Jul 16, 2012 -- Kool Moe Dee 5x8 -- Jul 23, 2012 -- The Marvelettes 5x9 -- Aug 13, 2012 -- Arrested Development 5x10 -- Aug 20, 2012 -- Gerald Levert 5x11 -- Jan 23, 2013 -- Isaac Hayes 5x12 -- Jan 30, 2013 -- Midnight Star 5x13 -- Feb 06, 2013 -- EPMD 5x14 -- Feb 13, 2013 -- Lou Rawls 5x15 -- Feb 20, 2013 -- Disco 5x16 -- Feb 27, 2013 -- Eddie Kendricks 5x17 -- Mar 06, 2013 -- The Whispers 5x18 -- Mar 13, 2013 -- Mint Condition 5x19 -- Mar 20, 2013 -- Johnny Gill
UNSUNG - Season 6 -- 9 Episodes
6x1 -- Oct 30, 2013 -- Heavy D & The Boyz 6x2 -- Nov 06, 2013 -- Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam 6x3 -- Nov 13, 2013 -- Geto Boys 6x4 -- Nov 20, 2013 -- The Delfonics 6x5 -- Nov 27, 2013 -- CeCe Peniston 6x6 -- Jan 29, 2014 -- Too $hort 6x7 -- Feb 05, 2014 -- The Manhattans 6x8 -- Feb 12, 2014 -- Gil Scott-Heron 6x9 -- Feb 19, 2014 -- Nile Rodgers & Chic
UNSUNG - Season 7 -- 12 Episodes
7x1 -- Jul 30, 2014 -- Montel Jordan 7x2 -- Aug 06, 2014 -- Hi-Five 7x3 -- Aug 13, 2014 -- The Emotions 7x4 -- Aug 20, 2014 -- Martha Wash 7x5 -- Aug 27, 2014 -- Troop 7x6 -- Sep 03, 2014 -- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony 7x7 -- Sep 10, 2014 -- Wilson Pickett 7x8 -- Sep 17, 2014 -- The Chi-Lites 7x9 -- Jan 14, 2015 -- Rick James 7x10 -- Jan 21, 2015 -- Peaches & Herb 7x11 -- Jan 28, 2015 -- Angie Stone 7x12 -- Feb 04, 2015 -- Meli'sa Morgan
UNSUNG - Season 8 -- 22 Episodes
8x1 -- Jun 03, 2015 -- Ike Turner 8x2 -- Jun 10, 2015 -- Otis Redding 8x3 -- Jun 17, 2015 -- DJ Quik 8x4 -- Jun 24, 2015 -- Chuck Brown and the Story of Go-Go 8x5 -- Jul 01, 2015 -- Unsung Revisited 8x6 -- Jul 08, 2015 -- Xscape 8x7 -- Jul 15, 2015 -- Kid 'N Play 8x8 -- Aug 26, 2015 -- Al B. Sure! 8x9 -- Sep 02, 2015 -- Yarbrough & Peoples 8x10 -- Sep 09, 2015 -- Force MDs 8x11 -- Sep 16, 2015 -- Yo-Yo 8x12 -- Oct 07, 2015 -- KC and The Sunshine Band 8x13 -- Oct 14, 2015 -- Kashif 8x14 -- Oct 28, 2015 -- Chantè Moore 8x15 -- Oct 28, 2015 -- Lakeside 8x16 -- Nov 04, 2015 -- H-Town 8x17 -- Nov 11, 2015 -- Jennifer Holliday 8x18 -- Nov 18, 2015 -- Nate Dogg 8x19 -- Feb 10, 2016 -- Sugarhill Gang 8x20 -- Feb 17, 2016 -- Patrice Rushen 8x21 -- Feb 24, 2016 -- Donnell Jones 8x22 -- Mar 02, 2016 -- Johnnie Taylor
UNSUNG - Season 9 -- 9 Episodes
9x1 -- Jun 01, 2016 -- Kelly Price 9x2 -- Jun 08, 2016 -- Next 9x3 -- Jun 15, 2016 -- Kwame 9x4 -- Jun 22, 2016 -- E-40 9x5 -- Aug 17, 2016 -- Monifah 9x6 -- Aug 24, 2016 -- Howard Hewett 9x7 -- Nov 23, 2016 -- Kurupt 9x8 -- Nov 30, 2016 -- Frankie Knuckles and The Roots of House Music 9x9 -- Dec 07, 2016 -- Bobby Blue Bland
UNSUNG - Season 10 -- 8 Episodes
10x1 -- Jan 04, 2017 -- SWV 10x2 -- Jan 11, 2017 -- Fat Joe 10x3 -- Jan 18, 2017 -- Jon B. 10x4 -- Jan 25, 2017 -- Lenny Williams 10x5 -- Feb 01, 2017 -- Case 10x6 -- Feb 08, 2017 -- Dave Hollister 10x7 -- Feb 15, 2017 -- After 7 10x8 -- Feb 22, 2017 -- A Tribute To James Brown
12x1 -- Feb 18, 2018 -- Silk 12x2 -- Feb 25, 2018 -- The Boys 12x3 -- Mar 04, 2018 -- Trick Daddy 12x4 -- Mar 11, 2018 -- Blue Magic 12x5 -- Mar 18, 2018 -- Deborah Cox 12x6 -- Mar 25, 2018 -- Shirley Caesar 12x7 -- Apr 08, 2018 -- Avant 12x8 -- Apr 15, 2018 -- Brand Nubian 12x9 -- Apr 22, 2018 -- Lost Boyz 12x10 -- May 20, 2018 -- Mtume 12x11 -- Jun 03, 2018 -- Digable Planets 12x12 -- Jun 10, 2018 -- Regina Belle 12x13 -- Jun 17, 2018 -- '702 12x14 -- Jun 24, 2018 -- B.b. King 12x15 -- Jul 01, 2018 -- Cheryl Pepsii Riley 12x16 -- Jul 08, 2018 -- Will Downing 12x17 -- Jul 15, 2018 -- Michel'le
UNSUNG - Season 13 -- 8 Episodes
13x1 -- Mar 03, 2019 -- Lloyd 13x2 -- Mar 10, 2019 -- Adina Howard 13x3 -- Mar 17, 2019 -- The Jets 13x4 -- Mar 24, 2019 -- Shirley Murdock 13x5 -- Mar 31, 2019 -- Crystal Waters 13x6 -- Apr 07, 2019 -- Glenn Jones 13x7 -- Apr 14, 2019 -- Kenny Lattimore 13x8 -- Apr 21, 2019 -- Tasha Cobbs
UNSUNG - Season 14 -- 9 Episodes
14x1 -- Feb 23, 2020 -- Dru Hill 14x2 -- Mar 01, 2020 -- Roxanne Shante 14x3 -- Mar 08, 2020 -- Christopher Williams 14x4 -- Mar 15, 2020 -- Skyy 14x5 -- Mar 22, 2020 -- Shannon 14x6 -- Mar 29, 2020 -- Billy Paul 14x7 -- Apr 05, 2020 -- Betty Wright 14x8 -- Apr 12, 2020 -- Al Jarreau 14x9 -- Apr 19, 2020 -- Goodie Mob
UNSUNG - Season 15 -- 9 Episodes
15x1 -- Mar 21, 2021 -- Morris Day 15x2 -- Mar 28, 2021 -- Leela James 15x3 -- Apr 04, 2021 -- Hezekiah Walker 15x4 -- Apr 11, 2021 -- Keith Washington 15x5 -- Apr 18, 2021 -- Mystikal 15x6 -- Apr 25, 2021 -- Syleena Johnson 15x7 -- May 02, 2021 -- Bobby Valentino 15x8 -- May 09, 2021 -- Lyfe Jennings 15x9 -- May 23, 2021 -- The Jones Girls
UNSUNG - Season 16 -- 17 Episodes
16x1 -- Feb 27, 2022 -- The Decades 70's 16x2 -- Feb 27, 2022 -- The Decades 80's 16x3 -- Mar 06, 2022 -- Soul For Real 16x4 -- Mar 13, 2022 -- Monie Love 16x5 -- Mar 20, 2022 -- Thelma Houston 16x6 -- Mar 27, 2022 -- Pete Rock 16x7 -- Apr 03, 2022 -- P.M. Dawn 16x8 -- Apr 10, 2022 -- Das EFX 16x9 -- Apr 17, 2022 -- The Decades 90's 16x10 -- Apr 24, 2022 -- The Decades 2000's 16x11 -- Sep 25, 2022 -- Tony Terry 16x12 -- Oct 02, 2022 -- Women Take the Mic 16x13 -- Oct 09, 2022 -- Reggae Revolutions 16x14 -- Oct 16, 2022 -- Jean Carn 16x15 -- Oct 23, 2022 -- Warryn Campbell 16x16 -- Oct 30, 2022 -- Norman Conners 16x17 -- Nov 06, 2022 -- Solar Records
UNSUNG - Season 17 -- 16 Episodes
17x1 -- Apr 02, 2023 -- Best in Black - Movies and Film 17x2 -- Apr 09, 2023 -- Best in Black - Athletes 17x3 -- Apr 16, 2023 -- Best in Black - Film Pioneers 17x4 -- Apr 23, 2023 -- Best in Black - Activists 17x5 -- May 07, 2023 -- Best in Black - Comedians 17x6 -- Feb 18, 2024 -- Best in Black: Television 17x7 -- Feb 18, 2024 -- Best in Black: Political Leaders 17x8 -- Mar 03, 2024 -- Bobby Caldwell 17x9 -- Mar 10, 2024 -- Cold Chillin' 17x10 -- Mar 17, 2024 -- Chuckii Booker 17x11 -- Mar 24, 2024 -- Candi Staton 17x12 -- Mar 31, 2024 -- Donald Lawrence 17x13 -- Apr 07, 2024 -- Blaque 17x14 -- Apr 14, 2024 -- Stetsasonic 17x15 -- Apr 21, 2024 -- Chingy 17x16 -- Apr 28, 2024 -- DJ Special
