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Classic Soul at the BBC

A collection of some of the greatest soul performances from the BBC's archive, featuring Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Dusty Springfield, Isaac Hayes, Solomon Burke and Percy Sledge.

1 hour

Last on

Fri 3 Jan 202522:20
BBC Four

Music Played

  • Arthur Conley

    Sweet Soul Music 

  • Arthur Conley

    Sweet Soul Music

  • Al Green

    Let's Stay Together 

  • Aretha Franklin

    I Say A Little Prayer

  • Percy Sledge

    When a Man Loves a Woman 

  • Dusty Springfield

    Get Ready 

  • The Neville Brothers

    Tell It Like It Is 

  • Curtis Mayfield

    We Gotta Have Peace 

  • Sam Moore

    I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 

  • Bill Withers

    Ain't No Sunshine

  • Bill Withers

    Ain't No Sunshine

  • Ann Peebles

    Bouncing Back 

  • Gladys Knight & the Pips

    Friendship Train 

  • Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham

    I'm Your Puppet 

  • Bobby Womack

    I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much 

  • William Bell & Travis

    Private Number 

  • Aretha Franklin

    Don't Play That Song 

  • Isaac Hayes

    When Something Is Wrong With My Baby 

  • Solomon Burke & Jools Holland

    Don't Give Up on Me 

  • Dusty Springfield

    Get Ready 

Credit

ProducerMark Cooper

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