Rhythm & Blues
An engaging style of music with soulful singing, a strong backbeat, and smooth melodies.
Alicia Keys at the BBC
A selection of BBC programmes featuring Alicia Keys.
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Sparks—6 Music Festival, 2017
Sparks give an exclusive performance for 6 Music Festival 2017 at 02 Academy Glasgow.
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Smokey Robinson—Electric Proms, 2009
Smokey Robinson celebrates 50 years of Motown at London's Roundhouse.
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Marvin Gaye: Live at Montreux
Marvin Gaye's live appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July 1980.
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Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC
A celebration of the work of songwriter Lamont Dozier, who passed away in 2022.
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Kings of Soul
With Curtis Mayfield, Billy Preston, Bill Withers, Alexander O'Neal and Barry White.
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James Brown—BBC Four Sessions
James Brown performs some of his most famous songs, including Papa's Got A Brand New Bag.
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Aretha Franklin: Duets
Aretha sings with Elton John, Gloria Estefan, Smokey Robinson, PM Dawn and Rod Stewart.
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Amazing Grace—Soul America, Series 1
How Motown Records showed the world a successful, sophisticated image of black people.
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Billie: In Search of Billie Holiday
Documentary showcasing American legend Billie Holiday.
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Louis Armstrong in Concert
Legendary jazz trumpeter and vocalist Louis Armstrong in performance.
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Nina Simone and Me with Laura Mvula—Secret Knowledge
Singer Laura Mvula visits New York to explore the Nina Simone songs that mean most to her.
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Ella Fitzgerald Sings
A classic Ella Fitzgerald performance from 1965.
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Bonnie Raitt—BBC Four Sessions
Bonnie Raitt and her band perform songs including Love Has No Pride and Nick of Time.
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Blues & Beyond with Cerys Matthews and Val Wilmer
DJ Cerys Matthews and photographer Val Wilmer select their favourite blues artists.
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Cigar Box Blues - The Makers of a Revolution
We meet the men who love to make and play unique cigar box guitars.
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
The story of a truly singular talent, unpacking the myth of the man behind the horn.
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Jazz Piano Gold
With Count Basie, Thelonious Monk, Oscar Peterson, Stan Tracey, Duke Ellington and others.
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An Evening with Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole sings a host of both popular and rare jazz classics in a 1961 TV special.
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Into the Limelight - Tribute Bands—Arena
Meet the musicians who perform in tribute acts at the Limelight Club in Crewe. (2007)
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Barry White in Concert 1975
Barry White live in concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 1975.
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A Night of Wonder
A 1995 studio concert featuring one of the enduring stars of popular music, Stevie Wonder.
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... Sings Stevie Wonder
With Cilla Black, Jimmy Helms, Dionne Warwick, The Osmonds, India Arie and James Morrison.
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Lionel Richie at the BBC
A selection of Lionel Richie's greatest moments from the BBC archives.
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