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SOUL! (1968) is a talk web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch SOUL! online in HD.

SOUL! — Storyline

SOUL! is a pioneering performance/variety television program produced by New York City PBS affiliate, WNET, broadcast from 1968 to 1973. Showcasing African-American music, dance and literature, it was created and hosted by Ellis Haizlip, an openly gay Black man closely associated with the Black Arts Movement.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: Ellis Haizlip
• Starring: Ellis Haizlip

SOUL! — Series Details

SOUL! — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: September 12, 1968 (Premiere episode) (1968-09-12) — Guests: Barbara Acklin, Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles, Novella Nelson, Billy Taylor, The Vibrations and Pearl Williams Jones, and Irwin C. Watson

  Hosts: Alvin Poussaint and Lor

• E2: September 26, 1968 (second episode) (1968-09-26) — Guests: Betty Shabazz (widow of Malcolm X), author Julius Lester, comedian Arnold Dover, vocalist Tiny Irvin, vocal quintet Popular Five, vocal quartet Sweet Inspirations

  Hosts: A

Season 2

• E1: January 2, 1969 (1969-01-12) — Guests: Ben E. King, The Mamseilles*, Brad Lundy*, Rita Lamont*

  Host: Ellis Haizlip

Season 4

• E34: Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin in conversation on 'SOUL!' (Part 1) (1971-12-15) — Then 47-year-old novelist James Baldwin is interviewed by 28-year-old poet Nikki Giovanni in a two-part presentation of WNET’s “SOUL!" Taped in London in 1971, the wide-ranging con
• E35: Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin in conversation on 'SOUL!' (Part 2) (1971-12-15) — Then 47-year-old novelist James Baldwin is interviewed by 28-year-old poet Nikki Giovanni in a two-part presentation of WNET’s “SOUL!" Taped in London in 1971, the wide-ranging con
• E36: December 29, 1971 (1971-12-29) — Guests: Singer Bill Withers, poet Mae Jackson, and the McCoy Tyner Quartet

  Host: Ellis Haizlip

Season 5

• E1: January 5, 1972 (1972-01-05) — Guests: Muhammad Ali, singer Miriam Makeba, and vocal group the Delfonics

  Host: Nikki Giovanni

• E2: January 12, 1972 (1972-01-12) — Guests: Jerry Butler, Peaches, Anna Horsford, and dentist Dr. Stanley Nelson
• E3: January 19, 1972 (1972-01-19) — Guests: Lynn Brown (wife of Black activist H. Rap Brown); gospel group the Shirley Caesar Singers, and musical group The Main Ingredient

  Host: Ellis Haizlip

• E4: January 26, 1972: "The Blue Note Show" (1972-01-26) — Guests: Keyboardist Horace Silver with vocalists Andy and Salome Bey, trumpeter Lee Morgan, flutist Bobbi Humphrey

  Host: Ellis Haizlip

• E5: February 2, 1972 (1972-02-02) — Guests: Actor/singer Ronnie Dyson, singer Cissy Houston and poets China Clark and Quincy Troupe
• E6: February 9, 1972 (1972-02-09) — Guests: Gladys Knight and the Pips, and poets Carolyn Rodgers and Norman Jordan
• E7: February 16, 1972 (1972-11-16) — Guests: Singer Al Green, author Vertamae Grosvenor, the Isaac Douglas Singers, writer Alice Childress, and poet Camille Yarbrough
• E14: October 4, 1972 (1972-10-04) — Guests: Jazz musician Rahsaan Roland Kirk & the Vibration Society

  Host: Ellis Haizlip

• E25: December 20, 1972: "Wonderlove" (1972-12-20) — Guests: Stevie Wonder and Wonderlove

  Setlist… 01. For Once In My Life 02. If You Really Love Me 03. Superwoman 04. You And I 05. Interview 06. What's Going On/My Cherie Amour 07

Season 6

• E1: January 3, 1973 (1973-01-03) — Guest: an evening with singer Al Green

  Host: Ellis Haizlip

• E2: January 10, 1973 (1973-01-10) — Guests: Tony Award-winning singer Linda Hopkins & the Soul Quintet, and musical group Earth, Wind & Fire

  Hosts: Gerry Bledsoe and Ellis Haizlip

• E3: January 17, 1973 (1973-01-17) — Guests: The Spinners and the Jimmy Castor Bunch
• E4: February 7, 1973 (1973-02-07) — Guest: Stokely Carmichael
• E5: February 14, 1973 (1973-02-14) — Guest: singer Esther Phillips, and a performance of “The Johnson Girls,” which centers around six young Southern ladies.
• E6: February 21, 1973 (1973-02-21) — Guests: vocal group Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, singer Esther Marrow, and Encore magazine editor Ida Lewis
• E7: February 28, 1973 (1973-02-28) — Guest: performer/composer/keyboard artist Billy Preston and his musical group.
• E8: March 7, 1973 (the last episode) (1973-03-07) — Soul! staff: Ellis Haizlip, Alonzo Brown Jr., Anna Horsford, Sherri Santifer, Loretta Green and Leslie Demus read poetry – and letters from viewers throughout the country, and shar

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does SOUL! have? 6 season(s) with 23 episodes.

Who created SOUL!? Ellis Haizlip.

Where can I watch SOUL!? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.