Series · Documentary
Unsung (2008)Season 8
★ 4.7 · 5 votes17 seasons · 197 episodesDocumentary2008
Unsung is an hour-long music documentary program that premiered on TV One on November 27, 2008. It celebrates the lives and careers of artists or groups sharing their triumphs, their tribulations, and their truth. It uncovers the stories behind well-known R&B, gospel, and hip-hop music artists, bands, or groups which were ranked on the Billboard music charts with a string of hits, only to have their career derailed by a major crisis. After four seasons, Unsung won an NAACP Image Award in the "Outstanding Information Series or Special" category. Others nominated in this category for 2011 were Anderson Cooper 360° and Washington Watch with Roland Martin. And as of 2018, the series has garnered six NAACP Image Awards.
- Network
- TV One
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- First aired
- November 30, 2008
- Status
- Returning
Cast
Al B. Sure!
Shirley Murdock- Robert BaconSelf
Michel'leself
Christopher Williams
Sisqóself- Tamir "Nokio" Ruffinself
- Larry "Jazz" Anthonyself
- James "Woody Rock" Greenself
- Antwuan "Tao" Simpsonself
Monie Loveself
Thelma Houstonself
Phyllis Hyman- Dorinda Clark-Cole
Karen Clark Sheard- Donny Hathaway
- Lalah Hathaway
- Bunny DeBarge
- James DeBarge
- El DeBarge
Episodes
0/22 watched- Episode 1: Ike Turner1 h · Jun 3, 2015
- Episode 2: Otis Redding1 h · Jun 10, 2015
- Episode 3: DJ Quick1 h · Jun 17, 2015
- Episode 4: Chuck Brown and Go-Go1 h · Jun 24, 2015
- Episode 5: Unsung Revisted1 h · Jul 1, 2015
- Episode 6: Xscape1 h · Jul 8, 2015
- Episode 7: Kid 'N Play1 h · Jul 15, 2015
- Episode 8: Al B. Sure!1 h · Aug 26, 2015
- Episode 9: Yarbrough & Peoples1 h · Sep 2, 2015
- Episode 10: Force MDs1 h · Sep 9, 2015
- Episode 11: YoYo1 h · Sep 16, 2015
- Episode 12: KC and the Sunshine Band1 h · Oct 7, 2015
- Episode 13: Kashif1 h · Oct 14, 2015
- Episode 14: Chante Moore1 h · Oct 28, 2015
- Episode 15: Lakeside1 h · Oct 28, 2015
- Episode 16: H-Town1 h · Nov 4, 2015
- Episode 17: Jennifer Holliday1 h · Nov 11, 2015
- Episode 18: Nate Dogg1 h · Nov 18, 2015
- Episode 19: Sugarhill Gang1 h · Feb 10, 2016
- Episode 20: Patrice Rushen1 h · Feb 17, 2016
- Episode 21: Donell Jones1 h · Feb 24, 2016
- Episode 22: Johnnie Taylor1 h · Mar 2, 2016
