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.
Phyllis hyman
The clark sisters
Donny hathaway
The debarge family
Minnie riperton
Melba moore
Shalamar
Florence ballard
Teena marie
Bootsy collins
Klymaxx
Zapp & roger
Rose royce
Sylvester
Unsung uncut
Stacy lattisaw
The bar-kays
Teddy pendergrass
Tammi terrell
Heatwave
Musical youth
George clinton
The fat boys
Angela winbush
Miki howard
The o'jays
Deniece williams
The spinners
Alexander o'neal and cherrelle
Big daddy kane
The ohio players
Evelyn champagne king
Billy preston
The sylvers
Mary wells
Vesta williams
Bobby womack
Atlantic starr
Freddie jackson
Full force
Millie jackson
Ray parker jr
Sheila e.
David ruffin
Whodini
Sly and the family stone
Angela bofill
Con funk shun
Kool moe dee
Marvelettes
Arrested development
Gerald levert
Isaac hayes
Midnight star
Epmd
Lou rawls
Disco parts 1 and 2
Eddie kendricks
The whispers
Mint condition
Johnny gill
Heavy d & the boyz
Lisa lisa & cult jam
Geto boys
The delfonics
Cece peniston
Too $hort
The manhattans
Gil scott-heron
Nile rodgers & chic
Montell jordan
Hi-five
The emotions
Martha wash
Troop
Bone thugs-n-harmony
Wilson pickett
The chi-lites
Rick james
Peaches & herb
Angie stone
Meli'sa morgan
Ike turner
Otis redding
Dj quick
Chuck brown and go-go
Unsung revisted
Xscape
Kid 'n play
Al b. sure!
Yarbrough & peoples
Force mds
Yoyo
Kc and the sunshine band
Kashif
Chante moore
Lakeside
H-town
Jennifer holliday
Nate dogg
Sugarhill gang
Patrice rushen
Donell jones
Johnnie taylor
Kelly price
Next
Kwame
E-40
Monifah
Howard hewett
Kurupt
Frankie knuckles and the roots of house
Bobby bland
Swv
Fat joe
Jon b.
Lenny williams
Case
Dave hollister
After 7
James brown
Wyclef jean
Jagged edge
Marvin sapp
Switch
The dramatics
Shanice
Ice-t
Silk
The boys
Trick daddy
Blue magic
Deborah cox
Shirley caesar
Avant
Brand nubian
The lost boyz
Mtume
Special ed
Digable planets
Regina belle
702
B. b. king
Cheryl "pepsii" riley
Will downing
Michel'le
Lloyd
Adina howard
The jets
Shirley murdock
Crystal waters
Glenn jones
Kenny lattimore
Tasha cobbs
Dru hill
Roxanne shante
Christopher williams
Skyy
Shannon
Billy paul
Betty wright
Al jarreau
Goodie mob
Morris day
Leela james
Hezekiah walker
Keith washington
Mystikal
Syleena johnson
Bobby v.
Lyfe jennings
The jones girls
The decades 70's
The decades 80's
Soul for real
Monie love
Thelma houston
Pete rock
P.m. dawn
Das efx
The decades 90's
The decades 2000's
Tony terry
Women take the mic
Reggae revolutions
Jean carne
Warryn campbel
Norman conners
S.o.l.a.r. records
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