^ Don't look for one for Gil Scott. Johnny may be a future candidate though.

Why no Gil?

scriptgirl said:

Why no Gil?

I just don't think TV-One is entertaining it...

Why not?

JabarR74 said:

How about Surface?

Chile, I do not know who in the hell these folks are

This is gonna be their most boring season thus far. I'm falling to sleep already.

Ottensen said:

JabarR74 said:

How about Surface?

Chile, I do not know who in the hell these folks are

Well that proves they're "unsung"? Why would a well known act be unsung? Which is why I don't get the point of this show. If they were really about "unsung" acts, 99% of the performers they've shown already don't qualify to me. At any rate, Surface was successful on the adult contemporary and pop charts, so they're not really "unsung". Just because the story about Surface might not be known, doesn't make them "unsung". They still had success as a group and producing other acts.

JabarR74 said:

How about Surface?

Wow! I completely forgot about that group. I thought they were sooooooo corny. I mean, even now looking at that album..... mad corny! I think the only song I recall from them is "Happy".

Musicslave said:

I think the only song I recall from them is "Happy".

Here's a couple of songs they produced:

MickyDolenz said:

Ottensen said:

Chile, I do not know who in the hell these folks are

Well that proves they're "unsung"? Why would a well known act be unsung? Which is why I don't get the point of this show. If they were really about "unsung" acts, 99% of the performers they've shown already don't qualify to me. At any rate, Surface was successful on the adult contemporary and pop charts, so they're not really "unsung". Just because the story about Surface might not be known, doesn't make them "unsung". They still had success as a group and producing other acts.

Fun fact: One of the members of the group was "Let's Get It On" co-songwriter and "Gotta Get Myself Together" composer Ed Townsend's son.

Musicslave said:

JabarR74 said:

How about Surface?

Wow! I completely forgot about that group. I thought they were sooooooo corny. I mean, even now looking at that album..... mad corny! I think the only song I recall from them is "Happy".

The guy on the left is lead singer Bernard Jackson. I have this cassette. When i

bought the cassette i looked at the picture of Bernard and thought he looked

like former Eagles qb Randall Cunningham at that time. My favorite song

from this album was Closer Than Friends. One of the other guys is deceased. I

think David Pic Conley.

phunkdaddy said:

Musicslave said:

Wow! I completely forgot about that group. I thought they were sooooooo corny. I mean, even now looking at that album..... mad corny! I think the only song I recall from them is "Happy".

The guy on the left is lead singer Bernard Jackson. I have this cassette. When i

bought the cassette i looked at the picture of Bernard and thought he looked

like former Eagles qb Randall Cunningham at that time. My favorite song

from this album was Closer Than Friends. One of the other guys is deceased. I

think David Pic Conley.

It's David Townsend (the one in the middle) who passed away

JabarR74 said:

phunkdaddy said:

The guy on the left is lead singer Bernard Jackson. I have this cassette. When i

bought the cassette i looked at the picture of Bernard and thought he looked

like former Eagles qb Randall Cunningham at that time. My favorite song

from this album was Closer Than Friends. One of the other guys is deceased. I

think David Pic Conley.

It's David Townsend (the one in the middle) who passed away

Okay thanks for the info. I kind of figured i got the other two

guys mixed up.

Surface is still performing together!

Another act that deserves an Unsung ep is

&

Betty Wright

Vernon Burch

The Deele

Enchantment

Narada Michael Walden

Manchild

Tevin Campbell

Barbara Mason

all need an UnSung episode

Ottensen said:

JabarR74 said:

How about Surface?

Chile, I do not know who in the hell these folks are

I was a huge fan of Surface I bought their first album in 1987 (the one with "Happy") and I wore it out....had to buy a few additional copies!! "Happy" was the big hit,but I was actually more impressed with the other songs....."Let's Try Again","We're All Searching","Lately",etc.

Their next album in 1988 scored a Number One hit single ("Shower Me With Your Love") and the album after that also scored a Number One pop hit "(The First Time").For awhile there,it seemed like these guys were on the way to superstardom,but I didn't hear too much from them after 1990.

Ronnie Dyson needs an Unsung episode.He was the most underrated 70s soul singer.It's sad that most of you don't even know who he is.

SoulAlive said:

Ronnie Dyson needs an Unsung episode.

Now this is someone I would consider "unsung", and not The O'Jays, Ohio Players, Ray Parker Jr., Surface, or Clark Sisters. It might be nice to hear their stories, but they show those acts because a Ronnie Dyson wouldn't get many viewers. TV is just about the ratings.

MickyDolenz said:

SoulAlive said:

Ronnie Dyson needs an Unsung episode.

Now this is someone I would consider "unsung", and not The O'Jays, Ohio Players, Ray Parker Jr., Surface, or Clark Sisters. It might be nice to hear their stories, but they show those acts because a Ronnie Dyson wouldn't get many viewers. TV is just about the ratings.

Most of the people profiled on Unsung veer from mid-profile artists (Phyllis Hyman, Angela Bofill, etc.) to higher-profile (O'Jays, Gerald Levert, etc.) They'll never air, I don't think, any artist that was literally under the radar.

I'm not interested in any of these unsungs .. maybe The Whispers. Were the others announced?

Timmy84 said:

MickyDolenz said:

Now this is someone I would consider "unsung", and not The O'Jays, Ohio Players, Ray Parker Jr., Surface, or Clark Sisters. It might be nice to hear their stories, but they show those acts because a Ronnie Dyson wouldn't get many viewers. TV is just about the ratings.

Most of the people profiled on Unsung veer from mid-profile artists (Phyllis Hyman, Angela Bofill, etc.) to higher-profile (O'Jays, Gerald Levert, etc.) They'll never air, I don't think, any artist that was literally under the radar.

I'm not really interested in Ronnie Dyson per se, or think that they should do a show about him. I think he only has 2 or 3 albums. I just used him as example as someone that I think fits the definition of the show's title. I understand they're not going to show a totally obscure act, but what about a Little Milton or a Denise LaSalle? Acts like these had long careers (longer than some of the acts shown already) and released many records without a lot of fanfare.

MickyDolenz said:

Timmy84 said:

Most of the people profiled on Unsung veer from mid-profile artists (Phyllis Hyman, Angela Bofill, etc.) to higher-profile (O'Jays, Gerald Levert, etc.) They'll never air, I don't think, any artist that was literally under the radar.

I'm not really interested in Ronnie Dyson per se, or think that they should do a show about him. I think he only has 2 or 3 albums. I just used him as example as someone that I think fits the definition of the show's title. I understand they're not going to show a totally obscure act, but what about a Little Milton or a Denise LaSalle? Acts like these had long careers (longer than some of the acts shown already) and released many records without a lot of fanfare.

I can see them doing Little Milton. Don't know about Denise (though I like her music).

The Real Thing? Totally written out of soul/funk history for some reason.?

Some of yall question the acts chosen to appear on Unsung. Whether they fit the

definition or not you won't see 90 percent of these acts on other networks.

Kudos to TvOne on not just Unsung but shows like Crime Stories and Life After

as well.

phunkdaddy said:

Some of yall question the acts chosen to appear on Unsung. Whether they fit the

definition or not you won't see 90 percent of these acts on other networks.

Kudos to TvOne on not just Unsung but shows like Crime Stories and Life After

as well.

I dug the Marvin episode on Crime Stories. Jam Master Jay's came on this Monday, didn't it?

Yes it did. Unfortunately the only time i can see TVone is when i'm

visiting my mom. I dumped TVone back in July for cable. I will have

to search for Jay's episode online. I saw Marvin's too. I liked Karyn

White's Life After. It seems like their doing some good Life After

episodes this season.

phunkdaddy said:

Yes it did. Unfortunately the only time i can see TVone is when i'm

visiting my mom. I dumped TVone back in July for cable. I will have

to search for Jay's episode online. I saw Marvin's too. I liked Karyn

White's Life After. It seems like their doing some good Life After

episodes this season.

True. Karyn still lookin' good. God... lol

I would like to see Unsungs on The Three Degrees and Michael Henderson.

My cable company just added TVOne to the lineup this week.

I will get to see the new Unsungs. Yes! Yes! Yes!