TV One seems to have a theme with their Unsung series. Four episodes per season (or miny season) and two episodes each of a male and female artist besides the second season 3 to one in favor of the women.


My four choices would be:

-The Sylvers
-Joe Tex
-En Vogue
-Syretta

En Vogue
Mary Wells
Bobby Womack
The Sylvers (I see you LBC)

No clue most of the people I like aren't unsung , would they pick En Vouge they got back together recently I heard.

babybugz said:

They should, their story is a classic "Unsung".

Group comes together, group blows up, group deals with drama, group members infighting, members leave often, original members finally come back together lol

That was the way the Clark Sisters' story was though they (Twinkie, Karen, Dorinda and Jackie) always seem to get along even though Twinkie said "sometimes we can't stand each other"
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I think they should do:
Heatwave
Tammi Terrell
The Marvellettes
Slyvester
Five Star
The Pointer Sisters
Angela Bofill
Gil Scott Heron
Mary Wells
Ohio Players
Switch
The Sylvers

The Marvelettes would definitely be a good story.

The Funk Brothers would be a pretty good Unsung episode. I agree on Heatwave, Guy also would be good (or maybe just Teddy Riley.)

Millie Jackson
Otis Redding
Slave
Betty Davis

scriptgirl said:

Unsung? naw.

scriptgirl said:

Otis is like world famous.

But Otis died tragically just as his star was to rise.
I say Ruth Brown

scriptgirl said:

That's like doin a Sam Cooke or Jimi Hendrix Unsung.

Ron Isley

Timmy84 said:

Yeah that's true , I like your Avatar of Marvin by the way

Lots of drama with the Pointer Sisters:

From wikipedia:

"In November 2000, the sisters lost their beloved mother Sarah; in 2003, sister Anita lost her only child Jada to cancer. Jada was the subject of The Pointer Sisters 1973 song "Jada". On April 11, 2006, June Pointer died of lung cancer at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California. According to an official family statement she was surrounded by her sisters Ruth and Anita as well as brothers Aaron Pointer and Fritz. On May 4, 2006, sister Bonnie appeared on Entertainment Tonight saying the other sisters had not fulfilled the burial wishes for June, instead having her cremated because it was cheaper. Bonnie also stated the sisters had not let her ride in the family car at the funeral. Anita and Ruth responded that Bonnie had demanded to be let back in the group and was upset that she had not been allowed to, and that June had left no instructions for her burial. The sisters seemed estranged from Bonnie until she joined Anita Pointer on the Idol Radio Show in 2007."

babybugz said:

Thanx.

midiscover said:

You mean the Isley Brothers lol
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No way Ron Isley or the Pointer Sisters are going to have an Unsung segment. These segments are mainly about singing stars who never received long-term mass acceptance outside of black audiences. The Isleys and The Pointer Sisters certainly don't fall into that category. Bobby Womack, Millie Jackson, Angie Bofill, Maze and Gwen Guthrie would make great stories.
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What about the Brothers Johnson?

King Curtis would be another great episode.
Jermaine Jackson
Force MDs

kitbradley said:

That's true @ The Pointer Sisters and the Isley Brothers.

Jermaine Jackson is widely known and Bootsie is just as widely known to white audiences as the Pointers and Isleys are

Timmy84 said:

No, just Mr. Biggs

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Yes, I wanna see one on Jermaine Jackson (as a solo artist)

scriptgirl said:

Jermaine is known now only as Mike and Jermaine's older brother.

Bootsy is just known and a bass player who wears weird clothes. Most people didn't even know Boots started out with JB.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Exactly. Lots of folks don't know Jermaine Jackson is a talented mothafucka. They only think he's MJ and Janet's brother.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

No but his life was cut short before reaching Stevie
status.

There ya go. Thanks Phunkdaddy

scriptgirl said:

It would be criminal not to have one on Tammi Terrell
next season.

Larry Graham


Ernie Isley (Not the Isley Bros. Just Ernie)
Terrence Trent D'arby.