UnSung Season 13 Episodes

Episode 1

Mtume

Sun, May 20, 2018 60 mins

Mtume broke out in the 80s with the hit song "Juicy Fruit". The group combined jazz, funk and R&B into Top 10 hits like "You, Me and He" and "Breathless". But with the pressure to crossover, they struggled to stay on top and disbanded by the mid-80s.

Episode 2

Special Ed

Sun, May 27, 2018 60 mins

Special Ed exploded onto the rap scene in the late 80's with a unique flow, and good looks to match. But disputes with his label led to legal battles that dealt his career a devastating blow.

Episode 3

Digable Planets

Sun, Jun 3, 2018 60 mins

Digable Planets changed rap in the mid-90s with a fresh sound and style. But pressures to commercialize their music, and internal struggles, stopped the group in its tracks, after only two albums.

Episode 4

Regina Belle

Sun, Jun 10, 2018 60 mins

Regina Belle brought the voice of an angel and the down home spirit of a Jersey Girl to score hit after in the 1990s, including her duet with Peabo Bryson on 'A Whole New World.' But her faith and fortitude were tested by a battle with brain cancer.

Episode 5

702

Sun, Jun 17, 2018 60 mins

702 shot to stardom in the mid 90's with top ten hits and platinum album success. But personnel changes and jealousies led to their disbanding in 2003. After 15 years apart, they tell their story to "Unsung."

Episode 6

B.B. King

Sun, Jun 24, 2018 60 mins

Episode 7

Cheryl Pepsii Riley

Sun, Jul 1, 2018 60 mins

Cheryl Pepsii Riley made her mark in 1988 on 'Thanks for My Child', a tribute to single moms, with a voice of astonishing range and power. But her willingness to address provocative subjects in her music helped derail her career.

Episode 8

Will Downing

Sun, Jul 8, 2018 60 mins

Will Downing is the Prince of Sophisticated Soul, with a 30-year career that includes chart topping singles in Dance, R&B, and Jazz. But at the height of his career, a paralyzing bout with auto-immune disease threatened his life.

Episode 9

Michel'le

Sun, Jul 15, 2018 60 mins

Michel'le stormed the music scene with a voice like no other, and scaled the charts with help from romantic attachments in high places. But that success came with a terrible cost, as a terrorized victim of domestic violence.