Unsung 2008
What is Unsung?
The television series "Unsung" is a music documentary program that premiered on TV One. It is an hour-long program that celebrates the lives and careers of artists or groups, uncovering the stories behind well-known R&B, gospel, and hip-hop music artists, bands, or groups.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2008
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 189
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- Nov 30, 2008
- Last aired
- Nov 6, 2022
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- TV One
- Genres
- Documentary
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 4.7/10 from 5 votes
- Format
- 16 seasons · 189 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~60 minutes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Network
- TV One
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The television series "Unsung" is a music documentary program that premiered on TV One. It is an hour-long program that celebrates the lives and careers of artists or groups, uncovering the stories behind well-known R&B, gospel, and hip-hop music artists, bands, or groups. The series profiles artists who experienced a major crisis that derailed their career, causing them to be unappreciated by later generations of music listeners. The show features behind-the-scenes looks into the lives and careers of some of the most talented yet forgotten R&B and soul music artists. "Unsung" has been available for streaming on various platforms, including Peacock, which currently has multiple seasons of the series available.
Should you watch it?
“This documentary series highlights the careers and personal challenges of influential R&B, gospel, and hip-hop artists.”
- features interviews with legendary musicians
- explores the stories behind popular hit songs
- focuses on artists who faced significant career setbacks
Watch it if you enjoy learning the untold stories behind iconic music acts and their chart-topping hits.
The series explores the personal and professional struggles of artists, including crises that impacted their careers.
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Season 1 · 4 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Phyllis Hyman Mytharc Nov 30, 2008
- E2 The Clark Sisters Mytharc Dec 1, 2008
- E3 Donny Hathaway Core Dec 2, 2008
- E4 The Debarge Family Mytharc Dec 3, 2008
Season 2 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Minnie Riperton Mytharc Jun 7, 2009
- E2 Melba Moore Mytharc Jun 14, 2009
- E3 Shalamar Core Jun 21, 2009
- E4 Florence Ballard Core Jun 28, 2009
- E5 Teena Marie Core Nov 1, 2009
- E6 Bootsy Collins Core Nov 8, 2009
- E7 Klymaxx Mytharc Nov 15, 2009
- E8 Zapp & Roger Mytharc Nov 22, 2009
Season 3 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Rose Royce Mytharc Mar 22, 2010
- E2 Sylvester Core Mar 29, 2010
- E3 Unsung Uncut Core Apr 5, 2010
- E4 Stacy Lattisaw Core Apr 12, 2010
- E5 The Bar-Kays Core Apr 19, 2010
- E6 Teddy Pendergrass Core Sep 13, 2010
- E7 Tammi Terrell Core Sep 20, 2010
- E8 Heatwave Core Sep 27, 2010
- E9 Musical Youth Core Oct 4, 2010
- E10 George Clinton Core Oct 11, 2010
- E11 The Fat Boys Core Oct 18, 2010
- E12 Angela Winbush Core Oct 25, 2010
- E13 Miki Howard Mytharc Nov 1, 2010
- E14 The O'Jays Mytharc Nov 8, 2010
Season 4 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Deniece Williams Mytharc Jun 6, 2011
- E2 The Spinners Core Jun 13, 2011
- E3 Alexander O'Neal and Cherrelle Core Jun 20, 2011
- E4 Big Daddy Kane Core Jun 27, 2011
- E5 The Ohio Players Core Jul 4, 2011
- E6 Evelyn Champagne King Core Jul 11, 2011
- E7 Billy Preston Core Jul 25, 2011
- E8 The Sylvers Core Aug 1, 2011
- E9 Mary Wells Core Aug 15, 2011
- E10 Vesta Williams Core Jan 2, 2012
- E11 Bobby Womack Core Jan 9, 2012
- E12 Atlantic Starr Core Jan 16, 2012
- E13 Freddie Jackson Core Jan 23, 2012
- E14 Full Force Core Jan 30, 2012
- E15 Millie Jackson Mytharc Feb 6, 2012
- E16 Ray Parker Jr Mytharc Feb 13, 2012
Season 5 · 19 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Sheila E. Mytharc Feb 27, 2012
- E2 David Ruffin Core Mar 5, 2012
- E3 Whodini Core Mar 12, 2012
- E4 Sly and the Family Stone Core Jun 26, 2012
- E5 Angela Bofill Core Jul 2, 2012
- E6 Con Funk Shun Core Jul 9, 2012
- E7 Kool Moe Dee Core Jul 16, 2012
- E8 Marvelettes Core Jul 23, 2012
- E9 Arrested Development Core Aug 13, 2012
- E10 Gerald Levert Core Aug 20, 2012
- E11 Isaac Hayes Core Jan 23, 2013
- E12 Midnight Star Core Jan 30, 2013
- E13 EPMD Core Feb 6, 2013
- E14 Lou Rawls Core Feb 13, 2013
- E15 Disco Parts 1 and 2 Core Feb 20, 2013
- E16 Eddie Kendricks Core Feb 27, 2013
- E17 The Whispers Core Mar 6, 2013
- E18 Mint Condition Mytharc Mar 13, 2013
- E19 Johnny Gill Mytharc Mar 20, 2013
Season 6 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Heavy D & The Boyz Mytharc Oct 30, 2013
- E2 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Core Nov 6, 2013
- E3 Geto Boys Core Nov 13, 2013
- E4 The Delfonics Core Nov 20, 2013
- E5 CeCe Peniston Core Nov 27, 2013
- E6 Too $hort Core Jan 29, 2014
- E7 The Manhattans Core Feb 5, 2014
- E8 Gil Scott-Heron Mytharc Feb 12, 2014
- E9 Nile Rodgers & Chic Mytharc Feb 19, 2014
Season 7 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Montell Jordan Mytharc Jul 30, 2014
- E2 Hi-Five Core Aug 6, 2014
- E3 The Emotions Core Aug 13, 2014
- E4 Martha Wash Core Aug 20, 2014
- E5 Troop Core Aug 27, 2014
- E6 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Core Sep 3, 2014
- E7 Wilson Pickett Core Sep 10, 2014
- E8 The Chi-Lites Core Sep 17, 2014
- E9 Rick James Core Jan 14, 2015
- E10 Peaches & Herb Core Jan 21, 2015
- E11 Angie Stone Mytharc Jan 28, 2015
- E12 Meli'sa Morgan Mytharc Feb 4, 2015
Season 8 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Ike Turner Mytharc Jun 3, 2015
- E2 Otis Redding Core Jun 10, 2015
- E3 DJ Quick Core Jun 17, 2015
- E4 Chuck Brown and Go-Go Core Jun 24, 2015
- E5 Unsung Revisted Core Jul 1, 2015
- E6 Xscape Core Jul 8, 2015
- E7 Kid 'N Play Core Jul 15, 2015
- E8 Al B. Sure! Core Aug 26, 2015
- E9 Yarbrough & Peoples Core Sep 2, 2015
- E10 Force MDs Core Sep 9, 2015
- E11 YoYo Core Sep 16, 2015
- E12 KC and the Sunshine Band Core Oct 7, 2015
- E13 Kashif Core Oct 14, 2015
- E14 Chante Moore Core Oct 28, 2015
- E15 Lakeside Core Oct 28, 2015
- E16 H-Town Core Nov 4, 2015
- E17 Jennifer Holliday Core Nov 11, 2015
- E18 Nate Dogg Core Nov 18, 2015
- E19 Sugarhill Gang Core Feb 10, 2016
- E20 Patrice Rushen Core Feb 17, 2016
- E21 Donell Jones Mytharc Feb 24, 2016
- E22 Johnnie Taylor Mytharc Mar 2, 2016
Season 9 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Kelly Price Mytharc Jun 1, 2016
- E2 Next Core Jun 8, 2016
- E3 Kwame Core Jun 15, 2016
- E4 E-40 Core Jun 22, 2016
- E5 Monifah Core Aug 17, 2016
- E6 Howard Hewett Core Aug 24, 2016
- E7 Kurupt Core Nov 23, 2016
- E8 Frankie Knuckles and the Roots of House Mytharc Nov 30, 2016
- E9 Bobby Bland Mytharc Dec 7, 2016
Season 10 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 SWV Mytharc Jan 4, 2017
- E2 Fat Joe Core Jan 11, 2017
- E3 Jon B. Core Jan 18, 2017
- E4 Lenny Williams Core Jan 25, 2017
- E5 Case Core Feb 1, 2017
- E6 Dave Hollister Core Feb 8, 2017
- E7 After 7 Mytharc Feb 15, 2017
- E8 James Brown Mytharc Feb 22, 2017
Season 11 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 Wyclef Jean Mytharc Jul 9, 2017
- E2 Jagged Edge Core Jul 9, 2017
- E3 Marvin Sapp Core Jul 16, 2017
- E4 Switch Core Jul 23, 2017
- E5 The Dramatics Core Jul 30, 2017
- E6 Shanice Core Aug 6, 2017
- E7 Ice-T Core Aug 13, 2017
- E8 Silk Core Feb 18, 2018
- E9 The Boys Core Feb 25, 2018
- E10 Trick Daddy Core Mar 4, 2018
- E11 Blue Magic Core Mar 11, 2018
- E12 Deborah Cox Core Mar 18, 2018
- E13 Shirley Caesar Core Mar 25, 2018
- E14 Avant Core Apr 8, 2018
- E15 Brand Nubian Mytharc Apr 15, 2018
- E16 The Lost Boyz Mytharc Apr 22, 2018
Season 12 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mtume Mytharc May 20, 2018
- E2 Special Ed Core May 27, 2018
- E3 Digable Planets Core Jun 3, 2018
- E4 Regina Belle Core Jun 10, 2018
- E5 702 Core Jun 17, 2018
- E6 B. B. King Core Jun 24, 2018
- E7 Cheryl "Pepsii" Riley Core Jul 1, 2018
- E8 Will Downing Mytharc Jul 8, 2018
- E9 Michel'le Mytharc Jul 15, 2018
Season 13 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 Lloyd Mytharc Mar 3, 2019
- E2 Adina Howard Core Mar 10, 2019
- E3 The Jets Core Mar 17, 2019
- E4 Shirley Murdock Core Mar 24, 2019
- E5 Crystal Waters Core Mar 31, 2019
- E6 Glenn Jones Core Apr 7, 2019
- E7 Kenny Lattimore Mytharc Apr 14, 2019
- E8 Tasha Cobbs Mytharc Apr 21, 2019
Season 14 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 Dru Hill Mytharc Feb 23, 2020
- E2 Roxanne Shante Core Mar 1, 2020
- E3 Christopher Williams Core Mar 3, 2020
- E4 Skyy Core Mar 15, 2020
- E5 Shannon Core Mar 22, 2020
- E6 Billy Paul Core Mar 29, 2020
- E7 Betty Wright Core Apr 5, 2020
- E8 Al Jarreau Mytharc Apr 12, 2020
- E9 Goodie Mob Mytharc Apr 19, 2020
Season 15 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 15 guide & lore primer →- E1 Morris Day Mytharc Mar 21, 2021
- E2 Leela James Core
- E3 Hezekiah Walker Core Apr 4, 2021
- E4 Keith Washington Core Apr 11, 2021
- E5 Mystikal Core Apr 18, 2021
- E6 Syleena Johnson Core Apr 25, 2021
- E7 Bobby V. Core May 2, 2021
- E8 Lyfe Jennings Mytharc May 9, 2021
- E9 The Jones Girls Mytharc May 23, 2021
Season 16 · 17 episodes
Open the complete Season 16 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Decades 70's Mytharc Feb 27, 2022
- E2 The Decades 80's Core Feb 27, 2022
- E3 Soul For Real Core Mar 6, 2022
- E4 Monie Love Core Mar 13, 2022
- E5 Thelma Houston Core Mar 20, 2022
- E6 Pete Rock Core Mar 27, 2022
- E7 P.M. Dawn Core Apr 3, 2022
- E8 Das EFX Core Apr 10, 2022
- E9 The Decades 90's Core Apr 17, 2022
- E10 The Decades 2000's Core Apr 24, 2022
- E11 Tony Terry Core Sep 25, 2022
- E12 Women Take the Mic Core Oct 2, 2022
- E13 Reggae Revolutions Core Oct 9, 2022
- E14 Jean Carne Core Oct 16, 2022
- E15 Warryn Campbel Core Oct 23, 2022
- E16 Norman Conners Mytharc Oct 30, 2022
- E17 S.O.L.A.R. Records Mytharc Nov 6, 2022
Frequently asked questions
What is Unsung about?
It is a music documentary series that profiles R&B, gospel, and hip-hop artists who experienced both success and career-altering crises.
When did the show premiere?
The series premiered on TV One on November 27, 2008.
What kind of music does the show cover?
The program focuses on artists and groups within the R&B, gospel, and hip-hop genres.
Has the show won any awards?
Yes, the series won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Information Series or Special after its fourth season.
How long is each episode?
Each episode of the program is one hour long.
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