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Say Brother; Spring Special; Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions perform "We're A Winner"
Part of Say Brother.
03/28/1969
In celebration of the impending spring season, Say Brother presents a special program showcasing the musical talents of the many African American musicians who appeared on Say Brother during its first year on the air. Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions perform "We're A Winner" for the studio audience. The program features clips of previously filmed performances by The Stark Reality, Gladys Knight and the Pips, The Chambers Brothers, The Delfonics, Gwen Michaels, Ronnie Gill, and Sly and the Family Stone, among others. Produced by Ray Richardson. Directed by Stan Lathan.
License Clip
- Series
- Say Brother
- Program
- Spring Special
- Program Number
31
- Title
Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions perform "We're A Winner"
- Series Description
Say Brother is WGBH's longest running public affairs television program by, for and about African Americans, and is now known as Basic Black. Since its inception in 1968, Say Brother has featured the voices of both locally and nationally known African American artists, athletes, performers, politicians, professionals, and writers including: Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, Thomas Atkins, Amiri Baraka, Doris Bunte, Julian Bond, Stokely Carmichael, Louis Farrakhan, Nikki Giovanni, Odetta Gordon, Henry Hampton, Benjamin Hooks, Jesse Jackson, Hubie Jones, Mel King, Eartha Kitt, Elma Lewis, Haki Madhubuti, Wallace D. Muhammad, Charles Ogletree, Babatunde Olatunji, Byron Rushing, Owusu Sadaukai, and Sonia Sanchez. Series release date: 7/15/1968
- Program Description
In celebration of the impending spring season, Say Brother presents a special program showcasing the musical talents of the many African American musicians who appeared on Say Brother during its first year on the air. The program features clips of previously filmed performances by The Stark Reality, Gladys Knight and the Pips, The Chambers Brothers, The Delfonics, Gwen Michaels, Ronnie Gill, and Sly and the Family Stone, among others.
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Stark Reality, The (Musical group)
- Music--Performance
- Ruffin, David
- Delfonics, The (Musical group)
- Lords, The (Musical group)
- Turnpikes, The (Musical group)
- Chambers Brothers, The (Musical group)
- African American musicians
- Impressions, The (Musical group)
- Michaels, Gwen
- Gill, Ronnie
- Indigos, The (Musical group)
- Patti and the Blue Bells (Musical group)
- African American singers
- Thomas, Carla
- Gladys Knight and the Pips (Musical group)
- Genres
- Magazine
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Creators
- Ferguson, Andrew (Associate Producer)
- Lathan, Stan (Associate Producer)
- Bright, Hazel V. (Associate Producer)
- Richardson, Ray (Producer)
- Contributors
- Spruill, Jim (Host)
- Ferguson, Andrew (Audio)
- Lark, Tony (Cameraman)
- Bright, Hazel V. (Production Assistant)
- Gomez, Jewelle (Production Assistant)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “Say Brother; Spring Special; Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions perform "We're A Winner",” 03/28/1969, GBH Archives, accessed April 18, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F9EC64977E6847999814ECA6BF83B794.
- MLA: “Say Brother; Spring Special; Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions perform "We're A Winner".” 03/28/1969. GBH Archives. Web. April 18, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F9EC64977E6847999814ECA6BF83B794>.
- APA: Say Brother; Spring Special; Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions perform "We're A Winner". Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_F9EC64977E6847999814ECA6BF83B794