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332. MOTOWN 30: WHAT'S GOIN' ON!
This cultural gala marks the thirtysomethingth an-
niversary of the Motown sound.
It's a big night for rhythm and blues, all right,
but the show also celebrates what Whoopi Gold-
berg calls in her introduction the "pride in accom-
plishment" of African-Americans in other areas of
entertainment. For example, Debbie Allen head-
lines a production number that traces the roots of
hip hop to African tribal dances; a Dance Theatre
of Harlem couple perform a pas de deux; and
Denzel Washington and Damon and Keenen Ivory
Wayans reflect on the contributions of blacks to
film and TV.
There are also hit medleys by the Four Tops,
the Temptations and Smokey Robinson; salutes
to Mary Wells and Marvin Gaye by Robinson,
Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Patti LaBelle and
Michael Bolton; gospel pieces sung by Knight
and Tramaine Hawkins; and seriocomic vignettes
featuring Robert Townsend, Maria Gibbs and
Meshach Taylor. (2 hrs.)
Additional Highlights
"Unforgettable" .................... Natalie Cole
"We Got Our Own Thang"
................................ Heavy D & the Boyz
"A Change Is Gonna Come" ... Tracy Chapman
"Who's Loving You?" ......... Terence Trent D'Arby
"Crazy" ........................... Boys
"Ebben? Ne Andro Lontano" from Catalani's "La
Wally" ......................... Wilhelmenia Fernandez
"Music of the Night" ............ Robert Guillaume
"Keep Our Love Alive" .......... Stevie Wonder
11/25/90

MEMORIES FROM BEALE STREET
MUSICIANS 11/26/90
Clips explore the BIRTH OF THE
BLUES. Jam session w/B.B. King.
MOTOWN MERRY CHRISTMAS. 12/90
Holiday music Motown style.
w/The Temptations, Ronnie
Spector, Darlene Love, Smokey
Robinson, Natalie Cole, Run-DMC.
T A P . (1989)
w/Gregory Hires & Sammy Davis, Jr.
THE NICHOLIS BROTHERS. 9/29/91
AEROBIC COMPETITION.
Ins. Ed.: The influence of James
Dean on Elvis Presley. 4/23/92
60 Min.: GREGORY HINES. 2/21/93
DANCING MAN — PEG LEG BATES 2/28/93

333. "THE JACKSONS:
An American Dream"
An ABC World
Premiere Movie
Mini-series
INS. ED. Joe Jackson intv. 11/16/92
ED SULLIVAN: THE JACKSON FIVE.
IN LIVING COLOR: PARODIES. 2/4/93
OPRAH WINFREY: MICHAEL J. 2/10/93

"THE JACKSONS: AN AMERICAN DREAM" (PART 1)
(1992). From obscurity in a midwestern steel town to
their rise to the top of the charts, the Jackson Five are
depicted living their unusual and true story. This five-
hour miniseries stars Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, Angela
Bassett, Billy Dee Williams, Vanessa Williams, Holly
Robinson. 11/18/92

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334. (1978)
THE WIZ
DIANA ROSS as Dorothy.
RICHARD PRYOR as The Wiz of Oz.
MICHAEL JACKSON as The Scarecrow, with NIPSEY RUSSELL, LENA HORNE and TED ROSS.

TODD DUNCAN: A MIGHTY VOICE.
The original lead: 'PORGY' in 1935.
TONY BROWN'S JOURNAL: BLACK H'WOOD:
THE WAY IT WAS:
1. Debut. 5/7/83
2. Fading-in. 5/14/83
3. The Middle Years. 5/21/83
4. Concl. (missed 1st ½) 5/28/83
Am. Playhouse: "FOR COLORED GIRLS
WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/WHEN THE
RAINBOW IS ENUF. w/Lynn C. Whitfield.
TONY BROWN'S JOURNAL: BLACKS on TV.
THE BROWN BOMBER: A 1939 Profile
of boxer JOE LOUIS.

335. CABIN IN THE SKY, (BW) (1943)
w/Ethel Waters, Rex Ingram, Eddie
Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong,
Butterfly McQueen and the Duke
Ellington band.
BLACK ORPHEUS. (1959)
Black Orpheus
A modern legend of love, passion and violence amidst
the splendor of Carnival in Rio, this foreign classic took
the film world by storm when it won the top prize at the
prestigious Cannes Festival, and an Academy Award.
Starring Breno Melo and Marpessa Dawn.
Cartoon: JOHN HENRY & INKY POO. (1946)
Narr: Rex Ingram. (By: George Pal)
SONG OF FREEDOM. (BW) (1936)
w/Paul Robeson & Esme Percy.
ST. LOUIE BLUES. (BW) (1928)
w/Bessie Smith.
SCOTT JOPLIN. (1977)
w/Billy Dee Williams, Clifton Davis,
Godfrey Cambridge, Art Carney, Eubie
Blake and Margaret Avery.