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Black omnibus / a Qualis Production, in association with CPM Programs, Inc. ; produced and directed by Donald I. Davis ; written by Leroy Robinson, Bernard H. Rollins ; created by Hal Graham.
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American celebrities--Interviews.
- African American celebrities.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Variety shows (Television programs)
- Television musicals.
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Television series.
- Interviews.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 4 videodiscs (605 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Distribution:
- [United States] : S'More Entertainment.
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], [2015]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, all regions; full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
- digital optical stereo
- NTSC
- video file DVD video all regions
- Summary:
- In between his Oscar-nominated role as Jack Jefferson in The Great White Hope, and as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars, James Earl Jones hosted a 1973 television series called Black Omnibus. Combining both interview and performance segments, the series, which only lasted thirteen episodes, featured an eclectic range of prominent African-American musicians, comedians and other cultural figure like Richard Pryor and Alex Haley and many more.
- Contents:
- Disc 1. (Episode 1) Jim Brown
- Rev. James Cleveland
- Arnold Dover
- Paula Kelly
- Ray May
- The New Birth
- Maxine Weldon
- (Episode 2) Hank Crawford
- The Friends of Distinction
- Cleavon Little
- Letta Mbulu
- Richard and Willie
- (Episode 3) Franklin Ajaye
- Papa John Creach
- Hannah Dean
- Ron O'Neal
- Esther Phillips
- Hugh A. Robertson
- Alan Weeks.
- Disc 2. (Episode 4) Shadrack
- Eubie Blake
- The Sylvers
- Goldfinger and Dove
- Carmen McRae
- (Episode 5) Lou Rawls
- Althea Gibson
- Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
- Luther Ingram
- Beah Richards
- Oscar Brown Jr.
- Jean Pace
- (Episode 6) The Bar-Kays
- Sondra "Blinky" Williams
- The Crusaders
- Jim McMillian
- Gene Washington
- Paul Mooney.
- Disc 3. (Episode 7) Odetta
- Little Dion
- The Spinners
- Dr. Alvin Poussaint
- Dr. William Grier
- (Episode 8) La Verne Williams
- Slappy White
- Scoey Mitchell
- Caribbean Allstars Steel Band
- Freddie Hubbard
- (Episode 9) Rufus Thomas
- Richard Pryor
- Caroline Blakey
- Jimmy Smith
- Bernie Casey.
- Disc 4. (Episode 10) Willie Bobo
- Alex Haley
- Michell Simmons
- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
- Quasi Badu
- Elvin Jones
- (Episode 11) The Edwin Hawkins Singers
- Dr. Don Shirley
- The Voices of Deliverance
- Cicely Tyson
- (Episode 12) Ahmad Jamal
- Abbey Lincoln
- Jimmy Witherspoon
- Taj Mahal
- (Episode 13) Gloria Lynne
- Charles White
- Stu Gilliam
- Ahmad Jamal
- Ray Scott.
- Participant:
- Hosted by James Earl Jones.
- Credits:
- Videotape editor, Ted Watson; music supervisor, Harvey Fuqua.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames; production credits from closing frames of episode 3.
- Originally broadcast in 1973. Episode sampled for production credits has 1971 copyright date.
- OCLC:
- 903176197
- Publisher Number:
- 089353718220
- SMO-DV7182 S'More Entertainment
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