Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music - The Sound of Young America

Six-part documentary series which tells the story of the rise of black popular music. Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records, was soul music's greatest svengali - a man on a mission to produce music that would appeal equally to black and white audiences, he ransacked Detroit's ghettos for the raw talent that his gifted team of songwriters and producers would turn into a winning pop formula.