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. >>> new at 6:00 a.m., never before seen footage of gladys knight and the pips part of a documentary to tomorrow on hulu. >> yes, gladys. so this is gladys knight of course and the pips performing at the harlem cultural festival in 1969. this video is part of a new documentary called summer of soul which was directed by questlove. he talked with michael strahan this morning about the project and his directorial debut. >> in the beginning i think i kept it under the hat because whenever i pivot to an unknown territory whatever i get a little nervous. i kept it close to the chest. then i started calling ava and spike lee and fellow directors and what not. i joke that i think it was maybe three weeks ago that spike -- it finally hit spike i was making a real film and i didn't have a tiktok account. >> oh. >> that part. disney of course is the parent company of abc7 and hulu. you can watch michael strahan's entire interview with questlove and much more on summer of soul. that's coming up at 7:00 a.m. on good morning america. >> i love an interview where someone is honest. >> that little

over six consecutive weekends — including stevie wonder, nina simone, sly and the family stone, gladys knight bb king, the fifth dimension and many, many more. nobody ever heard of - the harlem culture festival. nobody would believe that happened. the acts are amazing, the atmosphere electrifying and the footage, frankly, astonishing, not least because it's lain unseen for so long. while mike wadleigh's woodstock and the maysles brothers�* gimme shelter have long been considered the definitive documents of the highs and lows of pop culture in �*69, summer of soul makes both look like a footnote to the main event — musically, politically, culturally. # it took me by surprise, i must say...# from mavis staples and mahalia jackson performing doctor martin luther king's favourite song take my hand, precious lord to nina simone unveiling a new composition inspired by the off—broadway stage show to be young, gifted and black, this is some of the most thrilling concert footage you'll ever see. # can't you hear me callin' to ya?# astutely chosen newsreels put the performances in context, coming at th

laura: let's go back in time to 1969, the black woodstock, where stevie wonder, nina simone and gladys knightthe stars. the event was filmed but the footage gather dust. now the archives have become an award-winning movie. our entertainment correspondent reports. ♪ reporter: the summerf 1969. woodstock. neil armstrong walking on the moon. more than 300,000 people attended the harlem cultural festival. ♪ an event almost no one has heard of until now. >> major artists. kids were sitting on the trees. >> i was nervous. >> i did not expect a crowd like that. something very important was happening. reporter: the summer of soul is a documentary exploring why this event has been ignored for half a century. the film is directed by quest love, he drums for the roots and a professor at nyu where he is an expert in black music history. stephen he had not heard of the festival. >> need -- stevie wonder, sly and the family stone, comedians, politicians, everyone was there. it is preserved on tape, professionally. but once of happening is not one producer or outlet is interested. this film sits in the base

due to the pandemic, the mostly pre-recorded show features guests from jimmy buffett and gladys knightleming and the national symphony orchestra. the celebration of the nation's 245th birthday culminates with live fireworks across the skyline of the nation's capital. check your local pbs listings to watch. here's an excerpt of tonight's celebratio ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ( cheers and applause ) >> sreenivasan: that's all for this edition of “pbs newshour weekend.” for the latest news updates visit pbs.org/newshour. i'm hari sreenivasan. thanks for watching. stay healthy and have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the anderson family fund. bernard and denise schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. barbara hope zuckerberg. the leonard and norma klorfine foundation. the estate of worthington mayo- smith. we try to live in the moment, to not miss what's right in front

in 1969, stevie wonder, nina simone and gladys knight were some of the stars who played at the harlema basement. now, the archives have been turned into an award—winning movie. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports. the summer of 1969. woodstock. neil armstrong walking on the moon. and more than 300,000 people attended the harlem cultural festival. are you ready, black people, are you ready? an event almost no one has heard of until now. six weekends of major artists. the panthers were the security and kids sitting in the trees. i was nervous. i didn't expect a crowd like that. something very important was happening. summer of soul is a documentary exploring why this event, which it argues could have become the black woodstock, has been ignored for more than half a century. the film is directed by questlove, who drums for hip—hop outfit the roots and is a professor at nyu, where he is an expert in black music history. but even he hadn't heard of the festival. we're talking about stevie wonder, nina simone, sly and the family stone, comedians, politicians, everybody wa

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in 1969 stevie wonder, nina simone and gladys knight were some of the stars who played at the harlemtainment correspondent colin paterson reports. the summer of 1969. woodstock. neil armstrong walking on the moon. and more than 300,000 people attended the harlem cultural festival. are you ready, black people, are you ready? an event almost no one has heard of until now. six weekends of major artists. the panthers were the security and kids sitting in the trees. i was nervous. i didn't expect a crowd like that. something very important was happening. summer of soul is a documentary exploring why this event, which it argues could have become the black woodstock, has been ignored for more than half a century. the film is directed by questlove, who drums for hip—hop outfit the roots and is a professor at nyu, where he is an expert in black music history. but even he hadn't heard of the festival. we're talking about stevie wonder, nina simone, sly and the family stone, comedians, politicians, everybody was there. the thing is that it is preserved professionally on tape and what winds up h

. >>> gladys knight. >>> when i stepped on stage i was totally, totally taken aback because i didn'tme other girl you knew before ♪ ♪ between the two of us, girl, you know i love you more ♪ >> welcome back to "gma" and we are taking you back, whoo, that's gladys knight and the pips performing at the harlem cultural festival in 1969. that is never before seen footage now part of a new documentary called "summer of soul" directed by the one and only questlove who is joining us now. good morning, questlove. good to see you, man. >> hey, man. how are you doing? how are you doing? did you see how they looked when they were dancing? >> you know, i'm doing great. i'm excited to talk to you. you're a drummer, deejay, record producer, an author but this film is your direct electoral debut. and i know you asked some directors for advice on how to do it and asked spike lee, i heard and what did spike have to say? >> you know, in the beginning i think i kept it under the hat because whenever i pivot to an unknown territory or whatever i get a little nervous, i kept it close to the chest but then

over six consecutive weekends — including stevie wonder, nina simone, sly and the family stone, gladys knightg amazing, the atmosphere electrifying and the footage, frankly, astonishing, not least because it's lain unseen for so long. while mike wadleigh�*s woodstock and the maysles brothers�* gimme shelter have long been considered the definitive documents of the highs and lows of pop culture in �*69, summer of soul makes both look like a footnote to the main event — musically, politically, culturally. # it took me by surprise, i must say... from mavis staples and mahalia jackson performing doctor martin luther king�*s favourite song, take my hand, precious lord to nina simone unveiling a new composition inspired by the off—broadway stage show to be young, gifted and black, this is some of the most thrilling concert footage you�*ll ever see. # can't you hear me callin' to ya? astutely chosen newsreels put the performances in context, coming at the end of a decade of unrest and assassinations, with the war raging in vietnam and civil rights under attack at home.

check this out >> gladys knight [ cheers ] >> now when i stepped on stage, i was totally, totally takenst say ♪ ♪ when i found ou yesterda don't you know that heard it through ♪ ♪ the grapevine not much longe would you be mine ♪ [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: fantastic. >> questlove: thank you. >> jimmy: well done. questlove, everybody "summer of soul" is in theaters go see it in the theater loud, beautiful colors or on hulu, july 2nd for the july 4th weekend. congrats, buddy. >> questlove: thank you. >> jimmy: graham kay performs stand-up when we come back stick around, everybody. [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: our next guest is the cohost of "the edge lords" podcast available at apple podcasts making his "tonight show" debut, please welcome the very funny graham kay ♪ [ cheers and applause >> okay. i'm -- i'm doing better. [ light laughter ] i -- i just turned 39, you know, which is - [ cheers and applause okay yeah, yeah yeah, it's not old it's not old but i think we can all agree that i am running out of time. [ light laughter ] sure yeah i got about one

watched all 40 hours of the previous unreleased concert footage and so much history here, including gladys knightlding their music with social justice, "summer of soul" now streaming on hulu. dan actually texted me yesterday to ask, are we talking about s? so you liked it a lot. >> thank you for including it. it is incredible. it blew my mind and stevie wonder doing a drum solo in the first five minutes of that film, absolutely incredible. >>> speaking of music, olivia rodrigo is all over the place. what's going on with that? >> if you can't get enough of olivia rodrigo, then join the club. the pop st dominate 2021 with her concert film "sour prom" and a half hour voyage through rodrigo's debut album all taking place at a hig license" and breakup anthem "good for you," streamed over 7 million types on her youtube channel. also getting some attention this week, rocker courtney love suggesting on instagram that the gen-z superstar copied the cover of "live through this," from love's band hole sparking debate about the line between a tribute and a copycat. no feud here. olivia replying, love you and

>> soul superstar sly and the family stone, gladys knight, a teenage stevie wonder.

performances from places across the country hosted by vanessa williams, from jimmy buffet and gladys knightal love song to america, the new male artist of the year, jimmy allen. ♪ slide on over ♪ shine like the wheels ♪ red, white and blue, baby. ♪ apple pie ♪ lighting me up ♪ whole world watching ♪ baby you're my american heart-breaker. >> allen clearly upstaging kermit the frog with a patriotic message to america from the three astronauts aboard the international space station. >>> also in time for the fourth of july, a brand new song by toby keith. >> but happy birthday america is more than just the song, it's got an edge. keith told fox news that his words and the words in that song reflect his frustration with our leaders putting our democracy in danger. ♪ every time i go to town and ♪ every time i go to town and vote ♪ i just come home with the blues ♪ the lesser of two evils ♪ is all we ever get to choose ♪ >> he says he wrote the song while on the back of a boat enjoying fireworks last july. >> and next in a headline that is finally putting all of those rumors to rest about blake sh

in 1969 stevie wonder, nina simone and gladys knight were some of the stars who played at the harlemartists. the panthers were the security and kids sitting in the trees. i was nervous. i didn't expect a crowd like that. something very important was happening. summer of soul is a documentary exploring why this event, which it argues could have become the black woodstock, has been ignored for more than half a century. the film is directed by questlove, who drums for hip—hop outfit the roots and is a professor at nyu, where he is an expert in black music history. but even he hadn�*t heard of the festival. we�*re talking about stevie wonder, nina simone, sly and the family stone, comedians, politicians, everybody was there. the thing is that it is preserved professionally on tape and what winds up happening is that not one producer or outlet is interested. so this film just sits in the basement for 50 years. nobody ever heard of the harlem culture festival. nobody would believe it happened. however, a couple of film producers heard about the 40 hours of archive, managed to secure the ri

over six consecutive weekends — including stevie wonder, nina simone, sly and the family stone, gladys knighte mike wadleigh's woodstock and the maysles brothers' gimme shelter have long been considered the definitive documents of the highs and lows of pop culture in �*69, summer of soul makes both look like a footnote to the main event — musically, politically, culturally. # it took me by surprise, i must say... from mavis staples and mahalia jackson performing doctor martin luther king's favourite song, take my hand, precious lord to nina simone unveiling a new composition inspired by the off—broadway stage show to be young, gifted and black, this is some of the most thrilling concert footage you'll ever see. # can't you hear me callin' to ya? astutely chosen newsreels put the performances in context, coming at the end of a decade of unrest and assassinations, with the war raging in vietnam and civil rights under attack at home. when neil armstrong takes one small step for a man, a concertgoer reacts by stating, "never mind the moon, let's get some of that cash in harlem" — a sentiment echo