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''Unsung'' is an hour-long music documentary program that airs on TV One. The series, which premiered November 27, 2008, uncovers the stories behind once well-known R&B and soul music artists, bands, or groups who exploded onto the ''Billboard'' music charts with a string of hits, only to have their career derailed by a major crisis that caused them to be essentially unappreciated by later generations of contemporary R&B and soul music listeners. Subjects profiled also include acts who were major and influential in the prime of their career, but a change in the interest of the music industry towards the act caused a steep decline in success. Episodes are packed with testimonies from music industry insiders, friends, and family, as well as artists who were contemporaries but whose careers continued to flourish through later decades. == Format == *Each episode usually begins with an artist's upbringing and family, painting a picture of the issues driving them in their music career. Themes of "escaping the hard life of the streets" and "experiencing physical abuse", as well as "signs of musical genius", can be found in many of the lives of ''Unsungs subjects. Those interviewed in this segment of the show typically are relatives and friends, although some celebrities may be interviewed if the episode's subject is a group. *The story then progresses into the trials and triumphs of the artist's early days in the music business, as the artist chases their "big break" which propels them into the limelight on the way to stardom. Fellow artists, music producers, and managers of that time pepper this section of the show with anecdotes of the artist's musical prowess and potential, and possible hints to what may have led to the subject's downfall. *The next stage highlights the pinnacle of the artist's fame with the perqs and perils that come with it. *The final part of the show details the "turning point", in which a major incident, typically of a tragic or health-related nature, occurred that caused the artist to put their music career on hold for an indefinite period, if not permanently. ''Unsung'' has tailored this formula, depending on the show's subject, to portray artists whose "turning point" occurred for more business or personal reasons, and who may have recovered from it to continue a far less famous, but rewarding, career. An example includes The Spinners, a legendary R&B group with 17 Billboard Top-40 hits (7 of which were in the top 10) between 1961 and 1980, yet they have never received a Grammy award and nor been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. These facts qualify the group for an episode of Unsung. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Unsung (TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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