This show was a staple in my house growing up.Every saturday morning for years.My parents were on one episode but I've never seen it.Anyway,this here taught me how to dance and enjoy 70's r&b which is my favorite.Props to soul train and that fine ass asian babe that was always on there



















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You crazy horse, you. Yeah, Soul Train was the shizzle back in it's heyday. It was the American Bandstand for us Black folks, and it was also on at Saturday mornings. But now that most of the R&B and Hip-Hop is dead to me, I don't really watch it anymore. But in the 70's and 80's that was the show to watch.

Don was one of the best hosts too.

"Peace, Love, snd Sooouuulll"

People all over the world!

I liked watching Soul Train, but it also made me sad too. I knew when it came on that it was the end of Saturday morning, my favorite TV-watching time

I grew up watching the show too! I've mentioned this on the non-Prince board more than once! I loved the dancers. I wrote to my favorite, Leonard Allen Jones, and he wrote back! I Met Tyrone (The Bone) Proctor in the 80s. I think it must've blown his mind that I recognized him from the show. We became friends. I remember watching Jodi Watley, Jeffrey Daniels, Fred (Rerun) Berry, Rosie Perez dance on the show. Rosie always stood out. Homegirl could dance, and she had a figure to die for. Biotch!

And remember how couples danced down the ST Line?

UptownDeb said:

Whatever party function I'm at where dancing's involved, I split erryone up to do the Soul Train Line-Up

UptownDeb said:

The ST line was tight.Remember that fool who always had that mask on doin flips n shit,lol

ST, and Don. Th e hippest trip in America

gawd they had that Shemar Moore hosting these past few years

You know, I wish I had some archival tapes of episodes from the 80's. That was back when Disco was dead, the Funk got glossy & synthesized and this talented family from Gary, Indiana's star had not shined any brighter.

But yeah, I know they're still bootlegging the 70's tapes, but what about the 80's stuff? Is any of that stuff around on the black market?

...Oh, man, I'm gonna get in so much trouble for this.

Been there, done that

Also, you know in the 80's, New Wave was crossing over. You had guys like Tears for fears, Tom Tom Club, and Pet Shop Boys making guest appearances. Man, I would love to get my hands on some of these 80's episodes.






Let the orgnotes begin...

NWF said:

PSB and Tears were on Soul Train?

If anybody has any episodes from the 80's let me know. I will pay

rdhull said:

I think so. I remember reading an episode list with them on it.

NWF said:

Actually, I'm reading the list again, and I'm seeing acts like ABC, A-ha, Berlin, Culture Club, etc. You won't see acts like that anymore today. Not on Soul Train, at least.

Oh yeah, David Bowie was on there too back when he put out Young Americans and had a hit with "Fame".

Dang I miss that show.

my nickname in high school was Sooouuulll Train, because I watched Soul Train, hoping to see the coolest band of all time, The Time.

NWF said:

elton john was the first white guy on there when Bennie and the Jets was the first song by a white artist to hit number one on the black charts in the 70s.

Walter Payton danced in the Soul Train line.

4nowneway said:

I remember that. He could step too :LOL:

CtheUncanny said:

I don't have any episodes from the 80s,but I do know a place where you can get epsiodes from the 70s...


http://www.angelfire.com/.../home.html


There are 10 volumes for sale.Each video is two hours long.The episodes cover the years 1971-76,and features memorable performances from artists like The Jackson 5,James Brown,David Bowie(!),Minnie Riperton,Donna Summer,Gladys Knight & The Pips,Marvin Gaye,Al Green and many many others.

I watch these tapes all the time.

Milty said:

Milty knows his Soul Train history..lol

In 1973,a Detroit disc jockey began playing Elton's song "Bennie And The Jets" on an R&B station.Even though the song isn't really R&B or funk,it became a huge hit on black radio.In 1974,Elton became the first White artist to appear on 'Soul Train'.He performed this song.

In 1976,David Bowie appeared on the show as well.

NWF said:

David Bowie performed "Fame" and "Golden Years" on a 1976 episode.If anybody wants to order that particular video,see my previous post above.Volume #6 is the tape you need to order.

NWF said:

And he was very drunk and couldn't lip synch his own songs anymore.
It is still good fun to look at though.

DavidEye said:

They're mostly of the performances, right? I would love to watch the entire hour. Oh, and I've got to get my hands on the Dynamic Superiors episode just for grins. I'd love to see the Grace Jones one again, too.

Gotta check out that link, already. Thanks again for posting it.

UptownDeb said:

Yeah,they're mostly performances and that's the only bad thing about these videos.I want to see the ENTIRE episodes (the scramble board,people dancing as songs are being played,etc). But several of these videos actually show the line dancing.You just GOTTA see the line-dancing they do during Rufus and Chaka's "Once You Get Started"!

The Dynamic Superior performance is funny

the lead singer was doing the "androgyny thing" long before Prince,MJ and Boy George got hip to it...lol...

NWF said:

for a listing of every Soul Train episode and the artists who appeared on each show,go to...


http://www.tvtome.com/Sou...plist.html