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Soul Train 50th Anniversary Thread This Saturday will mark the 50th anniversary of (one of the greatest music TV shows of all time)
Come post your memories of Soul Train and Don Cornelius (and no jokes!!!!!!!!!) | |
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Soul Train line: "Getaway" by Earth Wind and Fire (1976)
Soul Train Line Getaway E... - YouTube
I love watching the old Soul Train clips from the 70s | |
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Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniels,when they were Soul Train dancers in the 70s. | |
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Prince doing New Jack This one definitely slipped by me. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. All the old school artists had to play the game. The only one that I can think of who I don't recall doing New Jack was Freddie Jackson. Don't laugh at my funk
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I think it's a good song,but it sounds like most of the music that was being played on R&B radio during that time.Which means it probably would have been a big hit back then.
It's odd that Prince waited until 1994 before finally appearing on Soul Train It would have been cool if he had appeared in 1981 or 1982. | |
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There needs to be a movie about Soul Train.Throughout the years,I have heard about plans for some kind of film.One idea is to make a movie about the Soul Trains dancers.Another idea is to make it a biopic about Don Cornelius' life.
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There's already a show called "American Soul", executive produced by Tony Cornelius and there's suppose to be a Broadway musical which would be produced by ?uestLove | |
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Loved Cheryl Song, still looking good.
Let's not forget Rosie Perez....she tore shit up!!
Rosie Perez on Soul Train - YouTube
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***fun fact——Gino Vanelli was the first White artist to perform on Soul Train.He performed his hit “People Gotta Move” in 1974.A year later,Elton John and then David Bowie also performed on the show. | |
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American Soul has been good so far, I hope they do a third season soon | |
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Hard to believe,but there are a few major soul/funk bands that never appeared on Soul Train.
Earth Wind and Fire as well as Parliament/Funkadelic never appeared on Soul Train
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Funkadelic did appear on the show one time. | |
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JabarR74 said:
Funkadelic did appear on the show one time. That wasn’t the real Funkadelic.A few members angrily left the band and created their own version using the name (of course,George Clinton sued them).They performed on the show in 1981. | |
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It sure has. My boy Basie Skanks came over from Greenleaf and bought his dirt over to American Soul. My favorite episode was the episode with Darius McCrary playing James Brown and Big Boi playing George Clinton. Don't laugh at my funk
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Watched more for the dancers than the guest artist sometimes. Time keeps on slipping into the future...
This moment is all there is... | |
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The dancers were the best part of the show! "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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This is one of my favorite Soul Train lines.""Once You Get Started" by Rufus and Chaka Khan (1975)....check out the couple at 2:16......I love it!
Soul Train Line Once You ... - YouTube
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SoulAlive said: Hard to believe,but there are a few major soul/funk bands that never appeared on Soul Train.
Earth Wind and Fire as well as Parliament/Funkadelic never appeared on Soul Train
Wow! I wonder why? When you think of 70s Funk those two bands were the leaders of the pack. "It's not nice to fuck with K.B.! All you haters will see!" - Kitbradley
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kitbradley said: SoulAlive said: Hard to believe,but there are a few major soul/funk bands that never appeared on Soul Train.
Earth Wind and Fire as well as Parliament/Funkadelic never appeared on Soul Train
Wow! I wonder why? When you think of 70s Funk those two bands were the leaders of the pack. Indeed,but I wonder…how could all those members of P-Funk fit on that small stage? it might have been hard to do. In the early days of Soul Train,a few artists performed live.But after awhile,Don insisted that the performers lip-sync and I think that may be why EW&F and Parliament/Funkadelic chose not to perform. | |
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Yeah I liked that episode to, Eddie Winslow did a good job playing JB | |
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All you others say Hell Yea!! | |
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"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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I just wish Don was still here with us to enjoy the show's Golden anniversary, he gave R&B music a face on TV
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Happy 50th to
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Johnnie Taylor performing his major hit single "Disco Lady" in 1976
DISCO LADY JOHNNY TAYLOR-1976 - YouTube
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