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For Those Who Liked "Soul Train" Back in the Day

deepwaterdotter — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 17:19:14 GMT

New series "American Soul" airs tonight on BET. It is based on the beginnings and development of the show. I'll be watching.

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jackthebear — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 17:23:33 GMT

thanks I will tape that,

the costumes and music alone might be worth it

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PhilaLady1 — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 17:30:16 GMT

I will absolutely watch ! My favorite music ever is 70's R&B / Soul.

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Luvitorleaveit1 — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 17:47:11 GMT

Thanks for the reminder!

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sunshine45 — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:52:04 GMT

going to be watching..... have been seeing lots of ads for this also.

i LOVED the souuullllllllll train and don cornelius!

https://www.bet.com/shows/american-soul/extras-exclusives.html

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Sooner — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:57:51 GMT

My dad and I were avid viewers of this and American Bandstand back in the day! I don't care who you talk about today, TINA TURNER is the best ever! LOVE that lady! And James Brown? Nobody ever on stage like that man!

I sure miss seeing them and many others. At least we have YouTube!

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Diva on The Q — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 20:03:36 GMT

I remember watching Soul Train every Saturday morning at 11:00AM. I will definitely be watching.

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webbgarner1 — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 21:19:23 GMT

@deepwaterdotter Love the music from that time, grew up on it.

I once saw Rosie Perez ( actress and dancer) talking about her early years as a dancer on soul train. She described a disagreement she had with Don Cornelius concerning her style of dance that resulted in her throwing a box of chicken at him. She wanted to start dancing hip hop and he only wanted her todo that pelvic thrust thing. You should look her up on youtube of her days on soul train to see what I am talking about. She ended up leaving and started the fly girls on the east coast. Guess who she hired as a dancer with the fly girls, none other than Jennifer Lopez.

Hilarius.

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Caligurll — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 23:28:23 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
My dad and I were avid viewers of this and American Bandstand back in the day! I don't care who you talk about today, TINA TURNER is the best ever! LOVE that lady! And James Brown? Nobody ever on stage like that man!

I sure miss seeing them and many others. At least we have YouTube!

@SoonerI saw James Brown in concert in the early 70s and I agree, he was an amazing performer, and what energy he had!!!

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Mz iMac — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 00:08:00 GMT

@webbgarner1 wrote:
@deepwaterdotter Love the music from that time, grew up on it.
I once saw Rosie Perez ( actress and dancer) talking about her early years as a dancer on soul train. She described a disagreement she had with Don Cornelius concerning her style of dance that resulted in her throwing a box of chicken at him. She wanted to start dancing hip hop and he only wanted her todo that pelvic thrust thing. You should look her up on youtube of her days on soul train to see what I am talking about. She ended up leaving and started the fly girls on the east coast. Guess who she hired as a dancer with the fly girls, none other than Jennifer Lopez.
Hilarius.

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Sooner — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 01:58:44 GMT

@Caligurll wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
My dad and I were avid viewers of this and American Bandstand back in the day! I don't care who you talk about today, TINA TURNER is the best ever! LOVE that lady! And James Brown? Nobody ever on stage like that man!

I sure miss seeing them and many others. At least we have YouTube!
@SoonerI saw James Brown in concert in the early 70s and I agree, he was an amazing performer, and what energy he had!!!

@Caligurll. All I can say is WOW! How lucky you were! GOOD for you!

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Group 5 minus 1 — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 13:40:17 GMT

Peace,Love and Soul !

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sunshine 919 — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 15:22:28 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1 wrote:
Peace,Love and Soul !

Oh wow that brings back memories I can hear him saying it.

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NickNack — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:22:40 GMT

They aired two episodes last night, and I just finished watching the first one. It's very good. I am learning a lot. I think this will be a great series. It looks like there will only be four episodes. Is anyone else watching it?

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sunshine45 — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:32:08 GMT

have it recording and have not had a chance to watch it at all yet.

maybe on the weekend?

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NickNack — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:37:00 GMT

I just looked it up, and Wikipedia says that a first season of ten episodes was ordered. All I can find anything out about is four episodes.

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spiderw — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:54:16 GMT

I too was a fan of Soul Train. I was awed by the dancing and loved the guest stars, many great groups and singles! It was very entertaining and up beat for sure.

I was lucky to see James Brown also at the famous Apollo Theater in the seventies, his energy on stage was amazing and non stop, loved his music.

I will check out this show !

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Citrine1 — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 17:02:12 GMT

I've watched the first two episodes and am enjoying it so far. It brings back a lot of memories. I'm a little surprised about some of the things I'm learning about Don Cornelius and Gladys Knight. Something about Gladys' attitude surprises me. Well, I guess we'll see more of her throughout the series and maybe my thoughts will change.

Kelly Rowland is doing a great job portraying G.K.

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NickNack — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 00:48:10 GMT

@Citrine1 wrote:
I've watched the first two episodes and am enjoying it so far. It brings back a lot of memories. I'm a little surprised about some of the things I'm learning about Don Cornelius and Gladys Knight. Something about Gladys' attitude surprises me. Well, I guess we'll see more of her throughout the series and maybe my thoughts will change.

Kelly Rowland is doing a great job portraying G.K.

@Citrine1 I watched the second episode today. I'm really enjoying this. I hope they do show all ten episodes that they ordered. There only seem to be four on the schedule at this time.

I agree that Kelly Rowland is doing a great job portraying Gladys Knight. She has her mannerisms and facial expressions down perfectly. She sounds like her, too.

The actor playing Don Cornelius is doing a good job, too. I'm not familiar enough with Don Cornelius to know if he's doing a good job portraying him, but he's a very good actor.

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Mz iMac — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 01:17:26 GMT

I C U Basie Skanks!

Greenleaf fans know who I am fonting about.