For millions of people in the 1970s, the week was not complete without Soul Train. Writer Nelson George captures the legacy of the show and its creator in his new book The Hippest Trip in America. I'm ...
THE REPORT: The death of creator Don Cornelius could create new interest in a movie centered on the variety program. By Daniel Miller, Kim Masters Don Cornelius hosted "Soul Train" in the mid-'70s.
It’s arguably impossible to overstate the cultural impact of “Soul Train.” Throughout its 35-year run, the groundbreaking weekly series simultaneously served as a music industry launchpad for soul and ...
(CNN) — You’ve seen the early episodes. Teeth gleaming, hips grooving, and oil-misted ‘fros bouncing to the beat. This was “Soul Train,” the music television series that served as Blackness’ ...
"Back in the kitchen of my family's Brooklyn housing project, I'd sit alongside my little sister, eat a bowl of Cap'n Crunch cereal, and watch 'Soul Train'." So writes Nelson George early on in The ...
LOS ANGELES — “Soul Train” host Don Cornelius was the arbiter of cool, a brilliant TV showman who used his purring, baritone voice to seduce mainstream America into embracing black music and artists.