Soul Train
The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation
Published on 10. January 2023
240 pages
978-1-64722-864-4 (ISBN)
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Celebrate the culture of cool with this compact, paperback edition of the heartfelt tribute to Soul Train, a worldwide phenomenon of dance, music, and fashion.
From Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of the award-winning hip-hop group the Roots, comes this vibrant book commemorating the legacy of Soul Train-the cultural phenomenon that launched the careers of artists such as Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, the Jackson 5, Whitney Houston, Lenny Kravitz, LL Cool J, and Aretha Franklin.
Questlove reveals the remarkable story of the captivating program, and his text is paired with more than 350 photographs of the show's most memorable episodes and the larger-than-life characters who defined it: the great host Don Cornelius, the extraordinary musicians, and the people who lived the phenomenon from the dance floor. The foreword by Gladys Knight and preface from Nick Cannon add heartfelt and unique perspectives on this seminal show.
35-YEAR HISTORY: A vibrant celebration of one of the longest-running nationally syndicated programs in American television history, which ran over 1,100 episodes.
BEHIND THE SCENES: Includes first-hand commentaries about the show's impact on celebrity's careers and our culture from beloved artists such as Gladys Knight, Steve Wonder, Carmen Electra, B.B. King, Al Green, Nick Cannon, and Bill Withers.
FILLED WITH PHOTOS: Contains hundreds of images of iconic moments from the show, including many never-before-seen.
From Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of the award-winning hip-hop group the Roots, comes this vibrant book commemorating the legacy of Soul Train-the cultural phenomenon that launched the careers of artists such as Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, the Jackson 5, Whitney Houston, Lenny Kravitz, LL Cool J, and Aretha Franklin.
Questlove reveals the remarkable story of the captivating program, and his text is paired with more than 350 photographs of the show's most memorable episodes and the larger-than-life characters who defined it: the great host Don Cornelius, the extraordinary musicians, and the people who lived the phenomenon from the dance floor. The foreword by Gladys Knight and preface from Nick Cannon add heartfelt and unique perspectives on this seminal show.
35-YEAR HISTORY: A vibrant celebration of one of the longest-running nationally syndicated programs in American television history, which ran over 1,100 episodes.
BEHIND THE SCENES: Includes first-hand commentaries about the show's impact on celebrity's careers and our culture from beloved artists such as Gladys Knight, Steve Wonder, Carmen Electra, B.B. King, Al Green, Nick Cannon, and Bill Withers.
FILLED WITH PHOTOS: Contains hundreds of images of iconic moments from the show, including many never-before-seen.
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Questlove is a drummer, DJ, producer, culinary entrepreneur, designer, New York Times bestselling and James Beard Award-nominated author, and cofounder of Philadelphia's most influential hip-hop group, the Roots. He is the musical director for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where the Roots serve as the house band, and a four-time Grammy Award-winning musician. He is also an adjunct professor at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Questlove is a drummer, DJ, producer, culinary entrepreneur, designer, New York Times bestselling and James Beard Award-nominated author, and cofounder of Philadelphia's most influential hip-hop group, the Roots. He is the musical director for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where the Roots serve as the house band, and a four-time Grammy Award-winning musician. He is also an adjunct professor at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction: Laying Down the Tracks
- Part 1: Love-The 1970s
- 1. The Big Idea
- A Small Start for a Big Idea
- Leavin' on a Morning Train to California
- Al Green
- The First Family of Soul (Train)
- The Ubiquitous Jacksons
- 2. The Acts
- Stevie Wonder
- Marvin Gaye
- Rock Royalty Sink or Swim
- Motown and Soul Train
- Jazzin' Up Soul Train
- Appealing to a New Generation
- Tribute to James Brown
- Funk Fever
- The Supergroup Sensation
- Cash Chameleons
- Disco: A Brief Derailing? Or a Change with the Times?
- 3. The Moves
- Season 1 Dancers
- The Soul Train Line
- Spotlight on Damita Jo
- High Energy
- From Street to Saturday Night Fever
- Stepping Out of Line
- Focus on Fashion
- Spotlight on Jeffrey and Jody
- 4. The Big Moments
- The O'Jays
- The Fifth Beatle
- The Isley Brothers
- Average White Band and the Undisputed Truth
- Trifecta
- Elton John
- David Bowie
- The End of the Decade
- Part 2: Peace-The 1980s
- 5. The Idea
- Kicking and Screaming
- Tribute to Smokey Robinson
- Keep Moving or Die
- A New Genre and a New Jackson
- From Funk to Pop
- Welcome Back to the Future: Take One
- Welcome Back to the Future: Take Two
- Hip-Hop as It Happened
- 6. The Acts
- The Boys Are Back in Town
- A New Rubric
- Protégé Power: Punk Funk vs Purple Rock
- Blue-Eyed Soul
- Expanding Horizons
- 7. The Moves
- Meet the Cast
- Spotlight on Louie "Ski" Carr
- A Hip-Hop Skip and a Jump down the Soul Train Line
- 8. The Big Moments
- A Salute to Rick James
- LL Cool J
- Teddy Pendergrass
- Yarbrough & Peoples
- The Pointer Sisters
- Patti LaBelle
- A Salute to Jermaine Jackson
- A Tribute to Marvin Gaye
- Soul Train Spectrum
- Herbie Hancock
- Kool & the Gang
- A Salute to Diana Ross
- A Note About New Jack-and Don Dancing
- The Cult of Personality
- The End of the Decade
- Part 3: Soul-The 1990s
- 9. The Idea
- Meditations on the Theme
- The Decade-Defining Sound
- 10. The Acts
- Back to Beastie
- Bell Biv DeVoe
- Lenny Kravitz
- Alternative Black Music
- Classic Collaboration
- 11. The Moves
- The Backup Moves Up Front
- Meet the Cast
- 12. The Big Moments
- Tribute to Quincy Jones
- Tribute to Stevie Wonder
- Tribute to Gladys Knight
- Gerald and Eddie Levert
- Move to Movies
- Introducing Girl Power
- Vision of Mariah
- Turning the Corner
- The End of the Road: Episode 734
- Afterword: Unlocking the Treasure Trove
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Copyright
