Rosie Perez, Damita Jo Freeman, Darnell Williams, Cheryl Song, Louie "Ski" Carr, Alfie Lewis, Pat Davis ("Madam Butterfly"), Alise Mekhail, Andrea N. In addition, there was an in-studio group of dancers who danced along to the music as it was being performed.
Sometimes, new dance styles or moves were featured or introduced by particular dancers. In later years, men and women had their own individual lineups. Originally, this consisted of a couple-with men on one side and women on the other. There was also the popular "Soul Train Line" (a variant of the 1950s fad then known as The Stroll), in which all the dancers form two lines with a space in the middle for dancers to strut down and dance in consecutive order.
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Cornelius openly admitted after the series ended its run that the game was usually set up so everybody won in an effort not to cause embarrassment for the show or African Americans in general. In describing the person's renown, the host concluded their description with the phrase ".whose name you should know". The first was the "Soul Train Scramble Board", where two dancers are given 60 seconds to unscramble a set of letters that form the name of that show's performer or a notable person in African American history. Within the structure of the program, there were two enduring elements. The series was created by Don Cornelius, who also served as its first host and executive producer.
In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, dance/pop, and hip hop artists, although funk, jazz, disco, and gospel artists also appeared. " Soul Train is an American music-dance television program which aired in syndication from October 2, 1971, to March 27, 2006.
INFORMATION ABOUT SOUL TRAIN AND THE SOUL TRAIN LINE Our history is waaay more than that, and we are making history every day. Too often people think that the only way of celebrating Black history is to talk about slavery, famous African American inventors, and the civil rights movement in the United States. (As for me, I celebrate Black history and Black culture all year long.) That said, sharing information about and examples of The Dazz Band's now iconic 1982 Funk song "Let It Whip", the television series Soul Train & the Soul Train line, and Michael Jackson's 1982 Beat It song, is one way of honoring Black history in the month of February that United States annually designates as "Black history month". But the two words sound almost the same and are spelled almost the same. Yes, I know- the word "whip" doesn't have the same pronunciation and meaning as the word "rip". The Daz Band's song "Let It Whip" came to my mind as a result of United States' House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripping up her copy of Donald Trump's State Of The Union address. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube. Thanks also to all those who are featured in the Soul Train video and all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks to The Dazz Band for their musical legacy. The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes. Part III showcases The Dazz Band's "Let It Whip" and Michael Jackson's "Beat It" and includes comments about how the beginning of each record sounds the same. Lyrics for this song are also included in this post.Ĭlick for Part III of this pancocojams series. Part I provides information about The Dazz Band and showcases a YouTube video of The Dazz Band performing their hit song "Let It Whip". Selected comments from that video's discussion thread are also included in this post.Ĭlick for Part I of this pancocojams series. Part II provides information about the television show Soul Train and showcases a YouTube video of the Soul Train line dancing to "Let It Whip". This is Part II of a three part pancocojams series that showcases the 1982 Funk song "Let It Whip" by The Dazz Band.
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