Soul train

Like most African-American kids of her generation, Ericka Blount Danois knew where she'd be on Saturdays — sitting in her Maryland home, transfixed in front of her television set, watching 'Soul Train,' the dance show that doubled as a long-running showcase for African-American music, culture and style.

Soul Train, one of the longest-running syndicated shows in television history, began in 1970 on the Chicago television station WCIU-TV when there were few outlets for popular Black culture throughout the United States. It was a radical move for the time, exhibiting the cultural perspectives … Read MoreSoul Train (1970-2006)

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Sleeping On Gems 💎 on Instagram: "timeless 70s live performances 🌟 1. minnie riperton performing ‘lovin you’ on the midnight special (1975) 2. stevie wonder performing a medley of ‘close to you’/ ‘never can say goodbye’ using the talkbox on the david frost show (1972) 3. marvin gaye live in chicago - 1972 - performing ‘what’s going on’ 4. roberta flack performing ‘killing me softly with his song’ - 1973 5. harold melvin & the blue notes live on soul train performing ‘i miss you’ (1972) 6…

September 21, 1978: Shout out to this date in a song by Earth, Wind and Fire. "Do you remember the 21st night of September?"

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