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2 unusual facts about Soul Train: The Dance Years


Soul Train: The Dance Years

Soul Train: The Dance Years is a series of compilation albums released by Rhino Records in 1999 and 2000, and spun off from the long-running syndicated television series Soul Train.

A vast majority of the 140 tracks in the series reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot Soul Singles (prior to 1973, Best Selling Soul Singles) chart.


Amy Hunter

She has had roles on a number of television series and daytime soaps, co-hosted The Comedy Channel's Night After Night, and went on location for ESPN's Women in Sports. Amy was a special guest host on Soul Train, the weekly series where she met her husband, Tony Cornelius, son of creator-producer, Don Cornelius.

Frantic Romantic

The album included Stewart's biggest pop hit, "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off," as well as the minor follow-up hit, "Jody," for whom Stewart's former Soul Train dance-mate Jody Watley was the inspiration.

Gary Jenkins

The group gained national recognition with his appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Live with Regis and Kathi Lee, MTV, BET, Soul Train, Jenny Jones, Ricki Lake, Moesha, Showtime At The Apollo and Motown Live among others.

George E. Johnson, Sr.

In 1964, Johnson founded Independence Bank, and during the 1970s he became the exclusive sponsor behind the nationally syndicated dance show Soul Train.

Glodean White

In the 1980s, Glodean White made numerous appearances on Soul Train and the Soul Train Music Awards.

House Dance International

Waacking (1x1): A fierce upright style that developed on the West Coast during the Soul Train years, Waacking is an electrifying art form of complex arm and hand movements that project sensuality and strength from the legs.

Mercedes Boy

It was performed on Soul Train where it was (correctly) predicted to become a top ten hit.

MoKenStef

The group also did a couple of performances of "He's Mine" in 1995 on the shows like Soul Train, All That or Video Soul.

New York City Breakers

Soon after, the NYCBs began appearing on everything from "Soul Train", "Ripley's Believe It or Not!", "P.M. Magazine", "CBS Evening News", "Good Morning America", "Amnesty International Gala", "That's Incredible!", and "NBC's Salute to the Olympics" just to name a few.

The Conscious Daughters

Many collaborations, projects and television appearances followed, most notably Rap City, MTV Jams, and Soul Train.

Vince Sanders

At WCIU, he was often called to work with Don Cornelius—before his Soul Train fame—and Roy Wood as anchor on A Black’s View of the News.

Waacking

Waacking was popularized by Soul Train and influenced the creation of Outrageous Waacking Dancers, a Los Angeles-based waacking dance group.

Way Out Games

Some CBS affiliates even dropped Way Out Games midway through its run in favor of syndicated series (like Soul Train) and sports, such being commonplace among Saturday morning series after 12 Noon and on Sunday mornings.


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