Soul Train 50th Anniversary Celebration – Livestream Music History Program  

Soul Train 50th Anniversary Celebration
– Livestream Music History Program –
 
Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 8:00 PM

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Soul Train, created by Don Cornelius, debuted nationally 50-years ago today: October 2, 1971. Let’s celebrate by taking a look back at some of the most noteworthy performers and performances during the show’s first three seasons: 1971-1974.

Artists from this time that we’ll feature include …

Gladys Knight & The Pips

Marvin Gaye

The Temptations

Stevie Wonder

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

The Jackson 5

Edwin Star

The O’Jays

Ike & Tina Turner

The Spinners

Jackie Wilson

Honey Cone

and many more!

Our Soul Train 50th Anniversary Celebration will be broadcast twice on Saturday, October 2, 2021 – morning (11:00 AM EDT) and evening (8:00 PM EDT).

This is Part 1 of a multi-part program celebrating Soul Train’s 50th anniversary.

Part 2, on a TBD future date, will feature Soul Train’s 1970’s Disco Sound from 1974-1979.

Soul Train is an American music-dance television program which aired in syndication from October 2, 1971, to March 27, 2006. 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. The series was created by Don Cornelius, who also served as its first host and executive producer. The show premiered locally in Chicago on August 17, 1970, before getting syndicated nationally the following year.

Donald Cortez Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012) was an American television show host and producer who was best known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music show Soul Train, which he hosted from 1971 until 1993.