Bibliograph

Soul train, the music, dance, and style of a generation, Questlove

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Soul train, the music, dance, and style of a generation, Questlove

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsportraits

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Soul train

Oclc number

858004111

Responsibility statement

Questlove

Sub title

the music, dance, and style of a generation

Summary

An in-depth, fully-photo-illustrated chronicle of the longest-running syndicated program in television history: Soul Train

Table Of Contents

Introduction. Laying down the tracks -- Love : the 1970s. 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 -- 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? -- 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 -- 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 decadePeace : the 1980s. 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 -- The acts. The boys are back in town ; A new rubric ; Protégé power : punk funk vs purple rock ; Blue-eyed soul ; Expanding horizons -- The moves. Meet the cast ; Spotlight on Louie "Ski" Carr ; A hip-hop skip and a jump down the Soul train line -- 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 decadeSoul : the 1990s. The idea. Meditations on the theme ; The decade-defining sound -- The acts. Back to Beastie ; Bell Biv DeVoe ; Lenny Kravitz ; Alternative Black music ; Classic collaboration -- The moves. The backup moves up front ; Meet the cast -- 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

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Music, dance, and style of a generation

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