In the early 1970s, black artists were given a launching pad: Soul Train. Though it wasn’t the first show of its kind, it made history as the first nationally syndicated music-variety show made for ...

For decades, “Soul Train” was a trend-setting phenomenon in American households, a nonstop dance party that brought African American music, fashion and dance trends into the spotlight in a way then ...

The collection consists of printed materials, including programs, press kits, prints, slides and posters from various award presentations given by the syndicated television program Soul Train from ...

Halfway through the premiere of “Hippest Trip – The Soul Train Musical,” the audience jumped to their feet for a standing ovation, after a riotous dance number to Bobby Brown’s 1988 hit “My ...

It’s hard to talk about Black music without talking about “Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius. The Chicago native, who got his start on local radio and television, wanted to create a program that ...

The show went from being local to the Chicago area to being shown in a wider market, and eventually around the country Two of the four hosts who graced the Soul Train stage tell PEOPLE about the ...