NEW YORK (AP) — The groundbreaking song-and-dance show “Soul Train” is chugging toward Broadway. Stage and film producer Matthew Weaver, who helped create “Rock of Ages,” has acquired the theatrical stage rights to the TV show and said Tuesday he’s hoping to repeat his success by turning “Soul Train” into a show that attracts both […]
Love, peace and soul was the ‘Soul Train’ mantra and writer Nelson George has put all of the above into his new book, Soul Train: The Hippest Trip In America. George, a cultural critic who’s written over 15 books, says that he wrote the book to tell the accurate story of the show’s history as […]
Actor Shemar Moore is known for his model good looks and playboy ways. Normally, a man like that can get with any woman he…
Actor Shemar Moore is known for his model good looks and playboy ways. Normally, a man like that can get with any woman he…
The historic Smithsonian National African-American History Museum has received its first arrivals that will be on display for all to see at its grand opening in 2015. First to arrive is a segregated Southern Railway car from the Pullman company, which existed in the 1920’s. The car holds original signs that read ‘Colored’ or ‘White’ […]
The highest honors at this year’s Soul Train Music Awards will go to living legend Dionne Warwick and r&b crooner Keith Sweat. According to reports,…
Today Don Cornelius would have turned 77 years old. Check out photos of fans paying homage to the man and his legacy “Soul Train.” Also, check out today’s Little Known Black History Fact, Don Cornelius.
Today, the father of Soul Train, Don Cornelius, would have been 77 years old. A new voice out of school, Cornelius started his career by filling in for DJ’s on Chicago’s WVON radio. In 1968, he served as host of the sports program “A Black’s View of the News” on WCIU. The broadcasting entrepreneur started […]
The Roots Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson knows a thing or three about turning your passion into profit. Between his nightly gigs as Jimmy Fallon’s in-house…
Oh wow! Check out the Nick Cannon. Dude is getting ready to make another big move. He’s bringing back “Soul Train.” Yep, you read that correctly. At this weekend’s American Black Film Festival in South Beach, Cannon revealed that he recently struck a deal to bring the musical variety show to NBC, via his production […]
These days the little screens in the palms of our hands (remember when we used to talk on phones?) have become audio and visual jukeboxes. But once upon a time one of the best places to hear new music was on your TV. From dance shows like “Soul Train” to talent searches like “American Idol” […]
We have confirmation that Nick Cannon just bought all the rights to “Soul Train” and will be revamping the show to bring it back on…
