Wow, I wish I was born just a few years earlier to partake in this! I fondly remember my big brother gettin' down and was sooooo jealous as a little girl!
I was such a ST geek, fo' real! The album art to my soul music songs is a still photo of the Soul Train line.
I used to know a lot of their names. I had such a crush one of the dancers. I wrote him a letter c/o "Right On!" magazine and he wrote back. If you're reading this, I still love you Leonard Allen Jones. :-)
And I became friends with Tyrone "The Bone" Proctor (he's the dude whippin' his neck at 1:50. His partner's name was Sharon Hill). We met when we worked on the same street in the Village (NYC) many years ago.
I liked the ST line much better when couples danced together, as opposed to later on when they had separate lines for the ladies and guys.
All that hair! I love it.
ReplyDeleteAnd I knew Don COrnelius cd talk faster than he was talking Sunday night.
Wow, I wish I was born just a few years earlier to partake in this! I fondly remember my big brother gettin' down and was sooooo jealous as a little girl!
ReplyDeleteHell yeah, Dave. They could do a dvd set featuring the Soul Train lines and I'd buy that shit.
ReplyDelete^ Yep.
ReplyDeleteYeah, we were thinner then. And had hair! Afro-Sheen, y'all!
ReplyDeleteOMG! That brought a smile to my face. I remember trying to imitate them at parties - with all-girl Soul Train lines. And those polyester clothes!
ReplyDeletedis stuff is like kryptonite to me. for real i love watching soul train clips.
ReplyDeletethey should bring this back. i bet a new dance show would be hilarious. same concept with people performing too as long as it's like danceable music.
ReplyDeleteYeah, we were thinner then. And had hair!
ReplyDeleteAnd a fresh James Brown jam every month or two.
Wantu wazuri...
Word, DeAngelo Starnes! :thumbsup:
ReplyDeleteI was such a ST geek, fo' real! The album art to my soul music songs is a still photo of the Soul Train line.
I used to know a lot of their names. I had such a crush one of the dancers. I wrote him a letter c/o "Right On!" magazine and he wrote back. If you're reading this, I still love you Leonard Allen Jones. :-)
And I became friends with Tyrone "The Bone" Proctor (he's the dude whippin' his neck at 1:50. His partner's name was Sharon Hill). We met when we worked on the same street in the Village (NYC) many years ago.
I liked the ST line much better when couples danced together, as opposed to later on when they had separate lines for the ladies and guys.
I love these memories. Thanks for posting, UBM.
And I became friends with Tyrone "The Bone" Proctor (he's the dude whippin' his neck at 1:50. His partner's name was Sharon Hill).
ReplyDeleteWhaaaaat? That's so cool.
What I love is knowing these young'uns are probably grandparents now, and so the funk line stretches on!
ReplyDeleteThe joy looks a lot more carefreee back then, too.
this is so fabulous
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