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Rock'n roll, cha-cha-cha, reggae, the twist, Soul Train, we'd dance them all
We wanted to reach a goal of 100 points, and when Tirone got in, we went into a celebration we had planned (The Soul Train Line)
You go to the mall and see these dresses. It's really scary. It's like purple jersey with ruching with tassels up the middle with some kind of sparkly thing. It's not pretty on anybody. It wasn't pretty in the 1970s on Soul Train and American Bandstand and it's not pretty now.More quotes »
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Macy Gray Talks: New Album, 'Covered,' Black Music Month And Mixing Genres
Having grown up in Ohio, a state that's been home to renowned soul groups like Heatwave, Zapp, and The Isley Brothers, it's no surprise that Macy Gray 's body of work continues in the area’s rich musical tradition. But the singer-turned-actress also has 6/1/12 from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 47
Certainly you’ve noticed by now that we have good weeks and bad weeks here on Digging for Gold. This is definitely one of the good weeks. Jack Feerick – I haven’t heard this in forever, and I never realized that McGovern’s voice is pure British folk diva from Popdose.com Read more »
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Strike’s conclusion ends city’s respite
With apologies to Soul Train, the best train of all, at least in north London, has been no train at all. The CP Rail strike is ending, the employees ordered back to work by Ottawa, and with it eight days of relief for some Londoners from flashing lights from London Free Press Read more »
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Sasquatch Saturday: Soul Train
For me, the second day of Sasquatch felt like a series of thematic mini-festivals blurred into one very long Saturday. On the "soul revival" train, Pickwick looked and sounded incredibly comfortable warming up the imposing main stage. Galen Disston and c from The Stranger Read more »
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This Year, Dance Africa Has Just a Bit More ‘Soul’
Dance Africa is this weekend at BAM. Click on the slides to read the captions. The spirit of Don Cornelius will be hovering over BAM this weekend. The Brooklyn Academy of Music’s annual Dance Africa festival will honor the late “Soul Train” founder with from The New York Times Read more »
