Joe Cobb and Don Cornelius met when they were both working at WVON, the Black radio station in Chicago, back in the 1960s. Cornelius used that broadcasting experience for the 1971 launch of Soul Train ...
Revisit four of the most iconic music shows of all time, from the nostalgia fodder, 'Soul Train,' to more modern efforts like 'Tiny Desk.' ...
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(CNN) — You’ve seen the early episodes. Teeth gleaming, hips grooving, and oil-misted ‘fros bouncing to the beat. This was “Soul Train,” the music television series that served as Blackness’ ...
The Apollo has long been the ultimate destination for black artists. Early on, the iconic Harlem theater launched the careers of Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald on its famous Amateur Night, while ...