Soul Train: The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (728 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062288385 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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It's taken more than forty years for the awesome legacy of Soul Train to be celebrated in a proper way, and this book does just that.. To create this unparalleled tribute to the show, Questlove, the brilliant frontman for the Roots, has pored through more than 1,100 episodes of the show and been given exclusive access to its archives to present hundreds of never-before-seen photographs and the riveting, unfiltered story of how Don Cornelius revolutionized black entertainment.In this incredible volume, Questlove takes you on a journey from the show's conception and first episode in 1971 to Don's final episode as host in 1993. You will learn how all-star performers such as Ike and Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Whitney Houston, David Bowie, Aretha Franklin, LL Cool J, Lenny Kravitz, the Beastie Boys, and Mariah Carey, to name a few, got their start, and get an up-cl
He is the musical director for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, where his beloved Roots crew serves as the house band. He has produced top musicians from Eminem to Jay-Z and recently published his autobiography Mo' Meta Blues.. Drummer, DJ, and producer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson is the unmistakable heartbeat of the four-time Grammy Award-winning
Great book! This book was worth the wait and well put together. I enjoyed reading it and looking at all of the pictures. This book has information on Don Cornelius and the artists, dancers, and others who have been involved with Soul Train. The typographical errors are minimal.(That appears to be Bunny Sigler on page 98, not Joe Tex, with Damita Jo Freeman.)This does . Great Memories Deanna I love everything about the influence that Soul Train had on the world. The history behind it. The talent that appeared on the show. Everything. Questlove does a fantastic job of capturing all of that in such a way that feels like a walk down memory lane. If you even just caught only a few episodes of Soul Train previously, you should still get this book. . "Memories" according to missy. This book brought back memories when I was a little girl watching this show every Saturday. I enjoyed reading most about the dancers, now that I know their names. I only thing I don't like about the book is that, it should have been proofread very carefully. There was a picture of Kool Moe Dee but it had another artist name underneath. I recommend this boo
Gladys Knight contributed a foreword to this incredible volume. Questlove reveals the remarkable story of the captivating program, and his text is paired with more than 350 photographs of the show's most memorable episodes and the larger-than-life characters who defined it: the great host Don Cornelius, the extraordinary musicians, and the people who lived the phenomenon from dance floor. From Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of the award-winning hip-hop group the Roots, comes this vibrant book commemorating the legacy of Soul Train—the cultural phenomenon that launched the careers of artists such as Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, the Jackson 5, Whitney Houston, Lenny Kravitz, LL Cool J,