Celebratethecultureofcoolwiththiscompact,paperbackeditionoftheheartfelttributetoSoulTrain,aworldwidephenomenonofdance,music,andfashion.FromAhmir“Questlove“Thompsonoftheaward-winninghip-hopgrouptheRoots,comesthisvibrantbookcommemoratingthelegacyofSoulTrain--theculturalphenomenonthatlaunchedthecareersofartistssuchasTinaTurner,StevieWonder,theJackson5,WhitneyHouston,LennyKravitz,LLCoolJ,andArethaFranklin.Questloverevealstheremarkablestoryofthecaptivatingprogram,andhistextispairedwithmorethan350photographsoftheshow’smostmemorableepisodesandthelarger-than-lifecharacterswhodefinedit:thegreathostDonCornelius,theextraordinarymusicians,andthepeoplewholivedthephenomenonfromthedancefloor.TheforewordbyGladysKnightandprefacefromNickCannonaddheartfeltanduniqueperspectivesonthisseminalshow.35-YEARHISTORY:Avibrantcelebrationofoneofthelongest-runningnationallysyndicatedprogramsinAmericantelevisionhistory,whichranover1,100episodes.BEHINDTHESCENES:Includesfirst-handcommentariesabouttheshow’simpactoncelebrity’scareersandourculturefrombelovedartistssuchasGladysKnight,SteveWonder,CarmenElectra,B.B.King,AlGreen,NickCannon,andBillWithers.FILLEDWITHPHOTOS:Containshundredsofimagesoficonicmomentsfromtheshow,includingmanynever-before-seen.
