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Index

Contents Foreword by Gladys Knight Preface by Nick Cannon Introduction: Laying Down the Tracks Part 1 Love—The 1970S

The Big Idea

A Small Start for a Big Idea Leavin’ on a Morning Train to California Al Green The First Family of Soul (Train) The Ubiquitous Jacksons

The Acts

Stevie Wonder Marvin Gaye Rock Royalty Sink or Swim Motown and Soul Train Jazzin’ Up Soul Train Appealing to a New Generation Tribute to James Brown Funk Fever The Supergroup Sensation Cash Chameleons Disco: A Brief Derailing? Or a Change with the Times?

The Moves

Season 1 Dancers The Soul Train Line Spotlight on Damita Jo High Energy From Street to Saturday Night Fever Stepping Out of Line Focus on Fashion Spotlight on Jeffrey and Jody

The Big Moments

The O’Jays The Fifth Beatle The Isley Brothers Average White Band and the Undisputed Truth Trifecta Elton John David Bowie The End of the Decade

Part 2 Peace—The 1980S

The Idea

Kicking and Screaming Tribute to Smokey Robinson Keep Moving or Die A New Genre and a New Jackson From Funk to Pop Welcome Back to the Future: Take One Welcome Back to the Future: Take Two Hip-Hop as It Happened

The Acts

The Boys Are Back in Town A New Rubric Protégé Power: Punk Funk vs Purple Rock Blue-Eyed Soul Expanding Horizons

The Moves

Meet the Cast Spotlight on Louie “Ski” Carr A Hip-Hop Skip and a Jump down the Soul Train Line

The Big Moments

A Salute to Rick James LL Cool J Teddy Pendergrass Yarbrough & Peoples The Pointer Sisters Patti LaBelle A Salute to Jermaine Jackson A Tribute to Marvin Gaye Soul Train Spectrum Herbie Hancock Kool & the Gang A Salute to Diana Ross A Note About New Jack—and Don Dancing The Cult of Personality The End of the Decade

Part 3 Soul—The 1990S

The Idea

Meditations on the Theme The Decade-Defining Sound

The Acts

Back to Beastie Bell Biv DeVoe Lenny Kravitz Alternative Black Music Classic Collaboration

The Moves

The Backup Moves Up Front Meet the Cast

The Big Moments

Tribute to Quincy Jones Tribute to Stevie Wonder Tribute to Gladys Knight Gerald and Eddie Levert Move to Movies Introducing Girl Power Vision of Mariah Turning the Corner

The End of the Road: Episode 734 Afterword: Unlocking the Treasure Trove Acknowledgments About the Author Credits Copyright About the Publisher