Since I grew up watching "Soul Train" in the 70's and 80's I couldn't wait to read this book. It goes through the history of the show, some of the happenings with the Soul Train dancers and of course a lot about Don Cornelius. Don was a man who a lot of people loved and some who did not have kind words for him. People have to remember you can't please everybody and that despite that fact, Don was a true innovator who gave black artists the exposure they deserved when a lot of television shows (including American Bandstand) would not have groups on whose music was "too black and soulful", in other words intended for black people. After musicians like Kool and The Gang, Donald Byrd, The Sylvers, (actors like Vonetta McGhee, Brock Peters, Max Julien) etc. went on Soul Train THEN the musicians went on American Bandstand.
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An objective and well written book mainly about the 1970s era of Soul Train.
Love, Peace, and Soul was an ambitious, smart, objective, and passionately written book about the glory years of the classic music variety show Soul Train. Author Ericka Blount Danois is a huge fan of Soul Train, so she took it upon herself to write a book about a show that to this day carries some major weight in the history of Black entertainment.Love, Peace and Soul is a chronological book, in that Danois wanted to give its readers a detailed and well researched analyses of Soul Train from its beginnings in 1970 to the year it officially went off the air in 2006.One of this books' strengths was that it gave a lot of attention to its dancers, who were the backbone of the show. Most times when people talk or write about Soul Train, they want to discuss the show's leader and creator Don Cornelius, the musical guests that appeared on the show over the years, and its place in TV history. But Danois wanted to take a different tac and one must appreciate that.My favorite parts of the book were when she discussed the 1980s and 1990s era of the show as well as the list of episodes section near the end of the book that went from pages 173 to 228.Danois is a huge fan of 1970s music and fashion and that was evident throughout this book. More than 132 of the 172 total pages in the book (or more than 75 percent of the book) that was dedicated to the memory of Soul Train were mostly about the 1970s era of the show. When it came time to discuss the 1980s and 1990s era of the show Danois put in a few groups or acts that were big in those eras; and she wasn't too keen on going deep with those artists like she did artists from the 1970s.I get it that the 1970s were the golden years of the show, but still, Soul Train was still an iconic show in the 80s and 90s and they deserved more than what they got in this book.In conclusion, Love, Peace, and Soul was more about the 1970s era of Soul Train than anything else. But I do admire the ambition, passion, and great research that Danois put forth in this book. Don Cornelius would have been proud of this book.
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An objective and well written book mainly about the 1970s era of Soul Train.Love, Peace, and Soul was an ambitious, smart, objective, and passionately written book about the glory years of the classic music variety show Soul Train. Author Ericka Blount Danois is a huge fan of Soul Train, so she took it upon herself to write a book about a show that to this day carries some major weight in the history of Black entertainment.
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2023
Love, Peace and Soul is a chronological book, in that Danois wanted to give its readers a detailed and well researched analyses of Soul Train from its beginnings in 1970 to the year it officially went off the air in 2006.
One of this books' strengths was that it gave a lot of attention to its dancers, who were the backbone of the show. Most times when people talk or write about Soul Train, they want to discuss the show's leader and creator Don Cornelius, the musical guests that appeared on the show over the years, and its place in TV history. But Danois wanted to take a different tac and one must appreciate that.
My favorite parts of the book were when she discussed the 1980s and 1990s era of the show as well as the list of episodes section near the end of the book that went from pages 173 to 228.
Danois is a huge fan of 1970s music and fashion and that was evident throughout this book. More than 132 of the 172 total pages in the book (or more than 75 percent of the book) that was dedicated to the memory of Soul Train were mostly about the 1970s era of the show. When it came time to discuss the 1980s and 1990s era of the show Danois put in a few groups or acts that were big in those eras; and she wasn't too keen on going deep with those artists like she did artists from the 1970s.
I get it that the 1970s were the golden years of the show, but still, Soul Train was still an iconic show in the 80s and 90s and they deserved more than what they got in this book.
In conclusion, Love, Peace, and Soul was more about the 1970s era of Soul Train than anything else. But I do admire the ambition, passion, and great research that Danois put forth in this book. Don Cornelius would have been proud of this book.
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