(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’ ...

Soul Train continues to convey love, peace and soul, 55 years after first gracing television screens. What became a beloved fixture in American television history first started as a road show. After ...

For the record, Shalamar had been around since the late ’70s, originally created by “Soul Train” booking agent Dick Griffey, along with Cornelius himself. When the original lead singer departed at ...