"Soul Train" - TSOP

Good morning peeps! Finally...something to praise BET about! I am loving their new channel, Centric! I discovered this channel about a month ago, as I was channel surfing. I saw that it featured classic videos of artists in different genres of music, instead of just rap! I was delighted to see some of the forgotten R&B artists that my generation grew up listening to. The only time I was able to see these performers lately, was at live venues like The Beacon Theater, The Paradise Theater in the Bronx, Lehman College in the Bronx, BB Kings, etc. However, these shows are few and far between (well, I have seen a lot in the past few years). Anyway, I am a fan of Centric now. The other reason I am thrilled about this channel is that it shows vintage Soul Train episodes! Y-a-a-y! Not just any old episodes; none of those eighties or nineties "under the skirt" episodes, that made me stop watching, but episodes from the seventies! Great music! Great artists! Great, well so-so dancing! Afros! platform shoes! Leisure suits! Polyester! (Boo!). I am loving the revival of The Soul Train Awards Show too! As I watched last night, I reminisced and really missed the greats like: Chaka Khan, Al Green, Aretha, The Whispers, The Delfonics, The Stylistics, The O'jays. These groups used to be the mainstay artists on S.T. in the seventies. Charlie Wilson of The Gap Band was honored (with Keith Sweat and Genuwine representing), as was Chaka Khan. Kudos to them! There was a Motown Tribute performance that was rather lackluster in my opinion, due to weak singers. During the tribute to Chaka, there was a lot of unnecessary screaming by: Erykah Badu, Fantasia and one other female whose name escapes me. The best homage was sung by Angie Stone, who didn't scream or oversing. When Chaka did sing, she screamed a bit too much also...my opinion folks. Boyz-to-Men was missing two men, but still sounded good. The show was taped in The ATL, so those "Housewives" were there. Random observation: The Don (Cornelious) was not there...just saying.