SOUL TRAIN

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Take your time, jump on a train called SOUL TRAIN.

This is a Music Show that started in Chicago for Television.

The film is a history of American Music called SOUL.

You must have in mind that, this film also has a perspective on a problem that USA still has today, and that is segregation of White and Black people. Whatever you like it or not, its a very important part of  USA:s history. It´s more notable in the bigger citys. Still very notably in the southern states of USA today too unfortenatly. 

The style that first had its roots in Detroit (Motown) across the lake from Chicago, this music rapidly developed a lots of spinoff styles. Some were called Funky or Funk. And it was the original music that later on become popular at the discos in the USA. Note  that the "Disco-music" in Europe at this time, was far from what a Disco in USA was. In Europe it was called Euro-Disco, that had very little to do with the original Funkmusik or soulmusic , just the "backbeat". And The dancingplaces called Disco in Chicago in the 80´s was very  "Black or White only".

To me these places were places were people went and they really danced.

Almost like a dance-show. People went there for the good show at the dancefloor. The dancefloores were also built-up like a stage, with spotlights on the couples that were dancing. So far from the European Discoteques as it could be. In small clubs in smaller towns and near a University or college you could find something like the European style maybe. In NY, there was the famus, Studio 54.

Now, I do know that there are different aspects of soulmusic, what´s "soulmusic" or not, and that differs alot to many listeners. It depends on the listeners ear or mood.  The labelling of this music is not important. There is so much "undertones" of what is real soulmusic or not. So has Jazz, Blues, and R&B too to their listeners . Soulmusic could also be related to some christian churches, like Babtists in The USA then it´´s getting closer to godspell.  It´s just a matter of musical styles that are close related to each other. Some may call it "groove" or "feeling"  some might call it soul. That´s what I think.

Watch the film it has a lot of history too!