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And now the host of
Shady Train...
Shady Train...
Don Cornelius!
Hi there, you're right on time for another super slick ride
on the Shady Train. You know the drill. Only the cool
kids get in and every tune's a bad mamma jamma.
And to kick things off we're gonna jump on it to one of the slickest sounds around.
It comes from a funky R&B veteran who has been turning out hits since the mid
1960s. He is currently on a roll in the 70s thanks to a disco hit on his new label
Epic Records entitled "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)."
Let's get some hands together, gang, for the fabulous Mr.-- Joe Tex!
"Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" - Joe Tex
(Apr./May 1977, highest chart pos. #7 R&B/#12 Hot 100/#15 Cash Box)
And since they first informed us a few
years ago that "La La" actually means
"I Love You," three handsome and
talented young men have virtually
cornered the market on songs of love.
They boast a string of hits that seems
to have no end. Flashing back to the
early years of Shady Train via the
magic of videotape, a big welcome
please, gang, for Philly's Phinest,
the mighty-- Delfonics!
early years of Shady Train via the
magic of videotape, a big welcome
please, gang, for Philly's Phinest,
the mighty-- Delfonics!
"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" - The Delfonics
(Feb./Mar. 1970, highest chart pos. #3 R&B/#10 Hot 100/#13 Cash Box)
(Feb./Mar. 1970, highest chart pos. #3 R&B/#10 Hot 100/#13 Cash Box)
And check 'em out...
the Shady Train gang,
the Shady train line.
They're coming down
the pike to a tune
you'll like, a funky
sound that's bad to
the bone. "Shot you
mouth off, boy!"
It's Indeep--
"When Boys Talk!"
"When Boys Talk" (Adeyhawke Remix) - Indeep
(May/June 1983, highest chart pos. #16 Club/#32 R&B)
And that's just
half the ride.
Stick around for
more super soul
sounds when
Shady Train
continues right
after this.
And let's turn back the hands of time for another vintage Shady Train performance,
this one by an extraordinary canary who earned herself a gold record by getting
on "Mr. Big Stuff's" case. As she joins us to do her smash hit and signature
song, please welcome Stax recording artist miss-- Jean Knight!
"Mr. Big Stuff" - Jean Knight
(June/July 1971, highest chart pos.
#1 R&B/#2 Hot 100 & Cash Box)
(June/July 1971, highest chart pos.
#1 R&B/#2 Hot 100 & Cash Box)
And we're workin' on a groovy thing here
on the Shady Train, and groovy is the
theme of a hot one performed by our
next guests, another exciting band from
The City of Brotherly Love - Philly, PA.
As they join us to do their latest single
on the TSOP label entitled "Party Is
A Groovy Thing" from the album
Boogie Down U.S.A., let's make
some big noise please, gang,
for-- People's Choice!
on the Shady Train, and groovy is the
theme of a hot one performed by our
next guests, another exciting band from
The City of Brotherly Love - Philly, PA.
As they join us to do their latest single
on the TSOP label entitled "Party Is
A Groovy Thing" from the album
Boogie Down U.S.A., let's make
some big noise please, gang,
for-- People's Choice!
"Party is a Groovy Thing" - People's Choice
(Jan./Feb. 1975, highest chart pos. #45 R&B/#14 Netherlands)
And we are delighted to
welcome a dynamic duo
that puts down a mighty
funky sound. Together
since 1979, they are
currently breaking
through to stardom
thanks to their talent,
their charisma and
a recent record
label switch.
As they join us to do "I'll be Good," a hit single from their first
Mercury album entitled Street Called Desire, let's hear it,
gang, for-- René and Angela!
"I'll Be Good" - René & Angela
(Sept./Oct. 1985, highest chart pos. #4 R&B,
#7 U.S. Dance, #47 Hot 100)
And look out now, it's Frankie Smith. He's runnin' down a sound we think is
one of the baddest things around. This one spent an astonishing 31 weeks
on the chart. It's a biggin' everybody's diggin' called-- "Double Dutch Bus!"
"Double Dutch Bus" - Frankie Smith
(Mar. to Aug. '81, highest cht. pos. #1 R&B,
#29 Cash Box/#30 Hot 100)
And if that don't do it for
you, nothing ever will.
We hope you'll get
into it with us again
next time when we
pop open another
six pack and toss in
an extra cool one
for good measure.
CLICK TO START
THE VIDEO NOW!
You can bet your last money, it's all gonna be a stone gas,
honey. I'm Don Cornelius, and as always in parting,
we wish you love... peace... and soul!
"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" - MFSB
(Theme from Soul Train feat. The Three Degrees)
(Mar./Apr. 1974, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box & R&B)
