Disco Memories On Soul Train...Great Moments...(Update 2/7)

**dvdjamm** · January 27th, 2006, 06:08 AM

**discokicks** · January 27th, 2006, 08:23 AM

Wow...thanks for posting these wonderful memories! I can't stop smiling while watching these moments of genuine talent being performed during the earlier days of disco.

There is so much beauty in the seemingly innocent times of the past.

**DiscoMan** · January 27th, 2006, 11:01 AM

This is great!
Thanks :D

**remicks** · January 27th, 2006, 11:34 AM

******

8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
just watched The Trammps 8) 8) 8)
thank you dvdjamm

*****

**Super D** · January 27th, 2006, 02:22 PM

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet :D

Aretha was Hot!

super d(motordetroit)

**Videoskooter** · January 27th, 2006, 02:40 PM

DVD, thx for the link man, great stuff

**Disco Funk** · January 27th, 2006, 08:49 PM

I was only able to check out the Trammps one. So cool!!! I've got so many philly records, but I've never seen these guys in action. I thought the guy on the left was Norman Harris (he looked like him), so its interesting to find out that it was Dennis Harris. I guess they're brothers. Ron 'Have Mercy' Kersey is another guy who played all over the Philly stuff. His trademark sound was the fender rhodes electric piano. I believe that was him on 'I Was Born This Way', for example. And Earl Young, the drumming phenomenon - too bad he was behind the kit. I hope some of the other philly-related soul train clips will show him on drums.

Thanks for those. Now if someone could get those bleedin clips onto a nice DVD package!!!!

Here's a link to another Philly cut, one of my faves from the Jacksons' first Epic LP, a track called 'Show You the Way To Go':

http://www.youtube.com/w/Jacksons-Mu...philly%20disco

And check out the Dynamic Superiors, who had some big albums on Motown in the mid 70's. This is a track from '74 called Shoe Shoe Shine. I didn't realize the lead singer was so effeminate!

http://www.youtube.com/w/Dynamic-Sup...?v=RFpizDxZrCE

Doctor Love by First Choice on Top Pop:

http://www.youtube.com/w/First-Choic...first%20choice

Ritchie Family - African Queens:

http://www.youtube.com/w/Ritchie-Fam...?v=vOQF-tSmHtw

Best Disco In Town (this looks like an actual promo film):

http://www.youtube.com/w/Ritchie-Fam...tchie%20family

Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around:

http://www.youtube.com/w/Vicki-Sue-R...?v=M3Sdr53kDIQ

Watched the Joe Tex video - hilarious!! Man, Joe went down hard! But that was a good sight gag for that performance.

Disco Funk

**dvdjamm** · January 27th, 2006, 11:53 PM

thanks,everyone...i must have spent about 3 hours just watching old clips on youtube.....u found some cool ones,Discofunk.....here's a few more for u to watch....some might not be pure disco,but it sure gets u groovin',lol....

The Jacksons -
http://www.youtube.com/w/Jacksons?v=4KDutnD8gZs

The Jacksons - Enjoy Yourself http://www.youtube.com/w/Jacksons?v=LHjngp0f3A0

Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is/Can I Get A Witness
http://www.youtube.com/w/MarvinGaye-...?v=pggDP9bT05A

Chic - Le Freak http://www.youtube.com/w/Chic-Music-Video?v=34qzbYnjMhU

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough http://www.youtube.com/w/MarvinGaye%...?v=iAv6hEV5CSs

Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops http://www.youtube.com/w/Jackie-Wilson-1?v=6zutIiYnKZM

Stevie Wonder - Superstition http://www.youtube.com/w/Stevie-Wonder?v=x-niXRdeWCM

Stevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her http://www.youtube.com/w/Stevie-Wonder?v=OUUdVvU8cpU

Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You (Video) http://www.youtube.com/w/I-Can-Dream...?v=oiDVKj6GRN0

Otis Redding - Respect http://www.youtube.com/w/Otis-Redding-3?v=91c-XwWqihk

Lou Rawls - You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine http://www.youtube.com/w/Great-Lou-R...?v=xFLuTaH4hcM

Jackie Wilson - Higher And Higher http://www.youtube.com/w/Jackie-Wilson-2?v=6bwrpyWUqCY

Shiela B & Devotion - Singing In The Rain http://www.youtube.com/w/East-German...s&search=disco

Ottawan - D.I.S.C.O. http://www.youtube.com/w/D.I.S.C.O.?...k&search=disco

Studio 54 Pics http://www.youtube.com/w/Studio-54-D...M&search=disco

Usher - Ain't No Stopping Us Now http://www.youtube.com/w/Usher-%22Ai...s&search=disco

CoCo Lee - Disco Queen (Chinese) ;)) http://www.youtube.com/w/CoCo-Lee---...c&search=disco

and for the fans of the funk....
Parliament/Funkadelic - Aqua Boogie http://www.youtube.com/w/Parliament-...rch=funkadelic

**remicks** · January 28th, 2006, 01:59 AM

*****
This is exciting stuff :D

I'll have to go down to the library during lunch so I can view them on a fast computer .

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DISCO FUNK : I was only able to check out the Trammps one. So cool!!! I've got so many philly records, but I've never seen these guys in action

DF ..... I know how much you're into these guys ...so this has to be a real thrill to finally visually see them . 8) 8) ---- Me too ! Lord have mercy Kersey !!!

*****

**DiscoMan** · January 28th, 2006, 09:37 AM

Great stuff! :D

Just watched The Richie Family (love 'em). I ain't seen this in 30 years!!!!

Is Earl Young, young in that Trammps clip... :lol:

Makes my heart soar. :D

**Disco Funk** · January 28th, 2006, 10:31 AM

Originally Written by remicks

DF ..... I know how much you're into these guys ...so this has to be a real thrill to finally visually see them . 8) 8) ---- Me too ! Lord have mercy Kersey !!!

*****

Yup! Lol! They were playing live too. It would have been nice to hear the original audio. It would have been a totally raw sounding version.

Disco Funk

**in-the-groove** · January 28th, 2006, 11:59 AM

OMG... so much great stuff to be found! Spent all morning going thru these. Here is Blue Magic doing 'Look Me Up'. Love this song, and what a treat to see them perform it, even thought he lead singer's lip synching looks a bit forced.

http://www.youtube.com/w/Blue-Magic-...h=blue%20magic

Also found THIS one which is a HOOT! Donna Summers doing Love to Love You Baby on a Dutch TV show.
http://www.youtube.com/w/DONNA-SUMME...donna%20summer
Donna looks great, but check out Dieter, the spandex dance-boy... :o He desperately wants to have his minkey spanked! And check out that move that looks like the salute from 'Plan 9 From Outer Space' :lol: :lol: :lol:

**dvdjamm** · January 28th, 2006, 07:13 PM

the more i look in it,the more surprised i get from finding things that i've never seen before......just amazing.....

Sylvester/Patrick Cowley(Yay!) - Do U Wanna Funk http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...&search=Search

Village People - San Francisco(with only 3 original members) http://www.youtube.com/w/Village-Peo...llage%20people

Village People - Macho Man http://www.youtube.com/w/Village-Peo...llage%20people

Village People - YMCA http://www.youtube.com/w/Village-Peo...llage%20people

Village People - YMCA (Rockamerica Remix) http://www.youtube.com/w/Village-Peo...llage%20people

Village People - Do You Wanna Spend The Night http://www.youtube.com/w/Do-You-Wann...llage%20people

Village People - In The Navy http://www.youtube.com/w/village-peo...llage%20people

Eartha Kitt - Where Is My Man (Rockamerica Remix) http://www.youtube.com/w/Eartha-Kitt...ch=Rockamerica

Diana Ross - Upside Down (Rockamerica Remix) http://www.youtube.com/w/Diana-Ross-...ch=Rockamerica

Grace Jones - La Vie En Rose (Rockamerica Remix) http://www.youtube.com/w/Grace-Jones...ch=Rockamerica

ABBA - Take A Chance On Me http://www.youtube.com/w/take-a-chan...mc&search=abba

ABBA - Mamma Mia http://www.youtube.com/w/ABBA--Top-o...8I&search=abba

Roberta Kelly - Zodiacs http://www.youtube.com/w/Roberta-Kel...search=giorgio

Chic (with Slash from Guns and Roses) Le Freak http://www.youtube.com/w/Slash-with-...BQ&search=chic

Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon http://www.youtube.com/w/Boney-M---R...arch=boney%20m

Blondie - Dreaming/Heart Of Glass http://www.youtube.com/w/Blondie---M...ight%20special

Jackson 5 - Dancing Machine http://www.youtube.com/w/The-Jackson...JE&search=cher

**Mixmachine** · January 28th, 2006, 09:29 PM

wow guys , this is great stuff, yeah, someone should release all this in a nice restored DVD set.

I watched that Aretha like 10 times!!!!!How about that funky systa in the gray suit in the front by the end of the clip, that's what I call 'getting down wit your funky self" 70's style baby !!!! Take note youngsters, we were cool cats once!!!

as far as I remember never saw before Double Exposure or the Dynamic Superiors, and didn't remember this young Trammps either, I didn’t know Earl Young sang leads especially baritone. :o

How much do you think Wacko JacKo owes Jacky Wilson,? :lol:

I just saw Lou Rawls' , I remember seen this Live on TV that night, only a true Master could recover after that, I remember that even I stood up in my living room an applauded to that performance! Awesome!!! Lou!! we'll never forget you...

That Joe tex is priceless I think he really broke his hip :lol:

Steve’s “superstition” was great, I wanted to see again that synch instrument he played that Graham once mentioned it’s history around here, I forgot the name now :(

Blue Magic is great too, remember seeing them only doing “side show” , I think the music has been ‘dubbed’ over the performance so it looks like a very bad lipsink job.

Fisrst Choice was nice, but those stiff Brits announcers are so un-cool and so “top 40”, no soul what so ever hahahahaha :lol: :lol:

Got to go and watch the rest, 8)

**Disco Funk** · January 28th, 2006, 09:38 PM

Originally Written by in-the-groove

OMG... so much great stuff to be found! Spent all morning going thru these. Here is Blue Magic doing 'Look Me Up'. Love this song, and what a treat to see them perform it, even thought he lead singer's lip synching looks a bit forced.

Thanks for the link. I didn't think about plugging them into the search engine. As for the bad synching, that was done by whoever created this video. Ted Mills would have been singing live. Some clips feature the original audio, and you can tell that they are definitely singing. I think the Dynamic Superiors performance is an example.

Here's fellow philly vocal group The Stylistics doing Betcha By Golly Wow:

http://www.youtube.com/w/stylistics?...rch=stylistics

Barry White - Can't Get Enough:

http://www.youtube.com/w/barry-white...=barry%20white

Love Unlimited - Walking In The Rain With The One I Love:

http://www.youtube.com/w/soul-train-...ve%20unlimited

Here's another slow song - the late Minnie Riperton - Lovin You (looks like an old promo):

http://www.youtube.com/w/Minnie-Ripe...nie%20riperton

And live vocals from a Soul Train performance of Reasons by her (Mariah got nothin' on her!):

http://www.youtube.com/w/Minnie-Ripe...nie%20riperton

and Lovin' You (boy did the music world lose such a phenom when she died):

http://www.youtube.com/w/Minnie-Ripe...earch=riperton

Willie Hutch on Soul Train doing 'Brother's Gonna Work It Out':

http://www.youtube.com/w/SOULTRAINFA...0train%20dance

And here's a medley that starts with Three Degrees singing 'Dirty Ol' Man':

http://www.youtube.com/w/70s-Soul-Me...ch=disco%2070s

Here's a track I have the 12" to and never listen to it because it sucks, but hey, there was a video - Seebach Band's 'Apache':

http://www.youtube.com/w/Apache-by-S...ch=70s%20music

Disco Funk

**paul** · January 29th, 2006, 03:24 AM

dvdjam, thanks for posting one of the best post I've ever seen and heard hear. AWESOME! :D
Christ, I spent hours listening to what you and other linked.
Memo to you guys who love the music but were too young to be there, this says a lot.
Bernie, if I may be so bold, can you make this one of your permanent sticky things?
Man...what memories. It almost brought tears when I think about how good the music was then.
Delight (I know you're lurking), did you check out The Jacksons Show You The Way To Go?

**neonlights** · January 29th, 2006, 04:26 AM

wow.. Thanks for all those links guys! Some of these definitely need to go on DVD. That Joe Tex one is hilarious! :lol:

**Disco Funk** · January 29th, 2006, 10:39 AM

Jacksons - Shake Your Body Down

Jackson 5 - Get It Together (Soul Train)

David Ruffin - Walk Away From Love (Soul Train)

David Ruffin - Wild Honey (Soul Train)

BT Express - Peace Pipe (Soul Train)

Al Green - You Oughta Be With Me (Soul Train)

Spinners - Games People Play (Soul Train) - this one has the funnier synch jobs, as the female part on the recording was sung by a man in the soul train performance.

Stargard-What You Waitin For (Top Pop)

Temptations - Plastic Man (Soul Train)

Donna Summer - Try Me We Can Make It (American Bandstand)

Merry Clayton - Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow (Soul Train)

Stevie Wonder on Sesame Street doing the voice box synth thing years before Roger Troutman and Zapp would make it the cool thing to do.

Disco Funk

**neonlights** · January 29th, 2006, 12:54 PM

Ooh.. thanks for posing that Stargard clip, first time I've seen a clip of them..

Some that I found..

The Supremes - I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking (on Soul Train)
sounds like they're singing to an alternate mix..

The Supremes - He's My Man (on Soul Train)

The Supremes - High Energy (promo video)

Ritchie Family - American Generation (RAI TV Italy)

Gloria Gaynor - Anybody Wanna Party (on American Bandstand)

Chaka Khan plays the drums (what a funky groove!)

Rufus & Chaka Khan - Any Love

Rufus & Chaka Khan - Masterjam (promo video)

The Emotions - Best Of My Love (on Soul Train)

Evelyn "Champagne" King - Shame

**jam master jay** · January 29th, 2006, 09:46 PM

Wow - what great clips here! I could spend hours and hours going through them all...thanks to everyone who posted links!

**paul** · January 30th, 2006, 01:25 AM

Thanks Bernie 8)

**dvdjamm** · January 30th, 2006, 02:12 AM

Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone http://www.youtube.com/w/AL-GREEN?v=...rch=al%20green

the only reason i added this is not just because it's a cool song....but look at what the reverend is wearing :lol:

**DiscoMan** · January 30th, 2006, 08:28 PM

Man...Donna is so sassy! Is there any question as to why so many of us fell in love with her. :D

**keefelc** · January 30th, 2006, 09:09 PM

Wow! What wonderful memories. Reminds me why I couldn't wait for "Soul Train" over "American Bandstand" on Saturday afternoons. Even though Don Cornelius had the personality of wallpaper on the show, you didn't care because of the guests he had on the show! :D Thanks DVDJamm for starting this post!