No Peace, No Love, No Soul

When Soul Train ended in 2006, it went out with a whimper. Don Cornelius had already quit and the show was a shadow of its former glory. A combination of MTV, BET and Hip-Hop killed the audience that was watching Soul Train. That audience from the 70's to the mid 80's had grown up and Hip-Hop was not for them. And then neither was Soul Train. The kids who now dominated the record buying had no use for an old relic, not when they could see clips on BET or MTV. Soul Train's annual awards shows startled to lose steam as well. So bad that in 2007, most of the big names didn't even bother to show up. No respect for the Don? Now that awards show, along with the TV show are long gone. You can still conjure up nice memories by going on You Tube and seeing old Soul Train clips. It's possible that Cornelius never got his due. He got a special Grammy, but he has disappeared along with his shows legacy. You can't buy old Soul Train TV shows on DVD. The Soul Train web site hasn't been updated in 3!! years. If Cornelius no longer cares, why should we? But if you grew up with the sounds of Old School Soul, and Soul Train was the only place to see acts sing and dancer's dance the latest moves, then you have to feel a twinge of sadness for Cornelius and his signature brand.