Several acts appeared on both the Chicago and nationally syndicated versions, including: Jerry Butler, The Chi-Lites, The Emotions, B.B. King, Curtis Mayfield, The Staple Singers, Tyrone Davis, Gene Chandler, The Five Stairsteps, and The O'Jays.
The show premiered in Chicago on August 17, 1970, as a daily dance program on WCIU-TV (Channel 26). The guests were Jerry Butler, The Chi-Lites, and The Emotions. The nationally syndicated version premiered October 2, 1971. Don Cornelius passed hosting duties for the local version to Clinton Ghent, one of the dancers, and it produced original episodes until 1976, with repeats airing until 1979.
Dancers had to be at least 18-years-old to appear on the show.
In 2016, BET Networks, a division of Viacom, bought the rights to Soul Train. The final 13 seasons had been taped at Viacom-owned Paramount Studios.
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