The show "Soul Train" was broadcast nationally on TV from 1971 through 2006. And for years, it helped shape musical tastes all across the country. But it began as a local TV show in Chicago.

Before becoming a nationally syndicated show, Soul Train began as a local show in Chicago. And this week, August 17, marks 53 years since it aired for the very first time. Back in 1970 ...

In 2011, Chicago celebrated the 40th anniversary of the show’s first nationally syndicated episode with a free concert in Millennium Park. Don Cornelius, the creator of “Soul Train.” ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --The iconic voice of the "Soul Train" opening scream is suing to get $75,000 in royalties. In a lawsuit, former WVON DJ Joe Cobb said he should continue getting paid for his ...

But Cornelius liked his prank so much that he had Cobb introduce “Soul Train.” The television show started out small, airing on the Chicago UHF station WCIU-Channel 26 before hitting the big ...

“Soul Train” was chugga-chugging along, shaping ideas of cool across dance, fashion and culture. Debuting in August 1970 on Chicago’s WCIU-TV, the Saturday morning entertainment show was a ...

Cobb and Don Cornelius, creator of “Soul Train,” worked together at a radio station in the 1960s before the latter launched the series in 1971, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The variety ...

"Soul Train," the dance show hosted by DJ Don Cornelius ... minutes of commercials for each episode as it expanded from a Chicago broadcast to a national Los Angeles-based production in color.