A Look Back At The Chicago Soul Train [Idolator Celebrates Music Writing (for Once)]

It's easy to spend time openly mocking bad music writing—there's certainly enough of it out there—but it's such a pleasant surprise when someone's done the legwork to present something informative and interesting in the music press. Thanks, Jake Austen of the Chicago Reader, for making my week with your article about Chicago's homegrown edition of the legendary Soul Train. As a somewhat avid Soul Train fan, I knew the show had its beginnings in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles, but I ce...

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