Soul Train Dancer Crystal McCarey Recalls Marvin Gaye Asking Her To Dance During His Performance!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Original Soul Train dancer Crystal McCarey was requested by multiple musical acts, such as Marvin Gaye and Little Richard, during her time dancing on Soul Train. Watch the latest episode of #IWasASoulTrainDancer featuring Crystal!
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That Soul Train Into though!The music into changed over the years and made black kids feel good. Every Saturday morning we was rocking to it.
@@ronronsrampage me to
I want to work for SoulTrain....I think it’s time for a reboot....Questlove?? Hello!
I was a soul train dancer from the age of 10 to 15 in my living room every Sunday!!
Right🤣🤣🤣
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I think it came on Saturday!....😄
Me2🤭
I know that’s right!
My kids are in their thirties. The last generation to grow up watching Soul Train on Saturday morning. We ate breakfast, watched ST, then cleaned the house. I'm glad they got in on that. 😏
That was our routine too!
I'm 39 and I grew up watching soul train
This must have been the ritual in almost every household back then. Once Soul Train was over it was on to dusting, scrubbing, and washing! Lol. Really miss the carefree and calm days before 2020.
Yup i had that routine with my mom as well
I’m a 90s baby, just turned 25. I hate I missed out on the Soul Train era, well the 70s and 80s.
I had the opportunity to go to Soul Train but when my parents discovered that we did not have appropriate chaperone- the deal was off. I am still crying to this day and that was about 50 years ago. What made it worst, the radio station picked another girl to go in my place and she was actually featured on TV, and she did the soul train puzzle. I am still crying!!
im 24yrs old i would be crying til the end of my days too lol
Damn parents
Awww, man! They should do a segment of “I was ALMOST a Soul Train Dancer.”
There's a reason for everything. Research Hollyweird and children
You should be thankful you had good parents.
I absolutely loved Crystal-she was one of my favorite dancers on Soul Train. She had this vintage classic look and I loved the way she danced. She still looks amazing.
I met Don in person once a few years before he passed and his voice still had me swooooooooning. So major.
I love how when I watch these & they’re always asked about their style, they always give Tony Briggs soooo much praise.. & I am soooo jealous because not only do I wish I could’ve danced on Soul Train, but I want/need Tony to design something for MEEEE 😭😭🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾 He always had everyone (including himself) ON POINT!
Thank you So Much this was an Amazing Time Iife ,Fashion is my Passion even now in 2023!
I remember her. She looks like her mom.
The Chi was well represented on this show.
Yes indeed we are so talented its in the water! We are the ish!! 🥰🥰
I totally agree. Well represented indeed.
@Pamelafountain60 jones We know that but many, many others doesn't.
I've lived in L.A. the younger crowd thought ST was created in Los Angeles.
No, ST stared in CHI and for some reason moved to the West coast.
@Pamelafountain60 jones You are probably correct. It only makes sense considering LA and NY is that entertainment capitals. Yes, that was the right move. But darn, I just wish more Chicago based dancers could have got their shine on. Big up to L.A without a doubt. They did their thing on the dance floor. ✌
@Pamelafountain60 jones Yes indeed, I know the brother. Well, not personally. But I am aware of whom you are talking about. He hails from the northside if I'm not mistaken?
Shabba Do, heck yeah, Chitown represent.
I know in my past life I was up in there tearing up that dance floor. Mane what a beautiful experience that must have been.
She was one of the beautiful women on Soul Train
You are very lucky that you were part of a venue that immortalized your YOUTH; so today you & others can view your body & looks during the FLAWLESS period of your life...it passes so quickly...but if it's archived, it becomes personal ART for your collection...
Lol "Crystal what are you doing up here?!?"
They had fun
*DON SHOULD'VE PROVIDED A GREAT MENU AND PAID THE KEY DANCETS. POINT. BLANK. PERIODDDDDDD*
If you ever do a biopic, please consider Tessa Thompson! 🔥❤️💃🏾
Funkadelic looks like the Masters of the Universe toys.
Sssooooooooooouuuuuulllll Train!
I wish the dancers would have earned a wage for their contributions to the show.
Yeah i said that too! They did a lot for the show marketing wise! Tyrone Proctor interview with his old partner. Part 1 and 2 TH-cam says all what they did for Soul Train they deserved to get paid. They was on there every weekend for years!!! Then toured Soul Train Gang, appeared in magazines, articles etc..
No money? Then why do it?
@@GuidedbyCrows the joy.
@@GuidedbyCrows - A lot of them were trying to make it as professional dancers or in some other form of entertainment (and some of them did make it). Still, they should've been paid at least a little. The entertainment industry is notorious for exploiting people.
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It was not exploiting, it was an opportunity to be exposed. And at that time many of the Black recording artist watched the show and had their favorites. Some of the dancers went on to become professional (paid) singers dancers, actresses, and choreographers, due to the nationwide exposure paid for by Don.
These cartoon animations are everything, whoever does the animations need a freaking award. Love it..
Right? I love how they’ve created these interviews👍
Definitely deserves an award and recognition as an artist.
Yes 😂😂
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@@TracyAllenVideos hhhiiiiii
All these dancers talking fondly of Tamechi Toney Briggs and Aretha Jackson designing the clothes... We NEED an interview with them 😍
I think Toney passed away 😢
Ikr
He's still alive.
@@dreamyx01 he is??? That’s GREAT!!! I thought he’d passed away.
Yup sure do
I'm so glad Don made Marvin Gaye showcase all his girls and not just one.
Yes
Yeah that was fair.
Yes. I like how fair he was. So good to know.
I think he should have let Marvin do it the way he wanted. He chose her specifically. But the performance ended up being great anyway.
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So glad they are remembering these girls and telling their stories, without them the show wouldn't have been the same. God they were and still are gorgeous, inside and out 💘
I am amazed at how healthy, vibrant and youthful the surviving Soul Train dancers interviewed seem to be......
Its a beautiful thing......
They all dancin throughout their whole lives. Keeps them looking so young.
YES!
To quote a famous John Belushi skit,
"Because I'm a DANCER!"
Saturday mornings with cartoons and Soul Train was some of the highlights of my childhood. That Soul Train line was the best damn thing on television.......that and big Don C saying "Love, Peace, and Soullllllllll"
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AC, Cartoons and Soul Train were the highlights of my Childhood Years too. I wanna return backwards in a Time Machine. Towards my Childhood Years of the 1970s and my Teenager Lady Years the 1980s. I am not fond of this unkempt 21st Century. The Peace, Love & Soul is gone, along with the meaningful Music & Elegant Glamour😔😥🤦🏾♀️
Exactly
@@lastdays3148 💯 Well written comments. Sad but true. Bring back elegance and class - Style and originality.
Yes the memories 😊
Don was always careful about the rivalries and jealousy that can erupt with having a large group of talented dancers who all wanted the spotlight. He was a very smart man.
Yes, Don had a great business
mind and made smart moves
but, his competitors didn't like
it, like Dick Clark he wanted
to take his show and control it,
stole all his great ideas to make
his tv dance show look better.
He fought a good fight and won
the battle to keep Soul Train on
the air, MATTERS PEOPLE
PEACE&LOVE
@@barbiefunkyfaceb Interesting. This is probably why the show became more integrated and diverse over the years.
Seems it would be hard to do that today, people are too selfish and full if themselves.
don't care forget that he knew how to exploit for profit.
He was being diplomatic.
These are pretty fascinating to watch. I'm just a Latino dude who maybe watched soul train every now and then when it was still on. But I do find the dancer's perspectives fascinating. Whoever started these short documentaries is brilliant.
Idk why I always thought the dancer bought their own clothes and just came in there looking like that 😆
Me too lol!!
I did too. 😂
One of the main guys said he got bad credit charging his outfits for the show. He wore suits and tuxedos. I guess it depends on who it was. I think it may have been easier for some of the females to get outfits made.
Same
Some did have to buy their own.
Yes....I remember Crystal....How could you miss her....Always front & center....It's nice to see her....
She captivated everyone with those moves!
@@soultrain The moves, The looks, She is EVERYTHANG!!!!
My late father had the BIGGEST crush on her. He thought he was slick tryna sneak peek, but he wasn't.
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Shucks we all did !!
Dancing was the thing to do in the 70’s and 80’s. Great memories.
Everybody was slim and trim in the 70"s and 80's and 60"s
Honey, dancing is STILL the thing to do. I've been dancing since the 70s and haven't stopped yet!
@@rcardosanders2885 Everybody was more active then. Nowadays, kids sit around using technology. Back then we WERE technology. We went outside and played, ran, jumped around, and as teenagers we went dancing and rode bikes. There WAS no sitting around. You cleaned the house and went outside. Junk food was a luxury that we seldom ate so of course we stayed slender and trim and fit. Those WERE the days my friend.
@@Whipslinger1 I made the same comment on another one of the former Soul Train dancer highlight videos. We didn't sit around all day and play video games. TV was for certain times. Otherwise we were active.
@@Whipslinger1 Amen
This lady brought a style and class to Soul Train for over a decade. I'm so happy for this story, shining a light on some of the unheralded, pioneers of the dance/entertainment culture. Shout out to Ms Crystal McCarey, a Soul Train original!
incredible dancer, incredible story, thank you
Girl could dance....
She is biracial?
As a Latino kid growing up in the 70s/80s, this show informed me about funk and dance that I've always tried to incorporate into my work - yes, I too am in the business!
Charo or Julio Eglasius were never on Soul Train.
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@Reformer666
LoL.
Neither were you..
I love how fair Don was not playing favoritism
He wasn’t fair not paying these people
@@vanessatorrado2182 the dancers know that but they still stayed because they want to and besides that they got offers and endorsement due to their exposure and they got paid ya know.
Right
@@vanessatorrado2182 it's not like he didn't let them know they wouldn't get paid. They knew that and still stayed.
@@LeKarrizzma ... it still doesn't make it right to have a person working for you for free.. oh I mean for possible exposure and a chicken dinner
I tell ya times fly when you’re having fun. Enjoy your youth while you can.
So true
Enjoy all age range while you can.
She was a beautiful woman.
SOO TRUE!!!
It flies when you're not having fun as well. Mental illness can affect every aspect of someone's life.
Am I wrong for saying that that woman never lost her luxe? She’s got to be a little bit younger than my mother and she looks incredible!
Nope. She 💣
She can get it!
Eeeeeeeeeeek
born on October 1st, 1969.
51 years in 2021
From where??? She looks alot like Shelly Duvall actor from T he Shining- movie 🎬 starring JACK NICHOLSAN!! 😳 👀 😂
One of my absolute favorite Soul Train dancers. She is such a classic beauty. Glad to see she is doing well. 😃
Wow! I remember watching her as a kid back in the 70s! She's still an absolutely beautiful lady. Seeing this interview made my day.
So beautiful ❤️
Please interview Damita Jo next. She was the best female dancer ever on that show.
EDIT: Guys, I am fully aware there are other videos of her on TH-cam. What I meant was I'd like to see her appear in this series "I Was a Soul Train Dancer".
It's already been done.
@@thespadestable Really? Where can I find it?
@@itsjemmabond look up Damita Jo on TH-cam. She was honored a few years back
What about Crystal Calhoun she was the greatest dancer
Damita Jo sold a lot or records look her up!
Soul Train was the Best Show happening when I was growing up
Thank you Mr. Don Cornelius.
May he Rest in Eternal Peace
Don was a legend sad the way he went out. He made history.
Entrepreneur City, Legend man himself Mr. Don Cornelius. Growing up as little girl during the 1970s. I would be so anxiously for Saturday to arrived. Because I loved watching the Soul Train Dancer's, their Glamorous Styles and seeing the Dapper Mr. Don, his huge Afro and hearing him say. And You Can Bet Your Last Money, It's All Gonna Be A Stone Gas Honey, Always In Parting, We Gonna Wished You Love, PEACE & SOUL with his raised fist✊🏾 He is truly missed😔🤦🏾♀️
@@lastdays3148 Soul Train 🚆 was a legendary show as was Don Cornelius ❤ I grew up watching it in the 70s too!
Mental health illness is not
joke, along with other health
issues he had. MATTERS
PEOPLE PEACE&LOVE
@@barbiefunkyfaceb this is very true you never know what a person has encountered in this thing called life. Especially when you a Trailblazer like he was
That white chick his so called wife help finish him off and came up 💰
My weekends weren’t complete without Soul Train 😊😊😊😊😊
Who could forget her?? She really 'showed up n showed out'👏👏👏
This show still stands out even today 2022. This was watch every weekend. Love too Don Cornelius❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ peace and soul.
I remember Crystal she always seemed like a professionally trained dancer.
Well her Mother was a dancer.. Sooo.....
A 100% Dancing Diva
I used to think that she was Louie's sister
She didn't dance very well technically, but she had the personality and looks to pull it off.. not said with shade..
@@1990758 me too!!!
I remember you when I was a little girl...so glad you enjoyed your tenure there💫🙌🏽💫
13 years! What a career!
The fact that she is from my hometown and she said Southside Hyde Park, never knew. Chitown home of the greatest.
Chi town in the house South shore 🙌🏾🙌🏾
@@Netbe277 Hey Chitown
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Chatham in the house
@@Netbe277 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
I tell ya man, God really has an amazing way, of making things happen. It’s crazy how she wasn’t able to go to the audition; but she still ended up becoming a soul train dancer, by being stopped on Sunset Boulevard. That really inspired me.
yup god was like daaaaamn she looks hot! I should send some dude to creep on her and get her hired.
"Crystal what are doing up here?" - 🤣🤣🤣
7:50 "Crystal, what you are doing up here". Oh my god I laughed so hard at that comment and your reaction.
Yes I also laughed at that part. Mr. Don Cornelius had comedian laughable moments over the Years on Soul Train.
Man, I swear every time I see an interview with one of the dancers, it’s like seeing an old friend. So glad to have grown up in the era I did. Great memories for sure. All of the dancers still look great by the way.
kells88, I've always said that the best two Era Decades were the 1970s when I was a little girl. And the 1980s when I was a Teenager Lady. Those two Decades were very Unique. I am also glad that I grew up in those two awesome Decades. Thank goodness for You Tube, because I could go down memory lanes of my fondest memories from the 1970s & 1980s.
I feel the same.....things were just different then and people were happier. Great memories!
Exactly! Growing up we watched these dancers every Saturday! Couldn't wait to watch the show and see what the word of the day was!
She was truly a beautiful 😍 Star 🌟 on The Soul Train. She always stood out from the crowd.
Did she stand out cause she danced like a white woman ?
I loved the generation I grew up in. After Saturday morning cartoons, there was SOUL TRAIN - watching Soul Train would set the pace of the day. Don Cornelius, and the Soul Train Dancers were iconic in Entertainment! Much love to them ALL.
I use to say this about you, she can’t dance but she cute and her clothes are cute. And the personality was so Betty Davis.
agreed she couldnt dance
she looked nice though otherwise it would be a rap
She has a different look about her. That's dope
@GOD ShallSmiteYou
You know would hit it still quit playing haha
She looks Great
This black love is coming back; we are starting to love each other the way we used to - uplifting doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, scholars, and slowly (yet not quickly enough) pushing the negative stereotypes and images aside. Soul Train was family, sexy yet also family friendly. This was a great segment.
Take that complaint to BW. They and children view television at a much higher watch hours than BM. BW had the collective power to take VH-1's "Sorority Sisters" of the air after just one episode, but they helped kept shows like "Housewives of ATL" and "Basketball Wives" on the air. Tyler Perry built his motion picture and television production career off of entertaining women.....Not men.
@Sabonis 3000 -
The Swirling and Divestment movement is pale in comparison to the My Submission Has To Be Bought and I Have To Compete Against Black Men Movement.
I sure hope because I see alot of comments about rather they showcased more light skinned compared to darker skinned, which isn't true because out of all the episodes, it seems to be pretty fair however if the person is your brother or sister, why does it matter how much melanin is in their skin? It was pretty even so I feel some are trying to divide and take away from being proud of a show like Soul Train that celebrates black culture. It's sad that colorism still even exists, this day and age. Any race can be whatever they want to be now and that should say it all
I wish your statement was true, but sadly it's not.
@Sabonis 3000 Yep, I've noticed a big push for white boys and black women. As if it's a biological and socio-economic step-up. Lots more sistas sporting straight blonde weaves and blue contact lenses. Sad aint it?!
I love that all of the dancers appreciate how special Soul Train was, and how blessed they were to be a part of it...unlike today where they think they just DESERVE all the glory and accolades they can get! Much more humble back then!
They EARNED the right to be on there through the teen coordinator Pam.
Keep em coming! We LOVE IT! Start airing the reruns on Saturday on BET!
TVone should consider airing reruns as well!
I say Bounce TV I don’t watch BET anymore
@@lateshiachilds3640 BET owns the rights to Soul Train
@@opensprings BET owns the rights.
Exactly bring back the reruns
WOW WOW WOW 😍 I love this series 🤩 Soul Train dancers are living legends !
I never thought she had the most rhythm.. but she definitely has the showmanship that was needed to stand out 👏🏽👏🏽 definitely remembered.. good ol days..💖
I was thinking that too. It’s kind of obvious why she was a fan favorite though but I won’t go there. She is beautiful and seems to have a great personality
True
Agreed.
@@tinawalker5335 facts!!!!
Soul Train was a staple for me in the late 80s. Early 90s too. Now you got this TikTok stuff. This was a show right here. I miss Soul Train. Such time where things were so simple. No social media. None of that. Just pure talent all over the screen. The dancers. The musicians. All of it.
In my opinion she was one of the top 10 dancers of all time on soul train and very classy.
I liked Crystal before I saw this, and even more now.
Wow this made me smile.. I remember dusting and cleaning the house with my grandma and cousins while watching soul train
You too?🙂 Every Saturday, my eyes were glue to the TV watching Soul Train and dusting the house with my mom. Good old days for sure.
That was a thing in my house in the 70's as a kid in Chicago too.
I had a crush on Crystal.
I also remember Cheryl & Louie as a child in the 80's.
It’s like looking at Doja in the future.
Sure does and favors Woah Vicky when she smiled while dancing back in the day😆
Everyone liked Crystal....Marvin Gaye "picked her".....PERIOD....So did little Richard....it is she was liked
Yess this comment 🙌🔥
The animation tho! I enjoyed this😂🤭 Your still a beautiful lady✌🏾
This has made my day. She’s ICONIC.
I love the evolution of this series ... Please keep this going as much as possible!!
So glad you like it! 😊
Nice how crystal brought out the dynamics of being the only child the mentality and learned the soul train philosophy do for one ☝️ has to do for many. Great memories
She was THE ONE! Many lovely dancers on the show, but for me she was THE ONE. I was only 2 years old when she started on the show, so I would've needed a time machine to make it happen. Just glad to see her featured here and getting her shine. For me, she was the biggest star in Hollywood!
the O'Bryan Theme will always be my Soul Train theme. it was the first i ever heard in life (i was born in 1982) and is the most funky of all.
I live for these interviews. You can see these folks reliving some great times. So awesome for them sharing their experiences.
8:13 is Rosie Perez to the right w/the hat. Love her raw and gritty dance style. 🦋
Leslie Warnell, Yes that is gorgeous Rosie Perez.
Yo, I cannot stop smiling. She was a part of my childhood routine.
Don was coo and seemed very fair, "well get in line, can't do for one and not the other fifty", "I can't bring just crystal up here by herself, look at all these beautiful feature dancers here, but what I will do is grab a clutch of em". I like him for the fairness. It was very fair! Cause those situations could've turned ugly, QUICK!
When she danced to ‘...she’s got Betty Davis eyes...Gold🤩💃🏾
The fact that you remember! Wow
As a kid, I swear I thought Crystal and Linda Carriere of the group Dynasty were sisters. 😄😄
You did too?
for real. the resemblance is UNCANNY
Yeah they really look just alike both are beautiful and sexy
She still looks the same!! pretty lady!!!
She looks like her.
I love the way this woman talks.
She has her mother's eyes. I love hearing their stories and what they're doing now.
That particular soul train intro was dope!
When I was a youngster, and whenever Soul Train came on, I used to dance my butt off! 😄😄
Glad she and others are well. Gods Grace! Keep posting more interviews.
She's one the most memorable ones.
I'm 42, and I remember watching this with my aunts, uncle , dad, mom, and cousins from 1984-1992. I remembered my mom and uncle used to tell me how they used to cut up the dancefloor at the clubs back in the 1970s to the mid 1980s. My cousins and I really liked that 1970s/1980s vibe, everybody was just having a good ol' time. I wish now in the 2020s we have a blend of 1970s, 1980s and 1990s vibe, fashion, media and asthetics , the 2020 should kinda echo the 1920s . From the ROARING 2s(1920s), to the SOARING 20s(2020s)!
Crystal was my favorite female dancer on that show hands down. Her hips were fluid and the way she interpreted the music through her body resonated with me big time. I could watch that lady dance all night i tell you. So glad she's recognized here.
My favorite dancer too!
I loved her beauty,dancing and fashions and I am so glad to hear her story and seeing her still gorgeous decades later.
Love Crystal! Such style and grace!👏🏿👏🏿😎🙋🏿♂️
Omg!! I use to LOVE her outfits on Soul Train.
Cool to see these guys. I was a Solid Gold dancer.
I love the animation whoever does it it's really talented
I remember the Moulin Rouge,.Mrs.Sara Ann Knight owned it,she was the first black woman in the state of Nevada to obtain a gaming license,it was on the Westside Bonanza and H st. I gave her a ride home one day, before she passed,it was an honor.👍
They love those red bones back in the day or with my grandma used to say (high yellow)
Compared to what?
They have taken redbone/high yellow to an all new level and just go white....
And this lady is tooting her own horn fo’ sho
Every Saturday at 12 noon I watched American Bandstand and at 1:00pm it was Soul Train. I had a smile on my face the whole time I watched this video. I grew up during the best time in American history because it was the best music ever. The 70's.
Great times
I'm a 63 year old white lady, and I LOVED Soul Train!!! I never missed it!
In the years before PCs, Cell Phones & the Internet, the Soul Train dancers showed us WHAT to wear and HOW to 💃 dance!😊
One of the BEST shows ever. Beautiful black people!!! And the FASHION!!!👍🏾🙏🏾
Everybody was more classy back then, no matter their race.
I remember her.... great interview :)
The stories she told! So iconic 👑
I think she's been on there the longest!! 76-89 Wow! Thats a lot of weekends! I was on there 02 by then the music changed it was hard to get down. I tried to jump in the ST Line Eric pulled me out n told me i had to do risers first i waa like dam dam dam! Ha! Ha! I'm learning that a lot of the Original dancers were from Chicago they moved to L.A.
I'm from L.A. then i move to Chicago. Smh Everybody remembers Crystal with the fan n those spanish style dresses.
📗PLAYERS📕 magazine COVER GIRL and 📓BLACK TAILS📔 magazine COVER GIRL. I equally watched her on 🕺🏾SOUL TRAIN💃🏿 as a SOUL TRAIN 💃🏿dancer girl💃🏿.
“Yea of course i dance” lol that tickled me
What ticked me is that she cant dance!!😄...sorry, but no!!