Loved to see Damita Jo Freeman on Soul Train her dancing was phenomenal Stars came on the show and knew who she was..... She's my favorite female dancer on the show hands down....
I'm watching the "Bernie Mac Show" and when this song came on it brought back memories of my childhood eventhough I was 3 years old when this show was aired I still remember all of the soul train episodes😊
I remember being 11 years old watching this in real time and going crazy dancing and yelling for Damita Jo!! I loved her dancing style and I loved the beat of Joe Tex’s record!! Ahhh, the memories♥️♥️♥️
I forgot about this song!!! and I had a top very close to what Damito Jo Freeman wore. My dad thought it looked like a maternity top and hated it.. LOL I wore it differently. I wore a one piece body suit with mine. Loved this song.. takes me back..
Was that the time he ran after her? I remember that episode and am so happy you do too. lol I never got into hip-hop nor gangster rap. The memories youtube offer are priceless.
My favorite dancer's 😍 💓 was Pat Davis! She was the best dancer on soul train hands down. However because of this lady dancing on stage made Don see the dancer's for helping making the show one of the best shows on the air and the longest hit show for more than 3 decades! Pat stood out to me because she had the moves and hair. The hair played a big part because of the hair products and commercials affiliated with the show
Joe's signature song that reached #2 for two weeks in May, 1972 which was shut out from the top spot by Roberta Flack's "First Time I Ever Saw Your Face". The charts always give favoritism to the soft songs.
Joe Tex the funky man an soul sister number one Damita Jo!!! The funk an the beginning of street dance an black culture as we know it. Both underrated! Love, Peace, an Soul. My brother an sister!
The series of events in this video wasn't planned or practiced. Joe just pulled Damita on stage and the rest is history. She said she didn't even know the song.
Damita Jo stood and danced next to so many greats on _ST_ it's not even funny. Whoever's her daughter, son, brother, sister, husband, grandma, etc. are hella lucky. Undisputed legend. RIP Joe Tex.
This particular SOUL TRAIN show would have been a great commercial for AFRO SHEEN, look at all those freshly groomed Afros....70s BEST ENTERTAINMENT ❤️
This was the first ever Soul Train show I watched with my older uncles and aunts. I was eight years old when I saw this and my interpretation was that they were doing the nasty on live television.
This performance wouldn't be the same without Damita Jo. She used the mic stand in her dance act and with Joe Tex. Pure authentic talent!
Ok that fine gal... Ok I agree.. she's the bees knees
Joe Tex Definitely Deserves To Be Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Except this isn't Rock and Roll
@roberthale2268 tell that to James Brown Aretha Franklin Marvin Gaye Curtis Mayfield Isaac Hayes, Nina Simone Whitney Houston Mahalia Jackson, N.W.A.
@@justanadams9430 I'd rather tell it to he people who decide this silliness at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. .
@@roberthale2268 Jann Wenner racist ssa mess that up at The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Blame him.
@@justanadams9430 I really don't care much about the R and R HOF anyway. It's all about the dinero.
Damito Jo Freeman! The best Soul Train Dancer ever!!
👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤
Lolita Richardson yessssss...handzzz did wn
Lolita Richardson handzzzz down
No longer
I’ve been puzzling my brain trying to remember her name !!
Dayamn!!! Damita Jo was on point!!! And the personality she brought to her dancing was unparalleled!!!
That mic stand save was bad ass
Yes!!!
I have to admit that Joe Tex had the microphone acrobatics down James caught a little but Joe had it down!
I was 11 yrs. old. I remember..she was the very best dancer on "Soul Train" She deserved to be reckoned. She still does!
Good-looking woman in thosego-go's
DAMITO JOE IS BAD HELL I CANT HOLD MY LEG UP LIKE THAT FOR 2 SECONDS LOL GO HEAD GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!
She was a ballerina before soul train
Lol😂I know that's right😂
Two seconds? I still can’t get my leg that high up, lol. 51 years old.
Loved to see Damita Jo Freeman on Soul Train her dancing was phenomenal Stars came on the show and knew who she was..... She's my favorite female dancer on the show hands down....
These dancers are partying!! I remember this episide as a young kid who had older brothers/sisters!!! One of the best soul train episodes
And she (Damita Jo) NEVER got full credit for this. No rehearsals, and this was only her 2nd day on the show!!!! #sheertalent
Debbie Trigg she’s so amazing. I could watch her dance all day
Yeah she's crazy good.
The ratings went up after this. Don Cornelius was motioning for her to get down from the stage.
I can't believe this was unrehearsed! The back-and-forth with the mic stand was so smooth I assumed it was. Wow.
Damn she sho can throw up that leg hot chocolate Damn
The best female Soul Train dancer ever!
Amen to that!
True that!
Rosie Perez might have something to say about that 🤣
@@beedettfreeRosie was No where close
Danita Jo made this performance so memorable!
Damita Joe, was undeniably one of the best dancers on Soul Train. Both her and my favorite, Pat “Madam Butterfly” Davis.... no rivals.
Yup yup
Mine, toooooooo! OMG I FINALLY found someone who feels me about Pat. I am a DAVIS, too and I was on so stoked about her 🥰💃🥰💃🥰💃
Omg i remember Pat and those 2 other girls she use to be with on the show! They invented the slicked down baby hair that we see today!
I'm watching the "Bernie Mac Show" and when this song came on it brought back memories of my childhood eventhough I was 3 years old when this show was aired I still remember all of the soul train episodes😊
Me too
Wow! Me too. I'm a little older than you but that's the reason I came to this video also. This used to be my favorite song and favorite dancer.
I was 7 it's been fifty years ago.
Joe Tex was one of the best. Was on every jukebox in America. Good song too.
Joe Tex could jam !
I remember being 11 years old watching this in real time and going crazy dancing and yelling for Damita Jo!! I loved her dancing style and I loved the beat of Joe Tex’s record!! Ahhh, the memories♥️♥️♥️
Not sure what brought me here today, but I am sure glad it did.😄
I sing this song to my little infant grandson and he laughs 😂 Joe Tex was doing it.
Now Hold it!.........I swear!!.....You cannot beat Classic Soul Train Videos! Add in Damita Joe........floored!
MY favorite Soul Train performance of all time !
She is the best dancer I have EVER seen. Unbelievable...
What a song, what a dance, I loved this wonderful song guys.
I forgot about this song!!! and I had a top very close to what Damito Jo Freeman wore. My dad thought it looked like a maternity top and hated it.. LOL I wore it differently. I wore a one piece body suit with mine. Loved this song.. takes me back..
LOL ...I had one too, and I'm pretty sure my dad and mom both hated it!
😂😂😂😂 someone, pleeeease remaster this video and upload!!!! 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤
God Joe Tex is underrated
Let’s buy his entire catalog
I Gooved to this at 12 yrs old and still rockin it
I always wanted to Dance on SOUL TRAIN!! THE 70’S WAS THE BEST ❤! EVERYONE THAT I KNOW AND LOVED WAS ALIVE THEN❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼😢
So true there will never be another expansion of time like those years!!!
AGREE !!
This was a legendary show
Damita Jo Freeman nailed it! This woman dances better than some of these people today.
The 2nd time he did this with her was even BETTER! The Soul Train stopped dancing halfway through just to watch them work!
Was that the time he ran after her? I remember that episode and am so happy you do too. lol I never got into hip-hop nor gangster rap. The memories youtube offer are priceless.
True True Legend Joe facts 😎
One of my favorite soul train episodes ever damita Jo was all legs and a big afro that girl could move in every direction❤
My favorite dancer's 😍 💓 was Pat Davis! She was the best dancer on soul train hands down. However because of this lady dancing on stage made Don see the dancer's for helping making the show one of the best shows on the air and the longest hit show for more than 3 decades! Pat stood out to me because she had the moves and hair. The hair played a big part because of the hair products and commercials affiliated with the show
Yesssssss! Pat and her friends she danced with started baby hair!
did you see that mic stand accuracy between the both of them!!!??? just off the charts!!! ✊😅
Damita Jo is absolutely the highlight of this performance 😍
Just read an interview she did with ST had to find this historic video of Damita and Joe!
Get it Damita Jo Freeman. This was her 2nd day day THERE..AND COMPLETELY OFF THE HEAD. SHE DIDN'T KNOWN IT WAS GOING TO HAPPENED.
The spectacular Damito Jo Freeman steals the show again!
I keep coming back to see Damita dance ! What a star!
0:52 omg
She really enjoyed dancing..Happy, effortless and fun..She was and is a joy to watch so original can't be duplicated.
Love me some Damita Jo..
I remember watching this as little girl Damita Jo really was all that back in the day.
Her coordination was unhuman I swear that mic was going to hit the ground.
SOUL TRAIN!! Best thing ever, nothing but awesomeness
Omg i can feel the soul in that girl. Shes one bad ass dancer. All funked up. Thanks for posting this.
BLACK PEOPLE ARE SO AMAZING, I'M PROUD TO BE BLACK!
Kevin Gonzales Agree🙌
Kevin Gonzales Same HERE😉😆
Say It Loud I'm Black and I'm Proud....God Father James Brown
Yes we are!✊🏾💣
💯💯💯💯
Hold It I Gotcha..Soul Train Was The Bomb... Very Talented Dancers and Talented Singer's Always..
Saw this when it first aired,it was an experience.
A sea of 'fresh-picked Fros
She Killed! . . .Simple
Joe's signature song that reached #2 for two weeks in May, 1972 which was shut out from the top spot by Roberta Flack's "First Time I Ever Saw Your Face". The charts always give favoritism to the soft songs.
Damn. I saw this when it aired. My neighborhood talked about it for months.
Toni Basil told me about this great dance performance by Damita Jo!
I remember when I was 10yrs old, and seeing this for the first time in 72’ I was wondering “who let her up there”? Lol
At a cookout or wedding reception I dance just like Demita Joe Freeman, Thelma Evans from Good Times and Debbie Allen 😂
Joe Tex the funky man an soul sister number one Damita Jo!!! The funk an the beginning of street dance an black culture as we know it. Both underrated! Love, Peace, an Soul. My brother an sister!
Joe Tex and Damtia Joe at their Best from 1972.
wow! remember like was yesterday
He was signing but Dimita owned that microphone as well as the stage.
Hard to believe this was 50 years ago now!
I saw this on television when I was six years old! Super kool!😎
I remember this episode
She’s a free spirit.
She had so much swag
So cool!!! So much style
He was nice with that Mike Stand
Awesome
Loved Joe Tex
Damita Jo was the best dancer on this show!!!
Brilliant. Just brilliant.
Damito Jo a natural 💯
Damita Jo was killing it ong I watched her the whole time
She was amazing 😉
The series of events in this video wasn't planned or practiced. Joe just pulled Damita on stage and the rest is history. She said she didn't even know the song.
I don't see how. She was doing hand motions in rhythm with the words.
I think it was the time she danced with James Brown on the platform that she didn't know the song
The young lady on stage with him is very good with this song. Perfect person for the song.
AH GOTCVHA!:) I love that song and have the record! (original Dial, too!)'
Classic!💖
She held that leg though❤
REMEMBERING JOSEPH ARRINGTON, JR.
"JOE TEX"
(August 8, 1935 - August 13, 1982)
TODAY IN MUSIC HISTORY
February 26, 1972 -- 51 Years Ago
Joe Tex's "I Gotcha" hits #1 on the R&B
chart.
[02/26/2023]
ERA DISCO THE BEST FOREVER WOWWWW
Her performance unsurpassed to this day.
She was killing it 😂
Crazy this song was on a dang burger commercial! 🤣🤣
Arguably the greatest song of all time
Yeah I'd argue against that
Certainly in the top 1000.
Damita Jo stood and danced next to so many greats on _ST_ it's not even funny. Whoever's her daughter, son, brother, sister, husband, grandma, etc. are hella lucky. Undisputed legend. RIP Joe Tex.
Navasota, TX!!!
This particular SOUL TRAIN show would have been a great commercial for AFRO SHEEN, look at all those freshly groomed Afros....70s BEST ENTERTAINMENT ❤️
Just heard this on the radio and had to look it up on YourTube. Thought it was James Brown. Either way this joint is FUNKY AF
Kids nowadays dance better- technically (I guess) but the dancing done back in the 70s looked a lot more fun
I think we had better music 🎶 and I love watching these kids dance bc I am one of these kids ❤
I got another version of her and Joe Tex dancing on soul train on dvd.
We need a damita joe freedman challenge on TH-cam!!!! Pass the word!!!!!
I'm about to share this on Facebook and pass the word right now
The babe is awesome.
This is pure GOLD👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥
Instant energy!
1:41 what a save
happy birthday, joe tex!!!!!!
This was the first ever Soul Train show I watched with my older uncles and aunts. I was eight years old when I saw this and my interpretation was that they were doing the nasty on live television.
BAD A__ __ DAMITA JO!!! Love her!