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How ‘Soul Train’ became the new Apollo for black artists

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been the ultimate destination for black artists. Early on, the iconic Harlem theater launched the careers of Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald on its famous Amateur Night, while later becoming the home away from Detroit for Motown greats such as the Supremes and the Jackson 5.So it’s fitting that another culture-moving institution celebrating black music — the Soul Train Awards — are being held at the Apollo Theater for the first time on Saturday, before airing Nov.

28 on BET. Among the performers who will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of “Soul Train” on that legendary stage will be Maxwell, Leon Bridges and Silk Sonic (aka Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak).During the 1970s, when the Apollo was struggling, “Soul Train” was revving its.

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