Mick Hartley

The age of big hair, shiny suits and slick dance moves…1972, the O'Jays, and Soul Train, with your host Don Cornelius:

Originally from Ohio, the O'Jays made their name under producers Gamble and Huff, who signed them to their Philadelphia International label. During the 1970s the label established itself as a funkier, blacker rival to Motown, with a string of worldwide hits by the likes of Patti LaBelle, The O'Jays, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Teddy Pendergrass, MFSB, Billy Paul, and Lou Rawls, which emphasized lavish orchestral instrumentation, heavy bass, and driving percussion. 

The O'Jays other big hit – Love Train.

And you won't want to miss the dancers strutting their stuff to Love Train on the Soul Train Line.