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Churyl Song (Soul Train Dancers) - Soul Train is an American music-dance television program which aired in syndication from October 2, 1971 to March 27, 2006. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, dance/pop and hip hop artists, although funk, jazz, disco and gospel artists also appeared. The series was created by Don Cornelius, who also served as its first host and executive producer. Production was suspended following the 2005 20132006 season, with a rerun package (known as The Best of Soul Train ) airing for two years subsequently. As a nod to Soul Train' s longevity, the show's opening sequence during later seasons contained a claim that it was the longest-running first-run, nationally syndicated program in American television history, with over 1,100 episodes produced from the show's debut through the 2005 20132006 season. Despite the production hiatus, Soul Train held that superlative until 2016, when Entertainment Tonight surpassed it completing its 35th season. Among non-news programs, Wheel of Fortune will surpass it in 2018.

Randy Thomas (Soul Train Dancers) - Soul Train is an American music-dance television program which aired in syndication from October 2, 1971 to March 27, 2006. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, dance/pop and hip hop artists, although funk, jazz, disco and gospel artists also appeared. The series was created by Don Cornelius, who also served as its first host and executive producer. Production was suspended following the 2005 20132006 season, with a rerun package (known as The Best of Soul Train ) airing for two years subsequently. As a nod to Soul Train' s longevity, the show's opening sequence during later seasons contained a claim that it was the longest-running first-run, nationally syndicated program in American television history, with over 1,100 episodes produced from the show's debut through the 2005 20132006 season. Despite the production hiatus, Soul Train held that superlative until 2016, when Entertainment Tonight surpassed it completing its 35th season. Among non-news programs, Wheel of Fortune will surpass it in 2018. , Simon Moser