Now if we could just get rid of the Soul Train Christmas Spectacular, I would be all to happy. You see Don Cornelius and his production team are notorious for not paying folks money they are due after working for him, myself included. In fact Don and Company......have plenty of reuse of video infractions. A spokeswoman said the show would not go ahead with its 22nd annual installment this year, but a reason was not specified.
At last year's event in Pasadena, most of the winners did not show up, including such A-listers as Beyonce Knowles, Mary J. Blige, John Legend and Gnarls Barkley.
The show takes place a few weeks after the Grammys, the music industry's top awards. Similarly themed ceremonies like the BET Awards have also provided some competition.
Perhaps more critically, the underlying syndicated dance show "Soul Train" ended its historic run in 2006. It was distributed by Tribune Entertainment, which exited the syndication business when billionaire Sam Zell took its Tribune Co. parent private late last year in a highly leveraged deal.
That leaves 'Soul Train' the movie, which is still on track to roll into theaters later this year!