I wonder if Don Cornelius imagined the audiovisual legacy he would leave to the world after pursuing his dream to put Black popular music on T.V. Today’s OSF meme is a tribute to that catalogue. The category is Favorite Soul Train Performance.

My pick for the day is the BT Express. This group helped epitomize great musicianship during the 70′s soul era. Notice the variety of percussion and brass instrumentation used to orchestrate a rich danceable sound. This was typical of the day.

This is one of their early hits from 1974, “Do It Till You’re Satisfied”, and it’s typical of their pulsing beat. Enjoy the clip. I bet you’ll save it to your YouTube faves when you’re done.

Yeah buddy, the days of string, percussion, brass and woodwind sections are sorely missed in contemporary music. But click thru the related links from this clip or search the YouTube archive for some of these other groups who have appeared on the show through the years.

And check out what some of these bloggers have entered as their Soul Train OSF favorites for the day and join in with us on the weekly reviews.