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Soul Train creator Don Cornelius was memorialized in Los Angeles this month , though a journey commemorating his landmark uncover will journey on.
The first-ever Soul Train Cruise embarks Feb. 17, 2013, from Fort Lauderdale on Holland America Line’s 1,848-passenger Westerdam.
The sailing will underline live performances by mythological RB artists such as Patti LaBelle, The O’Jays, Kool and a Gang, Jeffrey Osborne, The Spinners, War, Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes, Russell Thompkins, Jr. The New Stylistics, Cuba Gooding, Sr. and a Main Ingredient, Gerald Alston of The Manhattans, George Duke and many more.
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Besides concerts, a journey will embody Soul By The Sea beach parties, a Solid Gold Theme Ball with a Soul Train Line and DJs spinning RB hits. Passengers will be speedy to dress in a character that was renouned when a strange TV array launched in 1970.
The seven-night Caribbean sailing will revisit Grand Turk, San Juan, St. Thomas and Half Moon Cay before returning to Fort Lauderdale on Feb. 24.
“We are fluctuating a Soul Train code from a radio marks to a high seas,” pronounced journey organizer Kenard Gibbs, CEO of Soul Train Holdings, LLC, in a statement. “The Soul Train code is about a best in music, dance and conform – a journey on a high seas total with an implausible song lineup, fun people and top-notch accommodations will make for another fun filled party knowledge for folks who can’t get adequate of a dear brand.”
Soul Train was one of television’s longest using shows when it was finally late in 2006 after 26 years. Cornelius hosted a uncover until 1993. He died on Feb. 1 during age 75 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
