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Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:48 PM PST


'Soul Train' Created Choreography And Acting Opportunities For Damita Jo Freeman
Follow me on Facebook, Twitter. Damita Jo Freeman, who joined "Soul Train"'s cast of dancers after the show moved to Los Angeles in the early 1970s, was among the attendees at the Don Cornelius Memorial Celebration Thursday at Forest Lawn in Hollywood. One of the longest-running syndicated show's most popular dancers, Freeman was hand-picked to [...]

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 03:32 PM PST


American Idol, The Day After: Vegas Night Dish
Last night, "American Idol's" Vegas episode aired, and it was basically filled with a bunch of hokey '50s/'60s numbers that made the entire two-hour show seem like a bad lounge act. (Or maybe like a junior college production of Jersey Boys.) Today, my "Day After" co-host Matt Whitfield isn't quite the hater that I am, [...]

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 03:32 PM PST


Smokey Robinson, Magic Johnson, BET CEO Discuss Don Cornelius's Impact At Memorial
Most of the speakers at Don Cornelius's Memorial Celebration Thursday in the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn in Hollywood shared their favorite memories of watching "Soul Train," Cornelius's syndicated weekly dance television show that ran for more than 30 years. BET CEO Debra Lee remembered when Michael Jackson performed "Remember The Time" while sitting [...]

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 03:32 PM PST


Chart Watch Extra: What Sophomore Slump?
The sophomore slump is real. Just ask such short-lived phenomena as Vanilla Ice and Men at Work. But it certainly hasn't affected Adele, whose sophomore album 21 logs its 21th week at #1 on The Billboard 200. That puts the album in a tie with M.C. Hammer's 1990 album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em for [...]

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:34 PM PST


It Was 30 Years Ago This Year! 1982, A Year of Days! Part Two!
Here at List of Whenever It So Happens, I've decided to condense this 17-part lookback into 1982 into just two parts. So, this list obviously must pack some punch and make up for the fact that the other 15 parts have been condensed. This list is a little heavier on the popular stuff of the [...]

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 12:34 PM PST


Simon Cowell Proves He's Still a TV Genius with "Super Final" Proposal
Ever since "The Voice" and "The X Factor" entered the reality fray to give premier TV singing contest "American Idol" some serious competition, the shows have been constantly compared to each other. Which one spawns the most superstars? ("Idol.") Which one  generates the most drama and controversy? ("X Factor.") Which is the most dang fun [...]