Soul Train Dancer Leland Ferguson Won A Dance Battle Against MC Hammer | Soul Train Awards '21
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- Опубліковано 16 лис 2021
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Leland’s story just goes to show “if it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be”. Especially after getting denied twice. Thank God for Eric Casem!
Thank you for my Flowers 💐
@@lelandferguson3197 of course! I love u and Lisette aka Apple. I watched y’all from ‘97-till the very end. I hope to be a ST Dancer when it comes to Broadway next year 🙏🏾💗🤞🏾
Thank you ,your right
Thank you
I have always respected the Soul Train dancers, but this has gotta be the best story that I connected with. Overdue. The Hammer saga needed to be last and 30 seconds more for depth and the moral is if you try as hard as you want it then (80's theme) there's no stopping us. The respect of your peers and family push your energy through 9000. Props due crew member; Leland Ferg !!
Soul Train had the fountain of youth. Seems like all the dancers aged well.
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Man, it’s great to hear these stories! Appreciate you so much Leland!
NICK THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR US WITH YOUR MUSIC.
I agree!
C@@fatima4499
These stories are so AWESOME❗️❗️❗️I watched ST religiously as a kid in the 80’s.
I LOVE IT❗️❗️❗️
ST ruthless behind the scenes. Unpaid. Jealousies. Rivals. Too bad.
Leland! Bruh, thank you and the other Soul Train Dancers for such warm and wonderful memories. Y'all were true trailblazers during the 80's and 90's. You, Lou Ski, Tom Tom, and others were the reason many of us couldn't wait for Saturday to come! I love the "I was a Soul Train Dancer" stories. I wish there were more of them. Continued success to ya, bruh! 👋🏿🙂🙏🏿 Soul Train Forever!
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@@lelandferguson3197 bruh, consider it done!
I must to say Thanks, Leland for your great Memories
I definitely want Rosie Perez former Soul Train Dancer '86-'88 Now!!!!
My favorite female was was D Freeman Jo I think her name was. I remember her dancing with Joe Tex off the song I got you. She could dance her butt off.
This story is just amazing! No matter what he never stop dancing because he loved it! And he ended up being placed in a successful position! Well deserved!!! Super cool dude
Thank you so much
@@lelandferguson3197 Sir you are very talented. I've just about watched every Soul Train line here on UA-cam... and you always stood out. The O.P.P. line where you had the cane, jumped off the stage, and the brothers jumped with you. That is one of my favorite dances on the Soul Train line.
Omg I remember him!!! He always dressed like a professional. He was one of my favorites!
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@@lelandferguson3197 miss watching soul train great times
@@lelandferguson3197 I don’t know if it was the suits you wore or what, but whenever I saw you on Soul Train you looked as though you were supposed to be in the house of the Lord instead of dancing for the world.
This should be a really good episode. They ALL are so good!
Thank you Zabrina
For real🖐
@@sheliamccullough1626 lll
Wow, Chuck did Leland fowl BEYOND words. Good thing Eric gave him a second chance, because he ended up becoming one of the show’s best known and longest dancers, and one of my personal favorites.
No it's was all good, I ended up working with Chuck on Jeffrey Daniel on his dance video and performed on Soul Train, Chuck and I are best friend today
@@lelandferguson3197 That’s good to know. Thank you again. You and Terrell were among my favorites. I KNOW I’m talking to a trendsetter, but I feel like I’m talking to a celebrity.
You and Your cousin were my favorites ❤️
@@TheAkd89 ⁹
@@lelandferguson3197 Did he give you an explanation as to why you were initially cut? Then asked you back!
I swear I don't know what it is with the Soul Train dancer's, they ALL still look AMAZING !!!
LELAND...DUDE! I'm really excited to finally see your I WAS A SOUL TRAIN DANCER episode. You know for many years I tried to bring you on Soul Train...finally you came and the rest is history. You helped make the shoe "The Hippest Trip in America"
Thank you I remember you trying to help me
Cool Marco😎 ....thank y’all brothers for the great memories and fun!!
@@lelandferguson3197 are you the actual person???? Too many fakes online
Look how naturally fine our women were back then. Chef's kiss!!! ❤❤
I LOVE these clips! Soul Train is in my DNA. I really miss these good old days.
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@@lelandferguson3197 😎👍
Original comment and let me tell you I miss the good old old days to God bless you and you stay strong cuz we would live in the the best days😊 🙏🤲
I love Soul Train. The greatest tv show ever made IMO. I can never get enough of seeing old clips and episodes.
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@@lelandferguson3197 No problem brother. I look forward to seeing it! Following now
I remember him, he was always dressed like an accountant at an office Christmas party. He aged well though.
I love how they set up the stories of how they got on the show, I remember this brother as well. Good Memories!!!
BET UA-cam digital original, staff was amazing, they are professional in what they do.
He put in 25 years dancing on Soul Train. Let that marinate!
Yo Leland you're
the reason I started
rockin' those Chess King
and Merry-Go-Round
suits to the night clubs... lol
Good to see again, man.
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I been knowing this guy since the late seventies when were out parting and dancing on SOUL TRAIN and he could always rock a party.. Way to go Leland
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25 yrs a dancer wow, I'm 49 and grew up on Soul Train, those were the days....this generation have no idea
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WOW he had a long run on that show. Good for him 👏🏾👏🏾
The only reason I came inside the house on Saturday was Soul Train.
Your right
😝
Me and my daddy wouldn't miss watching SOUL Train on Saturday's for nothing.
We loved the soul train line, best dancers ever shacking their bodies.
Soul train on Saturday's back when I was in high school was everybody cup of tea.
Thanks for the great memories.
What a great story, Leland. Thanks for being apart of our childhood on Soul Train.
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How I miss watching this show.
I don't know, I remember a little bit when I was in Indianapolis
He is one of my favorite Soul train dancers
Thank you so much
25 years 😲. Def remember him in the the very late 80s and 90s. Love this show 😭
Mr. Leland Ferguson who was born originally from my hometown of Indianapolis, IN and later moved full-time out to Inglewood, CA who had tons of talent as Indy's Own Legendary Soul Train Dancer with tons of talent in his professional dancing for decades on Soul Train and he was very nervous on his first day on the set of Soul Train was all the latest moves that he did. But, He earned it as a blessing by making him feel welcome and worked with fellow Soul Train dancers on and off the set both good and bad times.
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Tamechi Toney Briggs is my cousin he's the Creator of MC Hammer Pants and a Soul Train designer and dancer. He said Soul Train served good fried chicken and biscuits to the dancers after a show😄
Leland!!!!!
Man I had no idea that you're a legend in your own right bruh.
Such a warm and humble soul. Anybody that has done well at the Hollywood Laugh Factory has met you. And I look forward to seeing you front and center every time I'm in LA.
Blessings to you, bredren. And I'm glad you got your flowers
Thank you yes sir
I used to study this guys dancing every Saturday morning.Jefferson HS Daly City Ca. 1987
So glad to say Leland is a good family friend! He's super cool, it's awesome to hear his story :))
Thank you so much, respect comes first
Tears of joy... The good old days
Amen
love this man an amazing person on and off the floor , most definitely need him at the soul train awards !!!
Thank you so much ❤
When it was time for this man to show up, and dance on Soul Train the door was opened for him. Not only did the door open, it remained opened for over 10 years. I love the respect he had for his mom, by how he dressed.
I miss Soul Train..I remember sittin on the floor n the livingroom watchin it on our floor model TV w dat big ass back on it!📺I miss dem days tho😎
Yay Leland finally!!!!!!
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@@lelandferguson3197 I loved watching you on Soul Train when I was kid!!!
@@Shortlady82 thanks so much please be safe
I go to the Laugh Factory on Sunset often. There’s a guy there thats always front row dying of laughter at every act. I couldn’t help but recognize him cause his energy is crazy. I get on UA-cam today to discover he’s an iconic Soul Train dancer!! Lol I don’t know Leland personally but his energy is infectious. Loved this mini doc!
I just LOVED Soul Train .... whatever time it came on I made sure to watch......what a great show/concept ....so glad it was recorded and that it is HISTORY......
Thank you for sharing with us
💕💕🙏🏾
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@@lelandferguson3197 and tell Terrel to tell everybody too ❤️❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯💯💯🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 what a small world! This was so awesome to see! I totally remember you in your suits while I was dancing in front of my TV in the Midwest hoping I could go on there one day! I moved to the West Coast and I was 18 and I would always see Terrel At Venice Beach skating! Small world!!❤️❤️❤️💯 that’s your cousin !!! Trip!
A new episode-YES!!! LOL.LOVED watching Soul Train back in the day.I remember Leland,man that brother could DANCE!!! LOL. Out dancing HAMMER?? You guys were GOOD!!! PLEASE,don't hurt'em HAMMER!!! LOL.I went into the navy in 1989,stationed at Norfolk,Va,every Saturday morning us brothers commandeered the tv,watching SOUL TRAIN 1st,then YO MTV RAPS!!! LOL.Then when I was re-assigned to VF-84(JOLLY-ROGERS)attack squadron stationed at NAS OCEANA,Va. attached to USS ROOSEVELT-an aircraft carrier,I watched Soul Train in our barracks on Saturdays,when I was off. Stopped watching the Train when DON retired,there was a HUGE void,which nobody could FILL. SEMPER-FI.
Thank you do much love peace and soul
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Please bring Soul Train back
Awesome! You are one of my favorites & we are so happy to have you representing for us from the 317 a.k.a. Nap Town! Much love & respect ❤
I loved the suite class. He made a suit look good!!!. Every Saturday you had to check out their moves so you could burn up the dance floor that night. I was tall and lanky so I watched how to control all these limbs I had. I would dance Atchison little club in Hillsborough NC. THURDAY TO SUNDAY NIGHT. THOSE NIGHTS WAS WHERE I COULD EXERCISE AND DANCE. I WAS HOOKED CUZ DANCING WAS MY EXERCISE. PARTNER OR NOT. IT WAS THE BEST OF MYSELF FROM 19 TO 21. DANCIN, BIKING, RUNNING AND SWIMMING AND MY JOB. BOY THATS WAS MY LIFE. SOULTRAIN MADE ME VERY HAPPY. YOU COULD NOT WATCH IT AND NOT DANCE. IT LIFTED THE SOUL OF A SMALL TOWN COUNTRY GIRL. THANKS TO "THE DON" FOR THE MEMORIES AND ALL THE TALL DANCERS IN THAT SHOW. R.I.P MR. DON.
Omg I remember as a teen watching soul train every Saturday.... I loved it so much. The dancers were amazing! I miss the 70s and the 80s
Thank you , your right, I miss it too
They needa bring back soul train
That's the million dollar question
Agreed!💃
Yep,.
Loved this interview. He really had a wonderful life meeting all those people and dancing it up all the time. Wow!!! Love that he let us in on all of his Soul Train memories. It’s crazy how it’s always been about who you know. God bless him. 💜☮️
Wow!! I can only imagine how proud your mom was. All the people there were an important part of history. Each and everyone one of you were very special. You must feel so proud you were part of this, Thank you so much.
yup that's what made it so unique
SILK'S IN EMERYVILLE BY OAKLAND WAS 🔥. IT STAYS OPEN TILL 6:00AM IN THE MORNING AND EVENTUALLY IT WAS TWO LEVELS. 80 'S....🎼🎵🎶
I love coming to Silks
GROWING UP/LIVING IN OAKLAND SILK'S ,OAKLAND BASE AND THE REGGE CLUBS ON WEBSTER STREET IN OAKLAND WERE 🔥 AND WE WOULD GO ALMOST EVERY WEEK. LOVED YOU GUYS AD SOUL TRAIN.😍🥰🤩😎😘
Leland and AJ were the 90’s hype men for Soul Train back in the day. Great Post!
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I like watching how times have really changed over time. This helps me to wanna do better for myself.
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I hope that we get to hear Christina Sanchez story on how she got on soul train
I definitely want Rosie Perez former Soul Train Dancer '86-'88 Now!!!!
Yes I like her too
God I always wanted to be on Soul Train!! In Canada we didn't have it so I only got to see it whenever I visited the States. Unfortunately if we had it today there would be no REAL dancing just a bunch of women doing the same tacky twerking!
I would love to come there and dance
👊🏼 Leland was supa sharp, always classy, brought his moves, and he wore those suits. ❤'d their on the spot creativity with the lines. ⭐Awesome interview.⭐
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Elegant and cool, that was Leland!
@@lelandferguson3197 Agreed he was always so debonair!
Thank you God bless
My two favorite lines with this brother are the back to life one where he's with that young lady, and then the one with o.p.p. when he's in a blue shirt holding a cane and jumps off the stage. And then all the brothers start jumping with him. I loved it!!
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Str8 Murdered the Dance Floor...One of the Coolest Coldest to Cut a Rug..✊🏽
Man those was the most fun times in life as a nation of people who were just living with joy in their hearts music saved us from being unnoticed so much talent was going on everywhere from pop dancing to break dancing I myself was born in the mid 70s so I had the pleasure in the hip hop culture all the way thanku for the memories Fam YAH bless u all
Omg these are the best stories!!!!! I LOVED Soul Train as a kid. My racist parents wouldn’t let me watch but I’d sneak and watch. Along with all the other awesome shows featuring people of color. We need Soul Train back !!!!
Thank you ,your right
Amazing memories for a legendary dancer 🕺🏿
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I LOVEEEEEE WHEN YOU DO THESE.LOVE WHEN THE DANCERS TELL HOW THEY LANDED ON SOUL TRAIN!!
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Leland looks good in his suits.
Just BEAUTIFUL.🌱
My knee arthritis is just flaring up watching these 😅 great memories and energy. Black America started feeling proud 👊🏽
Love it. We'll used to be babysitters used to dance on soul Train.
Wow nice to meet you.
I love this story on how you became a Soul Train dancer, it was a eye opener for me. Thank you for sharing your personal experience with us in 2021.
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Looking Good Leland!
Thanks you
Don kept the soul in soul train✊🏽✊🏽🔥🔥
Leland Ferguson.
Was a Soul Train dancer.
Great episode. In my head I've always been a Soul Train dancer.
This video brought back so many memories. I love Soul Train. I grew up with this show. It meant so much to see people that looked like me dancing on TV. They should bring it back on the air. It would be nice to show the show back in the day and start a new 2022 version. Thanks for this piece of history.
Your right
Remember him Well.
Didn't know he was a Fellow Hoosier.
Naptown in the House.😊
Yes sir
Hooosiers stand up. Gary in the house
I love Soul Train and the dancers. Made my Saturdays a powerful joy. And so thankful for this talented dancing man memories.
My Fambro Leland Ferguson Fam...Fa'Life...One Love Fa'Sho...
One Love Fa'Sho 💙
Thank you so much family
Sure miss those days!!!’ It will never be the same, so sad. But we can relive those memories and keep them alive!! Love, Peace, and Soooouuullll Train.🥰
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Wow I never knew this Indianapolis native!!!! Woo hoo!!!! on Soul Train!!!! I've been watching Soul Train since the early 1970s all the way up until the time it went off the air. I am Indianapolis native as well but I'm still here in the city congratulations to you!!! and Indianapolis have great talent great great talent!!!! lot of great artists come out of Indianapolis Babyface, Vivica Fox and the list goes on and on! I started out opening up R&B Artists with all girl Dance troupe. like concerts in arenas cheered in NFL as a po Cheerleader. and later the Lord call me in the dance ministry. I'm a prophetic praise dancer 20 years now. Oh and by the way it would be very nice if they do a movie on you and all the legends that would be totally awesome
One of my favorite dancers, full of energy.
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This series makes me wish I was growing up during these times. And he's so cool to be on there from 79 to 2004!!!
Man danced on Soul Train for 25 years! This video needs to be longer.
I love these stories!!
He was one of my favorites!
Thank you be very safe 🙏
@@lelandferguson3197 Thank you! 😍
THAT WAS AWESOME.. !!!
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25 Years. That's a Job.
Thank you and work 🙏
the best on the show !!!
Thank you so much ❤
Leland was that dude....his slim physique and those suits....yesss!
Looking 👍👍👍👍👍👍
That’s So Cool Your So Cool
Soul train 🚂
We went from dancing to standing still with a phone in your hand.
Great dancer Leland Ferguson! 👍🌞💯👏🕺🔥💃🎶🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you
Nice. Smoking Hammer is a big deal.
It ain't "Too legit to Quit" or You can't touch This"?
Remember he was not MC Hammer yet, when he sign his record deal then he was Mc Hammer
80s baby here..love hearing the career stories of the soul train dancers. Thanks for sharing@Leland Ferguson
Thank you so much
Leland, you were my favorite, looked forward to seeing you every Saturday morning. Good to see you again.
Soul Train needs a MOVIE!
What a nice back story. Love the statement about how Soul Train allowed us to be our natural selves.
Wow 25 yrs as a Soul Train Dancer, awesome!
I’m having so much fun relaxing and watching the soul train dancers stories!!!! They all look so young 😮 like none of these dancers aged
You was the man on Soultrain
Just a dancers
Hammer is one of the true greats. He gives props when they're due, and he's always gracious to his fans. He's been touring a lot of the larger casinos in the southern US for about the last 10 years and is doing pretty good for himself.
God bless him i watch soultrain more 70 to 82 when don c departed i didn't watch it as much love soul train on Saturday love don c a trailblazer may he rip
Great story...Loved Soul Train. Rarely missed a show. 👏👏👏👏👏👏 Seen most shows at least twice. Thank you!
Thank you
This was super cool! AND that was a bonus to see Terrel on there! So used to seeing him at Venice Beach ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏽💯💯💯💯( Venice Beach rollerskating legend) 💯💯💯
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This made me feel so good. I love hearing these stories. Brings me back to fun times.
I 100% REMEMBER THIS DUDE 😂
Man Leland. That was a super great story. I'm from the exact same time period. I'm proud of you bruh.
I am so glad to hear your story you were one of my favorite dancers so smooth and I tried to copy a lot of your moves the guy was to smooth how he kicked people off the show lmbo glad they seen your talent and you sharing your life story with us ....take care and it's good to know you are doing well.
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There’s no way he beat hammer. I watched him dance and he was no hammer. 👀🤦🏿♂️🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩💯
Aaaah.... 😂... Hammer didn't have all the moves he got famous for at the time bro... They only won because they had some new moves that were actually new moves and took over to crowd... Back then it was no politics... The crowd response was the meter and Hammer would have absolutely retorted if he lying... This video has been out long enough and if this guy smoked Hammer and his crew is a lie....WWHD?