Soul Train Dancer Crystal McCarey Recalls Marvin Gaye Asking Her To Dance During His Performance! 

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I was a soul train dancer from the age of 10 to 15 in my living room every Sunday!!

I wish the dancers would have earned a wage for their contributions to the show.

In my opinion she was one of the top 10 dancers of all time on soul train and very classy.

This lady brought a style and class to Soul Train for over a decade. I'm so happy for this story, shining a light on some of the unheralded, pioneers of the dance/entertainment culture. Shout out to Ms Crystal McCarey, a Soul Train original!

I'm so glad Don made Marvin Gaye showcase all his girls and not just one.

All these dancers talking fondly of Tamechi Toney Briggs and Aretha Jackson designing the clothes... We NEED an interview with them 😍

Idk why I always thought the dancer bought their own clothes and just came in there looking like that 😆

I had the opportunity to go to Soul Train but when my parents discovered that we did not have appropriate chaperone- the deal was off. I am still crying to this day and that was about 50 years ago. What made it worst, the radio station picked another girl to go in my place and she was actually featured on TV, and she did the soul train puzzle. I am still crying!!

These cartoon animations are everything, whoever does the animations need a freaking award. Love it..

My kids are in their thirties. The last generation to grow up watching Soul Train on Saturday morning. We ate breakfast, watched ST, then cleaned the house. I'm glad they got in on that. 😏

So glad they are remembering these girls and telling their stories, without them the show wouldn't have been the same. God they were and still are gorgeous, inside and out 💘

Am I wrong for saying that that woman never lost her luxe? She’s got to be a little bit younger than my mother and she looks incredible!

I am amazed at how healthy, vibrant and youthful the surviving Soul Train dancers interviewed seem to be...... Its a beautiful thing......

I love how fair Don was not playing favoritism

These are pretty fascinating to watch. I'm just a Latino dude who maybe watched soul train every now and then when it was still on. But I do find the dancer's perspectives fascinating. Whoever started these short documentaries is brilliant.

Who could forget her?? She really 'showed up n showed out'👏👏👏

Don was always careful about the rivalries and jealousy that can erupt with having a large group of talented dancers who all wanted the spotlight. He was a very smart man.

Saturday mornings with cartoons and Soul Train was some of the highlights of my childhood. That Soul Train line was the best damn thing on television.......that and big Don C saying "Love, Peace, and Soullllllllll"

I love that all of the dancers appreciate how special Soul Train was, and how blessed they were to be a part of it...unlike today where they think they just DESERVE all the glory and accolades they can get! Much more humble back then!

Dancing was the thing to do in the 70’s and 80’s. Great memories.

My late father had the BIGGEST crush on her. He thought he was slick tryna sneak peek, but he wasn't.

Soul Train was the Best Show happening when I was growing up Thank you Mr. Don Cornelius. May he Rest in Eternal Peace

I tell ya man, God really has an amazing way, of making things happen. It’s crazy how she wasn’t able to go to the audition; but she still ended up becoming a soul train dancer, by being stopped on Sunset Boulevard. That really inspired me.

Yes....I remember Crystal....How could you miss her....Always front & center....It's nice to see her....

As a Latino kid growing up in the 70s/80s, this show informed me about funk and dance that I've always tried to incorporate into my work - yes, I too am in the business!

One of my absolute favorite Soul Train dancers. She is such a classic beauty. Glad to see she is doing well. 😃

Soul Train in the 70's was the best.

"Crystal what are doing up here?" - 🤣🤣🤣

I remember Crystal she always seemed like a professionally trained dancer.

I'm a 63 year old white lady, and I LOVED Soul Train!!! I never missed it!

I love the way this woman talks.

My weekends weren’t complete without Soul Train 😊😊😊😊😊

Man, I swear every time I see an interview with one of the dancers, it’s like seeing an old friend. So glad to have grown up in the era I did. Great memories for sure. All of the dancers still look great by the way.

The show played a major role on influencing American fashion.

The Soul Train Dancer's, was the show. I was a child born in 1973, in a Christian home. Mom and Dad, would allow us the watch ST. ST we had to sneak and watch it, with without the volume many times. Saturday mornings in the late 70's and 80's was fun. I got older, and watch the show with the volume...96-2001. I still love the SOUL TRAIN LINE, the Staple of SOUL TRAIN..❤❤🙏 I still watch (ST) via You Tube.❤👍

I tell ya times fly when you’re having fun. Enjoy your youth while you can.

Wow! I remember watching her as a kid back in the 70s! She's still an absolutely beautiful lady. Seeing this interview made my day.

She was truly a beautiful 😍 Star 🌟 on The Soul Train. She always stood out from the crowd.

This show still stands out even today 2022. This was watch every weekend. Love too Don Cornelius❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ peace and soul.

Don was a legend sad the way he went out. He made history.

Please interview Damita Jo next. She was the best female dancer ever on that show. EDIT: Guys, I am fully aware there are other videos of her on RU-vid. What I meant was I'd like to see her appear in this series "I Was a Soul Train Dancer".

Soul Train was a staple for me in the late 80s. Early 90s too. Now you got this TikTok stuff. This was a show right here. I miss Soul Train. Such time where things were so simple. No social media. None of that. Just pure talent all over the screen. The dancers. The musicians. All of it.

I loved the generation I grew up in. After Saturday morning cartoons, there was SOUL TRAIN - watching Soul Train would set the pace of the day. Don Cornelius, and the Soul Train Dancers were iconic in Entertainment! Much love to them ALL.

The fact that she is from my hometown and she said Southside Hyde Park, never knew. Chitown home of the greatest.

I never thought she had the most rhythm.. but she definitely has the showmanship that was needed to stand out 👏🏽👏🏽 definitely remembered.. good ol days..💖

Yo, I cannot stop smiling. She was a part of my childhood routine.

Nice how crystal brought out the dynamics of being the only child the mentality and learned the soul train philosophy do for one ☝️ has to do for many. Great memories

This black love is coming back; we are starting to love each other the way we used to - uplifting doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, scholars, and slowly (yet not quickly enough) pushing the negative stereotypes and images aside. Soul Train was family, sexy yet also family friendly. This was a great segment.

7:50 "Crystal, what you are doing up here". Oh my god I laughed so hard at that comment and your reaction.

@1:00.... Lmao @ grandmothers face while driving!!... she looked at the other kids acting crazy and said " no, you aint doing this"

She has her mother's eyes. I love hearing their stories and what they're doing now.

I remember you when I was a little girl...so glad you enjoyed your tenure there💫🙌🏽💫

She has a different look about her. That's dope

I'm 42, and I remember watching this with my aunts, uncle , dad, mom, and cousins from 1984-1992. I remembered my mom and uncle used to tell me how they used to cut up the dancefloor at the clubs back in the 1970s to the mid 1980s. My cousins and I really liked that 1970s/1980s vibe, everybody was just having a good ol' time. I wish now in the 2020s we have a blend of 1970s, 1980s and 1990s vibe, fashion, media and asthetics , the 2020 should kinda echo the 1920s . From the ROARING 2s(1920s), to the SOARING 20s(2020s)!

I absolutely loved Crystal-she was one of my favorite dancers on Soul Train. She had this vintage classic look and I loved the way she danced. She still looks amazing.

I use to say this about you, she can’t dance but she cute and her clothes are cute. And the personality was so Betty Davis.

This has made my day. She’s ICONIC.

She was THE ONE! Many lovely dancers on the show, but for me she was THE ONE. I was only 2 years old when she started on the show, so I would've needed a time machine to make it happen. Just glad to see her featured here and getting her shine. For me, she was the biggest star in Hollywood!

Crystal was my favorite female dancer on that show hands down. Her hips were fluid and the way she interpreted the music through her body resonated with me big time. I could watch that lady dance all night i tell you. So glad she's recognized here.

I liked Crystal before I saw this, and even more now.

Wow this made me smile.. I remember dusting and cleaning the house with my grandma and cousins while watching soul train

When my granddaughter was an infant she stayed with me. At 2am while I gave her a bottle I watched Soul Train. She is 32 now. Still love this music! ❤

Thanks for addressing the food issue. Thank you Don

I am over here FANNING OUT!!! Crystal, I have loved you and followed your dancing on Soul Train since I was a little girl growing up in the 80s!!!🙋🏾‍♀️😍🤗

When she danced to ‘...she’s got Betty Davis eyes...Gold🤩💃🏾

You're still beautiful Crystal!

In the years before PCs, Cell Phones & the Internet, the Soul Train dancers showed us WHAT to wear and HOW to 💃 dance!😊

That particular soul train intro was dope! When I was a youngster, and whenever Soul Train came on, I used to dance my butt off! 😄😄

She's one the most memorable ones.

Revised statement. Thank you Ms. MCcarey for being part of our black history.

Toney Briggs was the truth!!! He looked at every dancer and made clothes that fit their body and personality.I absolutely love him❤

I remember her. She looks like her mom.

I had a crush on Crystal. I also remember Cheryl & Louie as a child in the 80's.

The part about her grandma driving her to the audition and how the animation portrayed it was hilarious

Her mother's career is amazing. The photos are beautiful. The grandmother suffocated her opportunity

the O'Bryan Theme will always be my Soul Train theme. it was the first i ever heard in life (i was born in 1982) and is the most funky of all.

I was born in 1975. This was a beautiful time to be alive.

I love seeing these people from my childhood! Soul Train was EVERYTHING

6:46 whoah..those funkadelic costumes were ROUGH😂🤣💥💫🤩🎉

I love the evolution of this series ... Please keep this going as much as possible!!

The Chi was well represented on this show.

WOW! This is freaky! I’m just now finishing up re-writing a film script in which the main characters spend time at the Moulin Rouge, which includes a “Joe Louis” character. I began working on this script many years ago and during this entire period I’d never came across one single person who had even heard of the Moulin Rouge, and now to discover someone whose mom actually danced there is so cool! But wait! It gets even more freaky; the script was originally written for my ex girlfriend’s daughter, Nona Gaye. Yep Marvin’s daughter!! Crystal, I’d LOVE to chat with you-if you’d do me the honor. Thanks

Man Saturdays in the 80s was the best! Get up, watch cartoons while eating cereal, watch soul train.....and then at 3pm watch shaw brothers kung fu movies on channel 5 ( in new New York)😁

“Yea of course i dance” lol that tickled me

As a kid, I swear I thought Crystal and Linda Carriere of the group Dynasty were sisters. 😄😄

She's one of three that always stood out every Sunday that I watched. She's still gorgeous

Wow what an amazing piece of black history. As a millennial I can appreciate this 💎 ⭐️

8:13 is Rosie Perez to the right w/the hat. Love her raw and gritty dance style. 🦋

WOW WOW WOW 😍 I love this series 🤩 Soul Train dancers are living legends !

I loved to watch and dance during Soul Train. Wish it would come back. Think it's time. Many are home putting on music, dancing in their homes during the pandemic. I remember seeing the dancers looking at their outfits and immediately going out to Marshall's Outpost to try to find something similar. Getting in trouble for tying my blouse up in a knot so my mid drift could show. 😆

I love watching soul train growing up 😻

One of the BEST shows ever. Beautiful black people!!! And the FASHION!!!👍🏾🙏🏾

The animation tho! I enjoyed this😂🤭 Your still a beautiful lady✌🏾

She is the Soul Train dancer the guys called "Red." I was old enough to remember the 1st show I was in HS.

Where is the museum that houses Don's wardrobe? Those massive silk ties and polyester suits will never decompose. They will be here centuries from now.

Every Saturday at 12 noon I watched American Bandstand and at 1:00pm it was Soul Train. I had a smile on my face the whole time I watched this video. I grew up during the best time in American history because it was the best music ever. The 70's.

RIP Don Cornelius.

Her Mother was beautiful as well.

I remember the Moulin Rouge,.Mrs.Sara Ann Knight owned it,she was the first black woman in the state of Nevada to obtain a gaming license,it was on the Westside Bonanza and H st. I gave her a ride home one day, before she passed,it was an honor.👍