Joe Cobb screamed out the show’s title in the iconic opening sequence of Don Cornelius’ hit series.
Joe Cobb, the voice heard in the iconic “Soul Train” opening sequence, is suing to get royalties from the hit series.
Cobb and Don Cornelius, creator of “Soul Train,” worked together at a radio station in the 1960s before the latter launched the series in 1971, according to the
The lawsuit names BET, Paramount Global and CBS Entertainment, according to the Sun-Times, and states that it “seeks to vindicate Mr. Cobb’s rights and to ensure he is compensated for his valuable contributions to Black American and American popular culture.”
SAG-AFTRA is not named in the lawsuit. Cobb explains he was a member of the union for years, but “cut ties” after Cornelius sold the rights to the show.
The lawsuit claims that the union “informed those affiliated with the show that they would be getting releases to sign to waive their rights to additional compensation.” Cobb claims he never received such a notice and has been unable to get a record of his work from the union despite his efforts.
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