Who played the original intro to the TV program Soul Train?

“Swans Way was a three-piece UK pop group. In addition to the future Scarlet Fantastic duo of Maggie De Monde (vocals and percussion) and Rick P. Jones (double bass), Swans Way featured the vocals of Robert Shaw. They formed inBirmingham in 1982.[1] They were also one of the bands who have covered "Gloomy Sunday", which featured on the B-side of their Top 20 hit in 1984; a song called "Soul Train". They split up the same year.”

“Soul Train is an American musical variety show that aired in syndication from October 1971 to March 2006. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip hop artists, although funk, jazz, disco, andgospel artists have also appeared.”

Soul Train used various original and current music for theme songs during its run, including:

§  1971-1973: "SoulTrain (Hot Potato)" by King Curtis (Curtis Ousley) and later redone by the Rimshots as "Soul Train, Parts 1&2". [The original 1962 version Curtis recorded 9 years before the show was named "Hot Potatoes (Piping Hot)"]

§  1973-1975: "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)", composed by Gamble and Huff and recorded by Philadelphia soul studio group MFSB with vocals by the Three Degrees. Released as a single, this song became a pop and R&B radio hit in 1974 and the show's best-known theme.

§  1975-1976: "Soul Train '75" by the Soul Train Gang, which was later released as a single for the newly formed Soul Train Records

§  1976-1978: "Soul Train '76 (Get on Board)", also by the Soul Train Gang

§  1978-1980: "Soul Train Theme '79", produced by the Hollywood Disco Jazz Band with vocals by the Waters

§  1980-1983: "Up on Soul Train", first by the Waters and later by the Whispers, whose version appears in their 1980 albumImagination.

§  1983-1987: "Soul Train's a Comin'" by R&B artist O'Bryan[18]

§  1987-1989: "TSOP '87", a remake of the original "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)", composed and produced by George Duke

§  1989-1993: "TSOP '89", a remixed version of "TSOP '87", also by George Duke

§  1993-1999: "Soul Train '93" (Know You Like to Dance)" by the hip-hop group Naughty by Nature with a saxophone solo byEverette Harp

§  1999-2006: "TSOP 2000", with rap vocals by hip hop artist Samson and music by Dr. Freeze, and again featuring an Everette Harp saxophone solo. However, a portion of "Know You Like to Dance" was still used in the show's second-half opening segment during this period.”