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Season 1
Season 1, Episode 1: Gladys Knight & The Pips/Eddie Kendricks/The Honey Cone/Bobby Hutton
Original Air Date: 2 October 1971Gladys Knight and the Pips performed "Friendship Train" and "I Don't Wanna Do Wrong." Eddie Kendricks performed "It's So Hard for Me to Say Goodbye" and "I Did It All For You." The Honey Cone performed "Stick-Up" and "Want Ads." Bobby Hutton performed "You're My Only Reason."
Season 1, Episode 2: Charlie Wright & Watts 103rd Street Band/Carla Thomas/General Crook
Original Air Date: 9 October 1971Charlie Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Band perform "Express Yourself" and "Your Love". Carla Thomas performs "You Got a Cushion to Fall on". General Crook performs "Do It for Me" and "What Time is It".
Season 1, Episode 3: Chairmen of the Board/Rufus Thomas/Laura Lee
Original Air Date: 16 October 1971Chairmen of the Board performed "Give Me Just a little more Time" and "Hang on to a Memory" Rufus Thomas performed "(Do the) Push and Pull", "Do the Funky Chicken" and "The World is Round" Laura Lee performed "Women's Love Rights" and "Wedlock is Padlock"
Season 1, Episode 4: Staple Singers/Freda Payne
Original Air Date: 23 October 1971The Staple Singers perform "Express Yourself" and "Heavy Makes You Happy". Freda Payne perform "Band of Gold" and "Bring the Boys Home".
Season 1, Episode 5: Bill Withers/Al Green/Viola Wills
Original Air Date: 30 October 1971Bill Withers performs "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Grandma's Hands". Al Green performs "Let's Stay Together" and "Tired of Being Alone". Viola Wills performs "Sweetback".
Season 1, Episode 6: Lou Rawls/The 100 Proof/The Emotions
Original Air Date: 6 November 1971Lou Rawls perform "Natural Man". The 100 Proof perform "Somebody's Been Sleeping", "Driveway" and "One Man's Leftovers". The Emotions perform "So I Can Love You" and "Show Me How".
Season 1, Episode 7: Martha & the Vandellas/The Intruders/G.C. Cameron
Original Air Date: 13 November 1971Martha Reeves & The Vandellas perform "Dancing In The Streets" and "Bless You". The Intruders perform "I Bet He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" & "Cowboys To Girls". G.C. Cameron perform "Act Like A Shotgun"
Season 1, Episode 8: Friends of Distinction/Clarence Carter
Original Air Date: 20 November 1971The Friends of Distinction perform "Grazing in the Grass" and "I Need You". Clarence Carter perform "Patches", "Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love" and "Scratch my Back".
Season 1, Episode 9: Chambers Brothers/The Five Stairsteps
Original Air Date: 27 November 1971The Chambers Brothers perform "Time Has Come Today", "Let's Do It Together" and "Funky". The Five Stairsteps perform "O-o-h Child" and "Didn't it Look so Easy".
Season 1, Episode 10: Junior Walker & The All Stars/Bobby Womack/Thelma Houston
Original Air Date: 4 December 1971Jr. Walker & The All-Stars perform "Do That Shing-A-Ling" live and "These Eyes". Bobby Womack perform "Communication" and "That's the Way I Feel About 'Cha". Thelma Houston perform "I Want to Go Back There Again" and "Save The Country".
Season 1, Episode 11: Jean Knight/The Delfonics/Maurice Jackson/Ralphi Pagan
Original Air Date: 11 December 1971Jean Knight performs "Mr. Big Stuff". The Delfonics performs "Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time" and "Hey Love". Maurice Jackson performs "Step By Step". Ralphi Pagan performs "Make It With Me".
Season 1, Episode 12: The Chi-Lites/Joe Tex/The Originals
Original Air Date: 18 December 1971The Chi-Lites performs "For God Sakes, Give More Power to the People" and "Have you Seen Her". Joe Tex performs "Give the Baby Anything the Baby Wants" and "Bad Feet". The Originals performs "Baby I'm for Real" and "Keep Me".
Season 1, Episode 13: Gene Chandler/Simtec & Wylie/The Free Movement
Original Air Date: 25 December 1971Gene Chandler performs "Yes I'm Ready (If you Don't Let Go)" and "Stone Cold Love". The group Simtec & Wylie performs "Got To get Over the Hump". The Free Movement performs "I Found Someone" and "The Harder I Try".
Season 1, Episode 14: B.B. King/O.C. Smith/Patrice Holloway
Original Air Date: 1 January 1972B.B. King performs "Think it Over". O.C. Smith performs "Little Green Apples" and "Help Me Make it Through the Night". Patrice Holloway performs "Evidence" and "That's the Chance You Gotta Take".
Season 1, Episode 15: Dennis Coffey/Detroit Emeralds/Jesse James
Original Air Date: 8 January 1972Dennis Coffey performs "Scorpio" and "Ride Sally Ride". The Detroit Emeralds performs "Wear This Ring with Love" and "You Want it, You Got it". Jesse James performs "I Need You Baby" and "At Last".
Season 1, Episode 16: Little Richard/Undisputed Truth/Nolan F. Porter
Original Air Date: 15 January 1972Little Richard performs "Freedom Blues" and "Greenwood Mississippi". The Undisputed Truth performs "Smiling Faces Sometimes" and "You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth".
Season 1, Episode 17: Curtis Mayfield/The Honey Cone/The Persuaders
Original Air Date: 22 January 1972Curtis Mayfield performs "Move on Up" and "Get Down". The Honey Cone performs "Stick Up" and "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show". The Persuaders performs "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" and "Love Gonna Pack Up".
Season 1, Episode 18: The Impressions/Mary Clayton/The Three Degrees
Original Air Date: 29 January 1972The Impressions perform "Ain't Got Time" and "Love Me". Merry Clayton performs "After All This Time". The Three Degrees performs "There's So Much Love", "Maybe" and "Trade Winds".
Season 1, Episode 19: The Dells/Kim Weston/Luther Ingram
Original Air Date: 5 February 1972The Dells perform "It's All Up to You" and "The Love We Had". Kim Weston performs "Little By Little And Bit By Bit" and "If I Had it My Way". Luther Ingram performs "Be Good to Me Baby" and "I'll Love You Until the End".
Season 1, Episode 20: Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager/Joe Tex/Hodges, Smith, James & Crawford
Original Air Date: 12 February 1972Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager performed "Ain't Understanding Mellow". Jerry Butler performed "Walk Easy my Son" and "How Did We Lose it Baby". Joe Tex performed "I Gotcha" and "A Mother's Prayer". Hodges, Smith, James & Crawford performed "Signal Your Intention"
Season 1, Episode 21: Al Green/The Whispers/Denise LaSalle
Original Air Date: 19 February 1972Al Green performed "Look What you Done For Me" and "Driving Wheel". The Whispers performed "I Only Meant to Wet My Feet" and "Can't Help But Love You". Denise LaSalle performed "Trapped By this Thing Called Love" and "Now Run and Tell That"
Season 1, Episode 22: The Four Tops/Jackie Wilson/Kool & the Gang
Original Air Date: 26 February 1972The Four Tops performed "A Simple Game" and "MacArthur Park". Jackie Wilson performed "Your Love Keeps Lifting me Higher and Higher" and "Love is Funny That Way". Kool & the Gang performed "I Want to Take You Higher" and "Love The Life You Live"
Season 1, Episode 23: Gladys Knight & the Pips/The Ohio Players/Garland Green
Original Air Date: 4 March 1972Gladys Knight & the Pips performed "Make me the Woman That you Go Home to" and "I Don't Want to Do Wrong". The Ohio Players performed "Got Pleasure" and "Pain". Garland Green performed "Just My Way of Loving You" and "Plain and Simple Girl"
Season 1, Episode 24: Rufus Thomas/The Bar-Kays/Laura Lee
Original Air Date: 11 March 1972Rufus Thomas performs "Do the Funky Penguin" and "Breakdown". The Bar-Kays performs "Son of Shaft". Laura Lee performs "Rip Off" and "Since I Fell for You".
Season 1, Episode 25: The Chi-Lites/Edwin Starr/James Gadsen
Original Air Date: 18 March 1972The Chi-Lites performs "Oh Girl" and "The Coldest days of My Life". Edwin Starr performs "War" and "Dougle Agent O Soul".
Season 1, Episode 26: Curtis Mayfield/War/Wilson Pickett
Original Air Date: 25 March 1972Curtis Mayfield performed "We Got To Have Peace", "Get Down" and "Beautiful Brother of Mine". War performed "All Day Music" & "Slippin' Into Darkness". Wilson Pickett (performing live) "Fire and Water,", "Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You", "Call My Name, I'll be There", "I'm In Love" and "Don't Knock My Love".
Season 1, Episode 27: Joe Tex/Gloria Lynne/The Independents
Original Air Date: 1 April 1972Joe Tex perform "You Said a Bad Word". Gloria Lynne performs "Watermelon Man" and "I Wish You Love". The Independents performs "Just as Long as You Need Me".
Season 1, Episode 28: Lou Rawls/Otis Clay/The Peaches
Original Air Date: 8 April 1972Lou Rawls performs "His Song Shall be Sung". Otis Clay performs "Trying to Live My Life without you". The Peaches performs "In My Heart" and "You Couldn't Have Been Thinking About Me".
Season 1, Episode 29: Isley Brothers/Love Unlimited/Millie Jackson
Original Air Date: 15 April 1972The Isley Brothers performs "Lay Away" and "Pop That Thang". Love Unlimited performs "Walkin' in the Rain (with the One I Love) and "Fragile (Handle With Care)". Millie Jackson performs "Ask Me What You Want" & "My Man, A Sweet Man".
Season 1, Episode 30: Ike & Tina Turner/Jerry Butler/Brenda Lee Eager
Original Air Date: 22 April 1972Ike & Tina Turner perform "I Want To Take You Higher," "Feel Good" and "Proud Mary". Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager perform "Close To You". Jerry Butler performs "I Only Have Eyes for You".
Season 2
Season 2, Episode 1: Bobby Womack/The Bar-Kays/Candi Staton
Original Air Date: 23 September 1972Bobby Womack performs "Woman's Gotta Have it". The Bar-Kays perform "Copy Cat" and "In the Hole". Candi Staton performs "Stand By Your Man" and "In the Ghetto".
Season 2, Episode 2: The Isley Brothers/Luther Ingram
Original Air Date: 30 September 1972The Isley Brothers perform "Work to Do" and "Lay Lady Lay". Luther Ingram performs "If Loving You is Wrong, I Don't Wanna Be Right" and "Missing You".
Season 2, Episode 3: Gladys Knight & the Pips/The O'Jays/Major Lance
Original Air Date: 7 October 1972Gladys Knight & The Pips performed "Help me Make It Through the Night", "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" and "Daddy Could Swear, I Declare". The O'Jays make their first appearance here and perform "Deeper (In Love With You)" and "Back Stabbers". Major Lance performed "Since I Lost My Baby's Love"
Season 2, Episode 4: Eddie Kendricks/The Whispers
Original Air Date: 14 October 1972Eddie Kendricks performs "Eddie's Love," "Can I" and "If You Let Me". The Whispers perform "I Only Meant To Wet My Feet" and "Life & Breath".
Season 2, Episode 5: The Jackson 5
Original Air Date: 21 October 1972The Jackson 5 perform "I Want You Back", "Little Bitty Pretty One," "Corner of the Sky" and "Lookin' Through the Windows". Jermaine Jackson performs "That's How Love is", "Daddy's Home", and "You're in Good Hands".
Season 2, Episode 6: Johnnie Taylor/The Undisputed Truth
Original Air Date: 28 October 1972Johnnie Taylor performs "Who's Making Love", "Standing in for Jody", "Doing My Own Thing" and "Stop Doggin' Me". The Undisputed Truth perform "Girl You're Alright" and "Smiling Faces Sometimes".
Season 2, Episode 7: Bill Withers/Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Original Air Date: 4 November 1972Bill Withers performs "Lean on Me" and "Use Me". Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes perform "I Miss You" and "If You Don't Know Me By Now".
Season 2, Episode 8: Billy Preston/Laura Lee/Johnny Williams
Original Air Date: 11 November 1972Billy Preston performs "Outa Space", "The Bus" and "Slaughter". Laura Lee performs "If You Beat Me Rockin you can Have my Chair". Johnny Williams performs "Slow Motion" and "Shall We Gather By the Water".
Season 2, Episode 9: Joe Simon/The Sylvers/Billy Paul
Original Air Date: 18 November 1972Joe Simon performs "Misty Blue" and "I Found My Dad". The Sylvers perform "Fool's Paradise" and "Wish That I Could Talk To You". Billy Paul performs "Me and Mrs. Jones".
Season 2, Episode 10: The Friends of Distinction/The Persuaders/Doug Gibbs
Original Air Date: 25 November 1972The Friends of Distinction perform "Going In Circles" and "Now is the Time". The Persuaders perform "Love's Gonna Pack up (And Walk Out)" and "Peace in the Valley". Doug Gibbs performs "I'll Always Have You".
Season 2, Episode 11: The Temptations/King Floyd
Original Air Date: 2 December 1972The Temptations perform "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" and "Mother Nature". King Floyd performs "Groove Me" and "Baby Let Me Kiss You".
Season 2, Episode 12: The Intruders/Betty Wright/True Reflection
Original Air Date: 9 December 1972The Intruders perform "She's a Winner" and "When We get Married". Betty Wright performs "Clean Up Woman" and "Baby Sitter". True Reflection perform "That's Where I'm Coming From".
Season 2, Episode 13: Billy Paul/Barbara Mason/Anacostia
Original Air Date: 23 December 1972Billy Paul performs "Am I Black Enough For You?". Barbara Mason performs "Give Me Your Love" and "Bed and Board". Anacostia performs "On and Off".
Season 2, Episode 14: Tyrone Davis/Lyn Collins
Original Air Date: 30 December 1972Tyrone Davis perform "Turn Back the Hands of Time" and "If You Had a Change in Mind". Lyn Collins performs "Think" and "Things Got to Get Better".
Season 2, Episode 15: Curtis Mayfield/The Main Ingredient/Hank Ballard
Original Air Date: 6 January 1973Curtis Mayfield performs "Superfly," "I'm Your Pusherman" and "Freddie's Dead". The Main Ingredient performs "Everybody Plays The Fool" and "You've Got To Take It (If You Want It)". Hank Ballard performs "From The Love Side".
Season 2, Episode 16: Stevie Wonder/The Moments/Fully Guaranteed
Original Air Date: 13 January 1973Stevie Wonder performs "Signed Sealed Delivered" and "Superstition". The Moments perform "Just Because He Wants To Make Love" and "My Thing". Fully Guaranteed perform "We Can Make It Together".
Season 2, Episode 17: Johnny Nash/Billy Butler & Infinity/Brighter Side of Darkness
Original Air Date: 27 January 1973Johnny Nash performs "I Can See Clearly Now" and "Stir it Up". Billy Butler & the Infinity perform "Hung Up on You". Brighter Side of Darkness perform "Love Jones" and "Just a Little Bit".
Season 2, Episode 18: The Dramatics/Syl Johnson/The Smith Connection
Original Air Date: 3 February 1973The Dramatics perform "In the Rain" and "Hey You, Get Off My Mountain". Syl Johnson performs "We Did It". The Smith Connection performs "I've Been in Love".
Season 2, Episode 19: James Brown
Original Air Date: 10 February 1973James Brown gets a Soul Train tribute here as he performs various hits like "Get On The Good Foot," "Soul Power," "Make It Funky," "Cold Sweat," "Try Me," "Hot Pants," "Get Up (I Feel Like A) Sex Machine," "Super Bad," "Please Please, Please" and "Say It Loud I'm Black and I'm Proud". Lyn Collins joins him at one point with "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Season 2, Episode 20: The Four Tops/Otis Clay
Original Air Date: 17 February 1973The Four Tops performed "Keeper of the Castle", "I Must be Dreaming", and "Ain't No Woman Like the One I got". Otis Clay performed "Trying to Live My Life Without You" Also, The Soul Train dance contest finals took place. With James Brown and Don C. looking on, three couples: Damita Jo Freeman and Jimmy "Scooby Doo" Fosters. Pat Davis and Gary Keyes; Connie Platino and Lamont Peterson... fought their way to a Johnson Products $10,000 scholarship and worldwide dancer acclaim.
Season 2, Episode 21: The Spinners/Sisters Love
Original Air Date: 24 February 1973The Spinners performs "I'll Be Around," "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" and "How Could I Let You Get Away". Sisters Love perform "(I Could Never Make) A Better Man than You" and "Give Me Your Love".
Season 2, Episode 22: Al Green/Mel & Tim
Original Air Date: 17 March 1973Al Green performs "You Ought to be with Me," "For the Good Times" and "Love and Happiness". Mel & Tim perform "Starting All Over Again".
Season 2, Episode 23: Friends of Distinction/Timmy Thomas/The Independents
Original Air Date: 24 March 1973Friends of Distinction perform "Love or Let Me Be Lonely". Timmy Thomas performs "Why Can't We live Together?". The Independents perform "Leaving Me". Richard Pryor makes a cameo appearance.
Season 2, Episode 24: The Chi-Lites/The Honey Cone/G.C. Cameron
Original Air Date: 31 March 1973The Chi-Lites perform "Stoned Out of My Mind" and "We Need Order". The Honey Cone perform "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" and "If I Can't Fly". G.C. Cameron performs "I'm Gonna Get You".
Season 2, Episode 25: The Impressions/Tyrone Davis/Billy Preston
Original Air Date: 7 April 1973The Impressions perform "This Love's for Real". Tyrone Davis performed "Without You in My Life" and "There it Is". Billy Preston performs "Will it Go Round in Circles" and "Blackbird".
Season 2, Episode 26: Aretha Franklin
Original Air Date: 14 April 1973The Queen of Soul gets the Soul Train treatment in this episode. Aretha Franklin performs "Rock Steady", "Day Dreaming", "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)", and "Master of Eyes (The Deepness of His Eyes)".
Season 2, Episode 27: The O'Jays/David Ruffin/Sylvia Robinson
Original Air Date: 21 April 1973The O'Jays perform "Love Train", "Time to Get Down" and "Sunshine". David Ruffin performs "Blood Donors Needed" and "Common Man". Sylvia Robinson hit it big with "Pillow Talk".
Season 2, Episode 28: The Sylvers/Ronnie Dyson/Archie Bell & the Drells
Original Air Date: 28 April 1973The Sylvers perform "Fool's Paradise" and "Stay Away From Me". Ronnie Dyson performs "One Man Band" and "Just Don't Wanna be Lonely". Archie Bell & The Drells perform "Dancing to the music" and "Girls Grow Faster Than Boys".
Season 2, Episode 29: The Manhattans/Lyn Collins/Lee Auston
Original Air Date: 5 May 1973The Manhattans perform "There's No me Without You" and "Back Up". Lyn Collins performs "Fly me to the Moon" and "Never Gonna Give it Up". Lee Auston performs "Gimme Your Hand" and "Real Woman".
Season 2, Episode 30: The Supremes/Lloyd Price
Original Air Date: 12 May 1973The Supremes perform "Floy Joy," "Bad Weather", "Stoned Love" and "I Guess I'll Miss the Man". Lloyd Price performs "Just for Baby" and "Love Music".
Season 2, Episode 31: Bobby Womack/The Whispers/Thelma Houston
Original Air Date: 19 May 1973Bobby Womack performs "I Can Understand It", "Harry Hippie" and "Woman's Gotta Have it". The Whispers perform "POW MIA" and "Somebody Loves You". Thelma Houston performs "Black California" and "Piano Man".
Season 2, Episode 32: Little Anthony & the Imperials/Edwin Starr/The Valentinos
Original Air Date: 26 May 1973Little Anthony & The Imperials perform "Help me Find a Way to Save you" and "La La la At the End". Edwin Starr performs "There You Go". The Valentinos perform "I Can Understand It".
Season 2, Episode 33: Bill Withers
Original Air Date: 16 June 1973Bill Withers performs "Grandma's Hand", "If I Can't Write Left-handed", "Use Me", "Let Us Love", "Kissing My Love".
Season 2, Episode 34: The Miracles/Chuck Jackson/The Jackson Sisters
Original Air Date: 23 June 1973The Miracles perform "I Can't Stand to See You Cry" and "Don't Let it End Until You Let it Begin". Chuck Jackson performs "I Only Get This Feeling". The Jackson Sisters perform "Boy You're Dynamite" and "I Believe in Miracles".
Season 2, Episode 35: Chairman of the Board/Charles Mann/Sylvia
Original Air Date: 30 June 1973Chairmen of the Board perform "Chairmen of the Board", "Finders Keepers" and "Pay to the Piper". Charles Mann performs "Say You Love Me Too". Sylvia performs "Didn't I".
Season 2, Episode 36: Chuck Berry/Maxayan/Willie Hutch
Original Air Date: 7 July 1973Chuck Berry performs "My Ding-a-Ling", "Reelin' and Rockin'", "Wee Wee Hours" and "Roll em' Pete" and "Johnny B. Goode". Maxayan performs "Check out Your Mind". Willie Hutch performs "Slick" and "Brother's Gonna Work it out".
Season 2, Episode 37: The Best of Soul Train
Original Air Date: 11 August 1973A look back on the best of Season 2 of Soul Train.
Season 3
Season 3, Episode 1: The Intruders/Foster Sylvers
Original Air Date: 1 September 1973The Intruders perform "I'll Always Love My Mama" and "I Wanna Know Your Name". Foster Sylvers performs "Misdemeanor" and "Hey Little Girl".
Season 3, Episode 2: The Whispers/Mandrill
Original Air Date: 8 September 1973The Whispers perform "Feel Like Coming Home" and "I Love the Way You Make Me Feel". Mandrill performs "Fencewalk" and "Hang Loose".
Season 3, Episode 3: Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s/Lyn Collins/The Sly, the Slick & the Wicked
Original Air Date: 15 September 1973Fred Wesley & the J.B.'s perform "Doing it to Death" and "If You Don't Get it the First Time". Lyn Collins performs "Mama Feelgood". The Sly, the Slick & the Wicked perform "Surely".
Season 3, Episode 4: Dance Contest Show: The Sylvers
Original Air Date: 22 September 1973The Sylvers "Stay Away from Me" and "Wish I Could Talk to You".
Season 3, Episode 5: Isley Brothers/Betty Wright/Jr. Walker & the All-Stars
Original Air Date: 29 September 1973The Isley Brothers performed "That Lady" and "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight". Betty Wright performed "It's Hard to Stop" and "Let Me Be Your Lovemaker". Jr. Walker & the All-Stars performed "I Don't Need No Reason" and "Peace and Understanding is Hard to Find"
Season 3, Episode 6: Eddie Kendricks/The Dramatics/Rufus
Original Air Date: 6 October 1973Eddie Kendricks performs "Keep on Truckin" and "Darling Come Back Home". The Dramatics performs "And I Panicked" and "Fell For You". Rufus performs "There's No Telling" and "Slip-N-Slide".
Season 3, Episode 7: B.B. King/The Moments
Original Air Date: 13 October 1973B.B. King performs "To Know You is to Love You" and "I Like to Live the Love". The Moments perform "Sexy Mama" and "Gotta Find a Way".
Season 3, Episode 8: The Four Tops/Bloodstone/Lee Charles
Original Air Date: 20 October 1973The Four Tops perform "Are You Man Enough" and "Sweet Understanding Love". Bloodstone performs "Natural High" and "Never Let You Go". Lee Charles performs "Love Ain't Gonna Run Away" and "I Just Want to Be Loved".
Season 3, Episode 9: Barry White/Love Unlimited/The Temprees
Original Air Date: 27 October 1973Barry White performed "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby", "I've Got So Much to Give", "Never Never Gonna Give You Up". Love Unlimited performed "Love's Theme". The Temprees performed "Dedicated to the One I Love" and "Love's Maze".
Season 3, Episode 10: Jackson 5
Original Air Date: 3 November 1973The Jackson Five perform "Dancing Machine," "Don't Say Goodbye AgaIn," "Get It Together" and "You're In Good Hands". Michael Jackson performs "With a Child's Heart" and "Morning Glow".
Season 3, Episode 11: Curtis Mayfield/Millie Jackson/Natural Four
Original Air Date: 10 November 1973Curtis Mayfield performs "Back to the World", "If I Were only a Child Again" and "Future Shock". Millie Jackson performs "Hurts So Good" and "Hypocrisy". Natural Four performs "Can This Be Real".
Season 3, Episode 12: Tower of Power/The Pointer Sisters/Tavares
Original Air Date: 17 November 1973Tower Of Power performs "This Time It's Real," "So Very Hard To Go" and "What is Hip?". The Pointer Sisters perform "Yes We Can Can" and "Cloudburst". Tavares performs "Check it Out".
Season 3, Episode 13: Smokey Robinson/First Choice/Al Wilson
Original Air Date: 24 November 1973Smokey Robinson performs "Just My Soul Responding," "Baby Come Close" and "Sweet Harmony". First Choice perform "Armed and Extremely Dangerous" and "Smarty Pants". Al Wilson performs "Show and Tell".
Season 3, Episode 14: The Temptations/G.C. Cameron
Original Air Date: 1 December 1973The Temptations performed "Plastic Man," "Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)" and "Masterpiece". G.C. Cameron performed "Let Me Down Easy" and "No Matter Where". Also, Hal Jackson makes an appearance in the episode with recent 1973 winner Edna Hill as Miss Talented Teen.
Season 3, Episode 15: Bobby Bland/Ashford & Simpson/Barbara Jean English
Original Air Date: 8 December 1973Bobby Bland performed "This Time I'm gone for Good" and "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City". Ashford & Simpson performed "Keep it Coming" and "I'd Know You Anywhere". Barbara Jean English performed "You're Gonna Need Somebody To Love (While You're Looking For Someone To Love)".
Season 3, Episode 16: Johnnie Taylor/Ann Peebles/Maceo and the Macs
Original Air Date: 15 December 1973Johnnie Taylor performed "I Believe in You (You Believe in me)" and "Cheaper to Keep Her". Ann Peebles performed "I Can't Stand the Rain" and "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down". Maceo and the Macs performed "Cross the Track (We Better Go Back)" and "Soul Power '74"
Season 3, Episode 17: Eddie Kendricks/The Persuaders/Eddie Floyd
Original Air Date: 22 December 1973Eddie Kendricks performs "Boogie Down". The Persuaders perform "Some Guys Have All the Luck". Eddie Floyd performs "Gently On My Bed" and "Something to Write Home About".
Season 3, Episode 18: Billy Preston/Creative Source/Eric Mercury
Original Air Date: 5 January 1974Billy Preston performs "Space Race". Creative Source performs "Who is He and What is he to You?" and "You Can't Hide Love". Eric Mercury performs "Love is Taking Over".
Season 3, Episode 19: Johnny Nash/Kool & the Gang/The Originals
Original Air Date: 12 January 1974Johnny Nash performs "Stir it Up" and "My Merry-Go Round". Kool & the Gang perform "Funky Stuff" and "Jungle Boogie". The Originals perform "There's a Chance When You Love you'll Lose".
Season 3, Episode 20: The 5th Dimension/Willie Hutch
Original Air Date: 26 January 1974Fifth Dimension perform "Flashback," "One Less Bell To Answer," "Ashes To Ashes" and "Black Patch". Willie Hutch performs "Sunshine Lady" and "Tell Me Why Our Love's Gone Cold".
Season 3, Episode 21: Jerry Butler/The Delfonics/Cecil Shaw
Original Air Date: 16 February 1974Jerry Butler performs "Power of Love" and "I Only have Eyes For You". The Delfonics perform "Tell Me This is a Dream" and "I Don't Want to Make you Wait". Cecil Shaw performs "What Do You Want From Me, Girl".
Season 3, Episode 22: Johnny Mathis/The Dells
Original Air Date: 23 February 1974Johnny Mathis performs "I'm Coming Home" and "Life is a Song Worth Singing". The Dells perform "Give Your Baby a Stabding Ovation" and "My Pretending Days are Over".
Season 3, Episode 23: Marvin Gaye/The Whispers
Original Air Date: 2 March 1974Marvin Gaye performs "Come Get To This," "Let's Get It On," "Distant Lover" and "Keep Gettin' It On". The Whispers perform "A Mother for My Children" and "What More Can A Girl Ask For".
Season 3, Episode 24: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes/Billy Paul/Maxine Weldon
Original Air Date: 9 March 1974Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes perform "The Love I Lost" and "Yesterday I Had the Blues". Billy Paul performs "Thanks for Saving My Life". Maxine Weldon performs "Some Singing".
Season 3, Episode 25: Curtis Mayfield/The Main Ingredient/Bloodstone
Original Air Date: 30 March 1974Curtis Mayfield performs "Future Shock" and "Future Song (Love A Good Woman, Love A Good Man)". The Main Ingredient perform "Just Don't Want to be Lonely" and "Girl Blue". Bloodstone performs "Outside Woman" and "Let Me Ride".
Season 3, Episode 26: Al Green/The Impressions
Original Air Date: 6 April 1974Al Green performs "Sweet Sixteen," "Jesus Is Waiting," "Living For You" and "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)". The Impressions perform "If It's In You To Do Wrong" and "Finally Got Myself Together".
Season 3, Episode 27: The Stylistics/Bobby Womack/Undisputed Truth
Original Air Date: 13 April 1974The Stylistics perform "Rockin' Roll Baby," "Betcha by Golly, Wow," and "You Make Me Feel Brand New". Bobby Womack performs "Lookin For A Love" and "Let It Hang Out (Point Of No Return)". The Undisputed Truth perform "Help Yourself".
Season 3, Episode 28: The Four Tops/Blue Magic/Barbara Mason
Original Air Date: 20 April 1974The Four Tops perform "Am I My Brother's Keeper" and "I Just Can't Get You Out of My Mind". Blue Magic performs "Look Me Up" and "Stop to Start". Barbara Mason performs "World War Three".
Season 3, Episode 29: Eddie Kendricks/The Dramatics/Martha Reeves
Original Air Date: 27 April 1974Eddie Kendricks performs "Son of Sagittarius" and "Tell Her Love Has Felt The need". The Dramatics perform "Hey You! get off my Mountain" and "Fell for you". Martha Reeves performs "Power of Love".
Season 3, Episode 30: Gladys Knight & the Pips/Lamont Dozier
Original Air Date: 4 May 1974Gladys Knight & The Pips performed "Midnight Train to Georgia", "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to me", "I Got to Use My Imagination", "On and On" and "Neither One Of Us". Lamont Dozier performed "Trying To Hold On To My Woman" and "Fish Ain't Bitin".
Season 3, Episode 31: Sylvia/The Moments/Ecstacy, Passion & Pain
Original Air Date: 11 May 1974Sylvia lip-synced "Sweet Stuff" & "Pillow Talk". The Moments lip-synced "Sexy Mama" & "What's Your Name". Sylvia & The Moments lip-synced "Sho Nuff Boogie". Ecstacy, Passion & Pain lip-synced "I Wouldn't Give You Up".
Season 3, Episode 32: The Spinners/The Independents/Leroy Hutson
Original Air Date: 18 May 1974The Spinners performed "One of a Kind (Love Affair)", "Ghetto Child" and "Mighty Love". The Independents performed "The First Time We Met" and "Arise & Shine (Let's Get It On)". Leroy Hutson performed "Ella Wheeze" and "So in Love With You"
Season 3, Episode 33: The Staple Singers/Bunny Sigler
Original Air Date: 25 May 1974The Staple Singers lip-sync "If You're Ready", "Touch A Hand, Make a Friend" and "We The People" Mavis Staple lip-syncs "A House Is Not A Home". Bunny Sigler lip-syncs "That's How Long I'll Be Loving You" and "Things Are Gonna Get Better"
Season 3, Episode 34: Kool & the Gang/Al Wilson/Natural Four
Original Air Date: 1 June 1974Kool and the Gang perform "Funky Stuff", "Hollywood Swinging" and "Jungle Boogie". Al Wilson performs "Touch And Go" and "Broken Home". Natural Four perform "Love That Really Counts".
Season 3, Episode 35: Bill Withers/The Soul Children/Melvin Van Peebles
Original Air Date: 8 June 1974Bill Withers performs "Friend of Mine" and "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh". The Soul Children perform "I'll be the Other Woman" and "Love Makes it Right". Melvin Van Peebles performs "Eyes on the Rabbit".
Season 3, Episode 36: Tyrone Davis/Hugh Masekela/Black Ivory
Original Air Date: 15 June 1974Tyrone Davis performs "There it Is" and "I Wish it was Me". Hugh Masekela performs "Grazing in the Grass". Black Ivory performs "Don't Turn Around" and "Spinning Around".
Season 3, Episode 37: The O'Jays/Ramsey Lewis
Original Air Date: 22 June 1974The O'Jays performed "Put Your Hands Together" and "For The Love of Money". Ramsey Lewis performed "Kufanya Mapenzie" and "Sun Goddess"
Season 3, Episode 38: Sly & the Family Stone/The Trammps
Original Air Date: 29 June 1974Sly & The Family Stone performed "Thank You," "Dance To The Music," "I Want To Take You Higher" & "If You Want Me To Stay". The Trammps performed "Where Do We Go From Here".
Season 3, Episode 39: The Best of Soul Train: 1973-1974
Original Air Date: 20 July 1974A look Back at the best of Season 3, with a guest drop by Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Season 4
Season 4, Episode 1: Billy Preston/Rufus/George McCrae/Franklin Ajaye
Original Air Date: 7 September 1974Billy Preston performs "You're So Unique" and "Nothing For Nothing". Rufus performs "Tell me Something Good" and "You Got the Love". George McCrae performs "Rock Me Baby".
Season 4, Episode 2: James Brown & the First Family of Soul
Original Air Date: 14 September 1974James Brown & The First Family Of Soul Featuring Fred Wesley & The JB's ruled this episode with the songs "Cold Sweat," "I Can't Stand It," "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag," "Hell," "Try Me," "Papa Don't Take No Mess" & "My Thang". Fred Wesley & the JB's performed "Damn Right, I'm Somebody". Lyn Collins performed "Rock Me Again & Again & Again". Sweet Charles performed "Soul Man".
Season 4, Episode 3: Johnnie Taylor/The Joneses/Syreeta Wright
Original Air Date: 21 September 1974Johnnie Taylor performed "I'm Getting Careless With Our Love" and "I've Been Born Again". The Joneses performed "Sugar Pie Guy" and "Hey Babe". Syreeta performed "Come and Get This Stuff" and "I'm Going Left".
Season 4, Episode 4: The Miracles/Herbie Hancock/Yvonne Fair
Original Air Date: 28 September 1974The Miracles performed "Do It Baby". Herbie Hancock performed "Chameleon" and "Head Hunters". Yvonne Fair performed "Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On".
Season 4, Episode 5: Michael Jackson/MDLT
Original Air Date: 5 October 1974Michael Jackson performs "Whatever You Got, I Want," "If I Don't Love You This Way" and "What You Don't Know". MDLT performs "What's Your Game" and "Runnin' and Pushing".
Season 4, Episode 6: The Four Tops/The New Birth/Creative Source
Original Air Date: 12 October 1974The Four Tops performs "Midnight Flower" and "Right On Brother". The New Birth performs "Wildflower" and "I Wash My Hands Of The Whole Damn Deal". Creative Source performs "Let me Be the One" and "Keep on Moving".
Season 4, Episode 7: The Chi-Lites/Bloodstone/New York City
Original Air Date: 19 October 1974The Chi-Lites performs "You Got to Be the One" and "There Will Never Be Any Peace". Bloodstone performs "That's Not How It Goes" & "I Need Time". New York City performs "Happiness Is", "I'm Doing Fine Now" and "Make Me Twice the Man"
Season 4, Episode 8: Ashford & Simpson/Tavares/Little Beaver
Original Air Date: 26 October 1974Ashford & Simpson perform "I Wanna Be Selfish". Tavares performs "Too Late" and "She's Gone". Little Beaver performs "Joey" and "Wish I had a Girl Like You".
Season 4, Episode 9: The 5th Dimension/Al Wilson/Formula IV
Original Air Date: 2 November 1974The Fifth Dimension performs "Harlem" and "My Song". Al Wilson performs "Touch and Go" and "La La Peace Song". Formula IV performs "Come and Get Yourself Some".
Season 4, Episode 10: The Ohio Players/Ecstacy, Passion & Pain/B.T. Express
Original Air Date: 9 November 1974The Ohio Players performs "Jive Turkey," "Skin Tight" and "Heaven Must Be Like This". Ecstacy, Passion & Pain performs "Good Things Don't Last Forever" and "Ask Me". B.T. Express performs "Do It Til You're Satisfied".
Season 4, Episode 11: Nancy Wilson/Johnny Bristol/The Mighty Clouds of Joy
Original Air Date: 16 November 1974Nancy Wilson performs "Streetrunner" and "You're As Right as Rain". Johnny Bristol performs "Hang on in There Baby" and "You and I". The Mighty Clouds of Joy performs "Mighty High".
Season 4, Episode 12: The Moments/LaBelle/Carl Carlton
Original Air Date: 7 December 1974The Moments performs "You've Come a Long Way" and "How Can I Love You". LaBelle performs "Lady Marmalade" and "What Can I Do For You". Carl Carlton performs "Everlasting Love".
Season 4, Episode 13: The Isley Brothers
Original Air Date: 14 December 1974The Isley Brothers "That Lady," "Live It Up," "Summer Breeze," "Midnight Sky" and "Hello It's Me."
Season 4, Episode 14: Jose Feliciano/Minnie Riperton/The Dynamic Superiors
Original Air Date: 21 December 1974Season 4, Episode 17: Graham Central Station/Zulema/Leon Haywood
Original Air Date: 11 January 19751st song = "Rhyme Tyme People" by "Kool & The Gang" [ #3 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "Wanna Be Where You Are" by "Zulema" [ #58 R&B ]. 2nd song = "Whatever You Got, I Want" by "The Jackson 5" [ #3 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "Feel The Need" by "Graham Central Station" [ #18 R&B ]. 3rd song = "When Will I See You Again" by "The Three Degrees" [ #2 Pop/#4 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Believe Half Of What You See" by "Leon Haywood" [ #21 R&B ]. 4th song = "Funky President" by "James Brown" [ #4 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "Release Yourself" by "Graham Central Station" [ #56 R&B ]. 5th song = "You're The First, The Last, My Everything" by "Barry White" [ #1 R&B ]. 5th lip-sync = "Standing In The Back Row Of Your Heart" by "Zulema" [ LP cut ]. Line Dance = "Midnight Sky" by "The Isley Brothers" [ #8 R&B ]. 6th lip-sync = "Can You Handle It" by "Graham Central Station" [ #9 R&B ].
Season 4, Episode 18: Ike & Tina Turner/Lonette McKey
Original Air Date: 18 January 1975Season 4, Episode 31: The Dramatics/Barbara Mason/Ben E. King
Original Air Date: 19 April 19751st Dance = "Reality" by James Brown [ #19 R&B / #80 Pop ]. 1st lip-sync was "From His Woman To You" by Barbara Mason [ #3 R&B / #28 Pop ]. 2nd Dance = "My Little Lady" by Bloodstone [ #4 R&B / #57 Pop ]. The Scramble board answer was "Gladys Knight" [ see "goofs" about this segment ]. 2nd lip-sync was "Me Myself & I" by The Dramatics [ LP cut ]. 3rd Dance = "One Beautiful Day" by Ecstacy Passion & Pain [ #14 R&B & Disco / #48 Pop ]. 3rd lip-sync was "Supernatural Thing - Part 1" by Ben E. King [ #1 R&B / #5 Pop ]. 4th Dance = "Satin Soul" by Love Unlimited Orchestra [ #11 Disco / #22 Pop / #23 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync was "Me & Mrs Jones" by Ron Banks & The Dramatics [ #4 R&B / #47 Pop ]. 5th lip-sync was "Shackin' Up" by Barbara Mason [ #9 R&B / #91 Pop ]. Line Dance = "Once You Get Started" by Rufus & Chaka Khan [ #4 R&B / #6 Disco / #10 Pop ]. 6th lip-sync was "The Stars In Your Eyes" by Ron Banks & The Dramatics [ #22 R&B / #81 Pop ].
Season 4, Episode 39: Richard Pryor/Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes/South Shore Commission
Original Air Date: 21 June 1975Season 5
Season 5, Episode 7: Pointer Sisters/B.T. Express/Ralph Carter
Original Air Date: 4 October 19751st song = "Low Rider" by "War" [ #1 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "Peace Pipe" by "B.T. Express" [ #31 Pop / B-side of "Give It What You Got" ]. 2nd song = "Get The Cream Off The Top" by "Eddie Kendricks" [ #7 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "Going Down Slowly" by "Pointer Sisters" [ #16 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "When You're Young And In Love" by "Ralph Carter" [ #37 R&B ]. 3rd song = "Survival" by "The O'Jays" [ B-side of "Let Me Make Love To You" ]. 4th lip-sync = "How Long" by "Pointer Sisters" [ #1 R&B ]. 4th song = "I Get High On You" by "Sly Stone" [ #3 R&B ]. 5th lip-sync = "Give It What You Got" by "B.T. Express" [ #5 R&B ]. Line Dance = "Fight The Power" by "The Isley Brothers" [ #1 R&B ]. 6th lip-sync = "Sleeping Alone" by "Pointer Sisters" [ B-side of "Going Down Slowly" ].
Season 5, Episode 13: The Miracles/Poison/Quincy Jones
Original Air Date: 15 November 1975Season 5, Episode 14: Average White Band/Undisputed Truth
Original Air Date: 22 November 19751st song danced to: To Each His Own by Faith,Hope & Charity 2nd song danced to: Peace Pipe by B.T. Express 3rd song danced to: Love Power by Willie Hutch [ Scrabble Board answer was Quincy Jones ] 1st performance was a lip-sync of an unidentified song [ i think it was "Mama" ] by The Undisputed Truth 4th song danced to: Happy by Eddie Kendricks 2nd performance was a live version of Cut The Cake by AWB 3rd performance was a live version of Person To Person by AWB 4th performance was a lip-sync of another unidentified song [ i think it was "Doing The Boogie Bounce Boogie" by The Undisputed Truth Soul Train Line Dance was to I Love Music by The O'Jays Last performance was a live version of School Boy Crush by AWB
Season 5, Episode 15: War/Main Ingredient
Original Air Date: 29 November 1975War performed 3 songs live [ Southern Part Of Texas, Low Rider, and Smile Happy ] and showed the video for "Why Can't We Be Friends". The Main Ingredient lip-synced 2 songs [ Shame On The World and ? ]
Season 5, Episode 18: Freda Payne/The Whispers
Original Air Date: 20 December 1975Season 5, Episode 19: Sylvers/Billy Preston
Original Air Date: 27 December 19751st dance = Love Rollercoaster by Ohio Players [ #1 R&B ]. 2nd dance = That The Way I Like It by KC & The Sunshine Band [ #1 R&B ]. 3rd dance = Happy by Eddie Kendricks [ #8 R&B] and the Scramble Board answer = Freda Payne. 1st performance/lipsync = Free Style by The Sylvers [ b-side of Boogie Fever ]. 4th dance = Sing A Song by Earth Wind & Fire [ #1 R&B ]. 2nd performance/lipsync = That's Life by Billy Preston [ LP cut ]. 5th dance = We're On The Right Track by South Shore Commission [ #30 R&B ]. 3rd performance/lipsync = Do It While You Can by Billy Preston [ #58 R&B ]. 6th dance = Superbad Superslick by James Brown [ #28 R&B ]. 4th performance/lipsync = Boogie Fever by The Sylvers featuring Foster Sylvers [ #1 R&B ]. 7th dance/Line Dance = Dance Wit Me by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan [ #5 R&B ]. 5th performance/lipsync = Fancy Lady by Billy Preston [ #23 R&B ].
Season 5, Episode 24: The Dells/Bloodstone
Original Air Date: 31 January 19761st song = "Hot" by "James Brown" [ #31 R&B ]. 2nd song = "Let's Go Disco" by "Archie Bell & The Drells" [ LP cut ]. 3rd song = "Walk Away From Love" by "David Ruffin" [ #1 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "Give Me Your Heart" by "Bloodstone" [ #18 R&B ]. 4th song = "Baby Face" by "The Wing And A Prayer Fife And Drum Corps" [ #14 Pop / #32 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "The Power Of Love" by "The Dells" [ #58 R&B ]. 5th song = "Garbage Can" by "The Soul Train Gang" [ LP cut ]. 3rd lip-sync = "We Got To Get Our Thing Together" by "The Dells" [ #17 R&B ]. 6th song = "Turning Point" by "Tyrone Davis" [ #1 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "Hooray For Romance" by "Bloodstone" [ LP cut ]. Line Dance = "Boogie Fever" by "The Sylvers" [ #1 R&B and Pop ]. 5th lip-sync = "Strike Up The Band" by "The Dells" [ LP cut ].
Season 5, Episode 29: Wilson Pickett/Betty Wright/The Modulations
Original Air Date: 6 March 19761st dance = "Train Called Freedom" by South Shore Commission [ #35 R&B ]. 2nd dance = "Sunny" by Yambu [ #3 Disco / #39 R&B ]. 3rd dance = "Let The Music Play" by Barry White [ #4 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "Slip & Do It" by Betty Wright [ #21 R&B ]. 4th dance = "Honey I" by George McCrae [ #18 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "Worth Your Weight In Gold" by The Modulations [ #79 R&B ]. 5th dance = "What's The Name Of This Funk" ( Spider Man ) by Ramsey Lewis [ #50 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "The Best Part Of A Man" by Wilson Pickett [ #26 R&B ]. 6th dance = "Love Or Leave" by The Spinners [ #8 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "Everybody Was Rockin'" by Betty Wright [ LP Cut ]. Line Dance = "Let's Go Disco" by Archie Bell & The Drells or MFSB [ LP cut ]. 5th lip-sync = Love Will Keep Us Together by Wilson Pickett [ #69 R&B ].
Season 5, Episode 31: Donna Summer/Johnny Taylor
Original Air Date: 24 April 1976Season 6
Season 6, Episode 10: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr./Deniece Williams
Original Air Date: 23 October 19761st song = "The Best Disco In Town" by "The Ritchie Family" [ #12 R&B / #1 Disco ]. 2nd song = "Shake Your Booty" by "K.C. And The Sunshine Band" [ #1 R&B & Pop / #9 Disco ]. 3rd song = "Flowers" by "The Emotions" [ #16 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "Free" by "Deniece Williams" [ #2 R&B / #31 Disco ]. 4th song = "Message In Our Music" by "The O'Jays" [ #1 R&B / #38 Disco ]. 2nd lip-sync = "I Hope We Get To Love In Time" by "Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr." [ #37 R&B ]. 5th song = "Energy To Burn" by "B.T. Express" [ #37 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "You Don't Have To Be A Star" by "Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr." [ #1 R&B & Pop ]. 6th song = "Mr. Melody" by "Natalie Cole" [ #10 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "It's Important To Me" by "Deniece Williams" [ #31 Disco ]. Line Dance = "You + Me = Love" by "The Undisputed Truth" [ #37 R&B / #5 Disco ]. 5th lip-sync = "You Can't Change My Heart" by "Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr." [ LP cut ].
Season 6, Episode 24: Episode #6.24
Original Air Date: 5 February 1977Season 6, Episode 25: Episode #6.25
Original Air Date: 12 February 1977Season 6, Episode 27: Episode #6.27
Original Air Date: 26 February 1977Season 6, Episode 34: Enchantment/Letta Mbulu/B.T.Express
Original Air Date: ????1st song = "The Pride" by "The Isley Brothers" [ #1 R&B / #30 Disco ]. 1st lip-sync = "Gloria" by "Enchantment" [ #5 R&B ]. 2nd song = "I'm Qualified To Satisfy You" by "Barry White" [ #25 R&B / #30 Disco ]. 2nd lip-sync = "Expose Yourself" by "B.T. Express" [ LP Cut ]. 3rd song = "I Gotta Keep Dancin" by "Carrie Lucas" [ #44 R&B / #2 Disco ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Music Man" by "Letta Mbulu" [ #97 R&B ]. 4th song = "Disco Inferno" by "The Trammps" [ #9 R&B / #1 Disco ]. 4th lip-sync = "Many Rains Ago" by "Letta Mbulu" [ B-side of "Roots Medley" by "Quincy Jones" ]. 5th song = "Super Band" by "Kool & The Gang" [ #17 R&B ]. 5th lip-sync = "Hold On" by "Enchantment" [ B-side of disco/R&B hit "Come On And Ride" ]. Line Dance = "Uptown Festival" by "Shalamar" [ #10 R&B / #2 Disco ]. 6th lip-sync = "We Got It Together" by "B.T. Express" [ LP Cut ].
Season 6, Episode 36: Episode #6.36
Original Air Date: 9 April 1977Season 7
Season 7, Episode 4: Johnny 'Guitar' Watson/The Whispers
Original Air Date: 10 September 19771st dance = I Feel Love by Donna Summer [ #6 Pop/ #9 R&B ]. 2nd dance = Brick House by The Commodores [ #4 R&B ]. 3rd dance = O-H-I-O by The Ohio Players [ #9 R&B ]. 1st lipsync = Make It With You by The Whispers [ #10 R&B ]. 4th dance = Devil's Gun by C.J. & Company [ #2 R&B ]. 2nd lipsync = A Real Mother For Ya by Johnny Guitar Watson [ #5 R&B ]. 5th dance = It's Ecstacy... by Barry White [ #1 R&B ]. 3rd lipsync = Tarzan by Johnny Guitar Watson [ b-side of Lover Jones ]. 6th dance = Runnin' For Your Lovin' by The Brothers Johnson [ #20 R&B ]. 4th lipsync = I'm Gonna Make You My Wife by The Whispers [ #54 R&B ]. Line Dance = Work On Me by The O'Jays [ #7 R&B ]. 5th lipsync = Lover Jones by Johnny Guitar Watson [ #34 R&B ].
Season 7, Episode 19: Brick/Sister Sledge
Original Air Date: 24 December 19771st dance = "Any Way You Want Me" by The Sylvers [ #12 R&B / # 72 Pop ]. 2nd dance = "Serpentine Fire" by Earth,Wind & Fire [ #1 R&B / #13 Pop ]. 3rd dance = "Come Go With Me" by Pockets [ #17 R&B / #32 Disco / #84 Pop ]. 1st lip-sync = "Baby, It's The Rain" by Sister Sledge [ NEVER CHARTED ]. 4th dance = "More Than A Woman" by Tavares [ #32 Pop / #36 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "Dusic" by Brick [ #2 R&B ]. 5th dance = "As" by Stevie Wonder [ #36 R&B & Pop ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" by Brick [ #7 R&B / #92 Pop ]. 6th dance = "Brick House [ live version ]" by Commodores [ LP cut from "Live!" LP ]. 4th lip-sync = "As" by Sister Sledge [ NEVER CHARTED ]. Line Dance = "Galaxy" by War [ #5 R&B / #8 Disco / #39 Pop ]. 5th lip-sync = "Happy" by Brick [ b-side of Dusic ].
Season 7, Episode 23: Episode #7.23
Original Air Date: 14 January 1978Season 7, Episode 30: Episode #7.30
Original Air Date: 25 March 1978Season 7, Episode 34: Episode #7.34
Original Air Date: 6 May 1978Season 8
Season 8, Episode 1: Episode #8.1
Original Air Date: 19 August 1978Season 8, Episode 2: The Brothers Johnson/The Dells
Original Air Date: ????1st song = "Used Ta Be My Girl" by "The O'Jays" [ #1 R&B ]. 2nd song = "Stuff Like That" by "Quincy Jones/Ashford & Simpson/Chaka Khan" [ #1 R&B ]. 3rd song = "Miss You" by "The Rolling Stones" [ #33 R&B / #1 Pop ]. 1st lip-sync = "Super Woman" by "The Dells" [ #24 R&B ]. 4th song = "Runaway Love" by "Linda Clifford" [ #3 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "Blam" by "The Brothers Johnson" [ LP Cut ]. 5th song = "Don't Stop, Get Off" by "The Sylvers" [ #15 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Ain't We Funkin' Now" by "The Brothers Johnson" [ #45 R&B ]. 6th song = "Smile" by "The Emotions" [ #6 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "My Life Is So Wonderful" by "The Dells" [ B-side of "Super Woman" ]. Line Dance = "Only You" by "Teddy Pendergrass" [ #22 R&B ]. 5th lip-sync = "Ride-O-Rocket" by "The Brothers Johnson" [ #45 R&B ].
Season 8, Episode 7: Peabo Bryson/Stargard
Original Air Date: 30 September 19781st song = If You Wanna Do A Dance by The Spinners [ #17 R&B ]. 2nd song = Ain't We Funkin' Now by The Brothers Johnson [ #45 R&B ]. 3rd song = When Somebody Loves You Back by Teddy Pendergrass [ LP Cut ]. 1st lipsync = What You Waitin' For by Stargard [ #4 R&B ]. 4th song = Shake And Dance With Me by Con Funk Shun [ #5 R&B ]. 2nd lipsync = Reaching For The Sky by Peabo Bryson [ #6 R&B ]. 5th song = Got To Get You Into My Life by Earth,Wind and Fire [ #1 R&B ]. 3rd lipsync = Feel The Fire by Peabo Bryson [ #13 R&B ]. 6th song = I Like What You Do by The Commodores [ LP Cut ]. 4th lipsync = Which Way Is Up by Stargard [ #1 R&B ]. Line Dance = Strokety Stroke by The O'Jays [ LP Cut ]. 5th lipsync = Smile by Peabo Bryson [ b-side of 2 different singles ].
Season 8, Episode 11: Freda Payne/Atlantic Starr
Original Air Date: 28 October 19781st dance = "One Nation Under A Groove" by "Funkadelic" [ #1 R&B / #28 Pop / #31 Disco ]. 2nd dance = "Strokety Stroke" by "The O'Jays" [ LP Cut ]. 3rd dance = "Your Sweetness Is My Weakness" by "Barry White" [ #2 R&B / #16 Disco / #60 Pop ]. 1st lip-sync = "Stand Up" by "Atlantic Starr" [ #16 R&B / #26 Disco ]. 4th dance = "Got To Get You Into My Life" by "Earth, Wind & Fire" [ #1 R&B / #9 Pop ]. 2nd lip-sync = "Living For The Beat" by "Freda Payne" [ Never Charted ]. 5th dance = "Get Off" by Foxy [ #1 R&B #9 Pop / #18 Disco ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Happy Days Are Here Again" by "Freda Payne" [ Never Charted ]. 6th dance = "Don't Stop Get Off" by "The Sylvers" [ #15 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "Being In Love With You Is So Much Fun" by "Atlantic Starr" [ b-side of 2nd single "Keep It Comin'" ]. Line Dance = "Only You" by "Teddy Pendergrass" [ #22 R&B / #29 Disco / #106 Pop ]. 5th lip-sync = "Falling In Love" by "Freda Payne" [ Never Charted ].
Season 8, Episode 21: Lakeside/Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.
Original Air Date: 6 January 19791st song: "Contact" by Edwin Starr [ #1 Disco / #13 R&B / #65 Pop ]. 2nd song: "Take That To The Bank" by Shalamar [ #11 R&B / #79 Pop ]. 3rd song: "Now That We Found Love" by Third World [ #9 R&B / #47 Pop ]. 1st lip-sync: "It's All The Way Live" by Lakeside [ #4 R&B / #102 Pop ]. 4th song: "Cooling Out" by Jerry Butler [ #14 R&B ]. 5th song: "September" by Earth,Wind & Fire [ #1 R&B / #8 Pop ]. 6th song: "Sha La La Means I Love You" by Barry White [ LP Cut ]. 2nd lip-sync: "Shine On Silver Moon" by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. [ #32 Disco / #86 R&B ]. 7th song: "Got To Be Real" by Cheryl Lynn [ #1 R&B / #11 Disco / #12 Pop ]. 3rd lip-sync: "Shot Of Love" by Lakeside [ LP Cut ]. Line Dance: "Instant Replay" by Dan Hartman [ #1 Disco / #29 Pop / #44 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync: "You Got The Love" by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. [ LP Cut ].
Season 8, Episode 24: Peaches & Herb/Brass Construction/Captain Sky
Original Air Date: ????1st song = "Got To Be Real" by "Cheryl Lynn" [ #1 R&B / #11 Disco / #12 Pop ]. 2nd song = "Instant Replay" by "Dan Hartman" [ #44 R&B / #1 Disco / #29 Pop ]. 3rd song = "Le Freak" by "Chic" [ #1 R&B,Disco & Pop ]. 1st lip-sync = "Get Up" by "Brass Construction" [ #56 R&B ]. 4th song = "Now That We Found Love" by "Third World" [ #9 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "Wonder Worm" by "Captain Sky" [ #33 R&B ]. 5th song = "Get Down" by "Gene Chandler" [ #3 R&B / #22 Disco / #53 Pop ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Shake Your Groove Thing" by "Peaches & Herb" [ #4 R&B / #2 Disco / #5 Pop ]. 6th song = "Contact" by "Edwin Starr" [ #13 R&B / #1 Disco / #65 Pop ]. 4th lip-sync = "One To One" by "Brass Construction" [ LP Cut ]. Line Dance = "September" by "Earth, Wind & Fire" [ #1 R&B / #8 Pop ]. 5th lip-sync = "Reunited" by "Peaches & Herb" [ #1 R&B & Pop ].
Season 8, Episode 25: Episode #8.25
Original Air Date: 3 February 1979Season 8, Episode 27: Cheryl Lynn/Joe Simon
Original Air Date: ????1st song = "Shake Your Body ( Down To The Ground)" by "The Jacksons" [ #3 R&B / #20 Disco / #7 Pop ]. 2nd song = "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" by "Rod Stewart" [ #5 R&B / #1 Disco & Pop ]. 3rd song = "Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet" by "Gonzalez" [ #46 R&B / #7 Disco / #26 Pop ]. 1st lip-sync = "Love Vibration" by "Joe Simon" [ #15 R&B ]. 4th song = "Shake Your Groove Thing" by "Peaches & Herb" [ #4 R&B / #2 Disco / #5 Pop ]. 5th song = "Knock On Wood" by "Amii Stewart" [ #6 R&B / #5 Disco / #1 Pop ]. 6th song = " an unidentified instrumental. 2nd lip-sync = "Got To Be Real" by "Cheryl Lynn" [ #1 R&B / #11 Disco / #12 Pop ]. 7th song = "Keep On Dancin'" by "Gary's Gang" [ #15 R&B / #1 Disco / #41 Pop ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Going Through These Changes" by " Joe Simon" [ #78 R&B ]. Line Dance = "Contact" by "Edwin Starr" [ #13 R&B / #1 Disco / #65 Pop ]. 4th lip-sync = "Star Love" by "Cheryl Lynn" [ #16 R&B / #11 Disco / #62 Pop ].
Season 8, Episode 28: Episode #8.28
Original Air Date: 3 March 1979Season 8, Episode 30: Gloria Gaynor/Gino Vannelli
Original Air Date: 6 March 19791st song = Bustin' Loose by Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers [ #1 R&B / #34 Pop ]. 2nd song = Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet by Gonzales [ #7 Disco / #26 Pop / #46 R&B ]. 3rd song = Do Ya Think I'm Sexy by Rod Stewart [ #1 Disco & Pop / #5 R&B ]. 1st Lipsync = I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor [ #1 Disco & Pop / #4 R&B ]. Spotlight Dance was performed by the infamous asian chick, Cheryl Song, and her partner Randy Thomas. The song was Keep On Dancin' by Gary's Gang [ #1 Disco / #15 R&B / #41 Pop ]. 5th dance = Heaven Knows by Donna Summer [ #1 Disco / #4 Pop/ #10 R&B ]. 6th dance = Anger by Marvin Gaye [ LP cut ]. 2nd lip-sync = I Just Wanna Stop by Gino Vannelli [ #4 Pop / #21 R&B ]. 7th Dance = Aqua Boogie by Parliament [ #1 R&B / #89 Pop ]. 3rd lip-sync = Anybody Wanna Party by Gloria Gaynor [ #1 Disco / #16 R&B / #105 Pop ]. Line Dance = All Night Dancin' by The Jacksons [ LP Cut ]. 4th lip-sync = Wheels Of Life by Gino Vannelli [ #78 Pop / #91 R&B ].
Season 9
Season 9, Episode 1: A Tribute to Minnie Riperton
Original Air Date: 6 October 19791st song = Seeing You This Way [ LP Cut ]. 1st video clip = Loving You [ Her last live performance on Soul Train - #1 Pop/#3 R&B ]. 2nd song = Reasons [ LP cut ]. 1st performance = I Give You My Life by Wintly Phipps [ either sung live or the best lip-sync EVER!! ]. Dance Routine [ by Lorraine Fields & Larry Vickers ] to Simple Things [ #70 R&B ]. 3rd song = Dancin' & Actin' Crazy [ LP cut ]. 2nd performance = live medley of Perfect Angel/Lovin' You by Stevie Wonder. 2nd videoclip [ courtesy of the Mike Douglas Show ] = Lover & Friend [ #20 R&B ]. 3rd performance/lip-sync = Sing A Song Of Love by Wintly Phipps. 4th song = I'm A Woman [ b-side of Memory Lane single ]. 3rd videoclip [ courtesy of the Mike Douglas Show ] = Memory Lane [ #16 R&B ].
Season 9, Episode 10: Episode #9.10
Original Air Date: 8 December 1979Season 9, Episode 13: The Commodores
Original Air Date: 5 January 1980Season 9, Episode 16: Chic/High Inergy/Dick Gregory
Original Air Date: 1 March 19801st dance to "And The Beat Goes On" by The Whispers [ #1 R&B and Disco / #19 Pop ]. 2nd dance to "The Second Time Around" by Shalamar [ #1 R&B and Disco / #8 Pop ]. 3rd dance to "Move Your Boogie Body" by Bar-Kays [ #3 R&B / #57 Pop / #90 Disco ]. 1st lip-sync = "Skate To The Rhythm" by High Inergy [ "Frenzy" LP cut - Did Not Chart ]. Comedy and Interview Segment with Dick Gregory. 4th dance to an unidentified song. 2nd lip-sync = "My Feet Keep Dancing" by Chic [ #3 Disco / #42 R&B / #101 Pop ]. 5th dance to "Sexy Dancer" by Prince [ #2 Disco ]. 3rd lip-sync = "I Love Making Love" by High Inergy [ b-side of "Make Me Yours" single #68 R&B ]. Line Dance to "Working Day & Night" by Michael Jackson [ b-side of "Rock With You" single #1 R&B/Pop ]. 4th lip-sync = "Good Times" by Chic [ #1 R&B and Pop / #3 Disco ].
Season 9, Episode 18: Shalamar/Gap Band
Original Air Date: 22 March 1980Season 9, Episode 19: Whispers/Patrice Rushen
Original Air Date: 29 March 1980Season 9, Episode 23: Spinners/ConFunkShun
Original Air Date: 26 April 19801st dance to "Got To Love Somebody" by Sister Sledge [ #6 R&B / #34 Disco / #64 Pop ]. 2nd dance to "Don't Push It, Don't Force It" by Leon Haywood [ #2 R&B / #10 Disco / #49 Pop ]. 3rd dance to "Masterjam" by Rufus & Chaka Khan [ LP Cut ]. 1st lip-sync = Got To Be Enough by Con Funk Shun [ #8 R&B / #20 Disco / #101 Pop ]. Dance Routine segment by Bobcat & Anton Thomas to "And The Beat Goes On" by The Whispers [ #1 R&B & Disco / #19 Pop ]. 4th dance to "You Are My Heaven" By Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway [ #8 R&B / #47 Pop ]. 5th dance to an unidentified song. 2nd lip-sync = Working My Way Back To You by The Spinners [ #2 Pop / #6 R&B / #8 Disco ]. 6th dance to "Do That To Me One More Time" by The Captain & Tenille [ #1 Pop / #58 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = Spirit Of Love by Con Funk Shun [ b-side of "By Your Side single / #27 R&B ]. Line Dance to "Love Injection" by Trussel [ #11 Disco / #23 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = Body Language by The Spinners [ #35 R&B / #103 Pop ].
Season 9, Episode 24: Captain & Tenille/Ritchie Family
Original Air Date: 3 May 19801st dance = "Masterjam" by Rufus & Chaka Khan [ LP cut ]. 2nd dance = "Love Injection" by Trussel [ #11 Disco / #23 R&B ]. 3rd dance = "And The Beat Goes On" by The Whispers [ #1 R&B & Disco / #19 Pop ]. Jacques Morales plugs the movie "Can't Stop The Music" and introduces the 1st lip-sync, which was "Put Your Feet To The Beat" by "Ritchie Family" [ #14 Disco ]. Electric Boogaloo dance troupe performs a routine to "Up In Here" by "Bar-Kays [ LP cut ]. 4th dance = "Funkytown" by "Lipps Inc." [ #1 Pop & Disco / #2 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "Do That To Me One More Time" by "Captain & Tenille" [ #1 Pop / #58 R&B ]. 5th dance = "Every Generation" by "Ronnie Laws" [ #12 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Give Me A Break" by "Ritchie Family" [ #25 Disco / #80 R&B ]. Line Dance to "Don't Push It, Don't Force It" by "Leon Haywood" [ #2 R&B / #10 Disco / #49 Pop ]. 4th lip-sync = "Never Make A Move Too Soon" by "Captain & Tenille" [ LP cut ].
Season 9, Episode 25: Episode #9.25
Original Air Date: 10 May 1980Season 9, Episode 26: Episode #9.26
Original Air Date: 17 May 1980Season 9, Episode 27: Jermaine Jackson/Dramatics
Original Air Date: 24 May 19801st dance = "From 9:00 Until" by Lakeside [ #44 R&B ]. 2nd dance = "Got To Be Enough" by Con Funk Shun [ #8 R&B ]. 3rd dance = "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc [ #1 Pop & Disco / #2 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "Welcome Back Home" by The Dramatics [ #9 R&B ]. Dance Routine by Patricia & K.C. to "Love Injection" by Trussel [ #11 Disco / #23 R&B ]. 4th dance = "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone" by Manhatten Transfer [ #4 Disco / #30 Pop / Never charted R&B ]. 5th dance was unidentified. 2nd lip-sync = "Let's Get Serious" by Jermaine Jackson [ #1 R&B ]. 6th dance = "Landlord" by Gladys Knight & The Pips [ #3 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Be With The One You Love" by The Dramatics [ #79 R&B ]. Line Dance to "Don't Push It, Don't Force It" by Leon Haywood [ #2 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "You're Supposed To Keep Your Love For Me" by Jermaine Jackson [ #32 R&B ].
Season 10
Season 10, Episode 4: Rick James/S.O.S. Band
Original Air Date: 1 November 1980Season 10, Episode 5: Teena Marie/Tyrone Davis/Tom Dreesen
Original Air Date: 15 November 19801st song = "Lovely One" by The Jacksons [ #2 R&B ]. 2nd song = "Let Me Talk" by Earth,Wind & Fire [ #8 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "How Sweet It Is" by Tyrone Davis [ #36 R&B ]. 3rd song = "Give It On Up" by Mtume [ #26 R&B ]. Comedy Segment by white comic "Tom Dressen". 4th song = "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross [ #5 Pop / #6 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "I Need Your Lovin" by Teena Marie [ #9 R&B ]. 5th song = "Pop It" by One Way [ #20 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Overdue" by Tyrone Davis [ LP cut / 2 years later b-side of "Are You Serious" ]. Line Dance = "Wide Receiver" by Michael Henderson [ #4 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "Behind The Groove" by Teena Marie [ #21 R&B ].
Season 10, Episode 11: Lenny Williams/Yellow Magic Orchestra
Original Air Date: 20 December 19801st song = "S.O.S." by The S.O.S. Band [ #20 R&B ]. 2nd song = "Let Me Talk" by Earth, Wind & Fire [ #8 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "Tighten Up" by Yellow Magic Orchestra [ LP cut ]. 3rd song = "The Wanderer" by Donna Summer [ #3 Pop / #13 R&B ]. 4th song = "Celebration" by Kool & The Gang [ #1 R&B/Pop/Disco ]. 5th song = "Master Blaster" by Stevie Wonder [ #1 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "Ooh Child" by Lenny Williams [ #34 R&B ]. 6th song = "What A Fool Believes" by Aretha Franklin [ #17 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Computer Game" by Yellow Magic Orchestra [ #18 R&B ]. Line dance = "Lovely One" by The Jacksons [ #2 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "Messing With My Mind" by Lenny Williams [ #58 R&B ].
Season 10, Episode 24: Episode #10.24
Original Air Date: 9 May 1981Season 10, Episode 26: Episode #10.26
Original Air Date: 23 May 1981Season 10, Episode 27: Patrice Rushen/Sugarhill Gang/Shabba Doo
Original Air Date: 30 May 1981Season 10, Episode 28: Betty Wright/Funkadelic
Original Air Date: ????1st song = "You're Lying" by Linx [ #27 R&B ]. 2nd song = "Superlove" by Skyy [ #31 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "Connections and Disconnections" by Funkadelic [ #68 R&B - see "trivia" for comments on this group ]. 3rd song = "Paradise" by Change [ #7 R&B ]. Flashback clip was "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex [ #1 R&B - see "goofs" about this clip ]. 4th song = "Make That Move" by Shalamar [ #6 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "What Are You Going To Do With It" by Betty Wright [ #42 R&B ]. 5th song = "Take It To The Top" by Kool & The Gang [ #11 R&B - only their 3rd song to not make the Pop chart! ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Who's A Funkadelic" by Funkadelic [ LP cut ]. Line Dance to "Give It To Me Baby" by Rick James [ #1 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "I Like Your Lovin'" by Betty Wright [ LP cut ].
Season 10, Episode 30: Episode #10.30
Original Air Date: 20 June 1981Season 10, Episode 31: Episode #10.31
Original Air Date: 27 June 1981Season 11
Season 11, Episode 15: Episode #11.15
Original Air Date: 13 February 1982Season 11, Episode 21: Episode #11.21
Original Air Date: 24 April 1982Season 11, Episode 22: Sister Sledge/Ray Parker Jr.
Original Air Date: 19821st song = "Work That Sucker To Death" by "Xavier" [ #6 R&B ]. 2nd song = "You're The One For Me" by "D-Train" [ #13 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "The Other Woman" by "Ray Parker Jr." [ #2 R&B ]. 3rd song = "Let's Work" by "Prince" [ #9 R&B ]. Flashback clip = "Baby Come Close" by "Smokey Robinson" [ #7 R&B/Pop ]. 4th song = "The Gigolo" by "O'Bryan" [ #5 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "My Guy" by "Sister Sledge" [ #14 R&B ]. 5th song = "Genius Of Love" by "Tom Tom Club" [ #2 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Streetlove" by "Ray Parker Jr." [ LP Cut ]. Line Dance = "Let It Whip" by "Dazz Band" [ #1 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "All The Man That I Need" by "Kathy Sledge & David Simmons" [ #45 R&B ].
Season 12
Season 12, Episode 1: Jeffrey Osborne/A Taste of Honey
Original Air Date: 19821st song = "Standing On The Top" by "The Temptations" [ #6 R&B / #11 Disco / #66 Pop ]. 2nd song = "Outlaw" by "War" [ #13 R&B / #94 Pop ]. 1st lip-sync = "I'll Try Something New" by "A Taste Of Honey" [ #9 R&B / #41 Pop ]. 3rd song = "Old Fashioned Love" by "Smokey Robinson" [ #17 R&B / #60 Pop ]. Flashback clip = "Let's Stay Together" by "Al Green" [ #1 R&B & Pop ]. 4th song = "Do I Do" by Stevie Wonder [ #1 Disco / #2 R&B / #13 Pop ]. 2nd lip-sync = "I Really Don't Need No Light" by Jeffrey Osborne [ #3 R&B / #39 Pop / #42 Disco ]. 5th song = "Early In The Morning" by "The Gap Band" [ #1 R&B / #13 Disco / #24 Pop ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Ladies Of The Eighties" by "A Taste Of Honey" [ LP Cut ]. Line Dance = "Let It Whip" by "Dazz Band" [ #1 R&B / #2 Disco / #5 Pop ]. 4th lip-sync = "Baby" by "Jeffrey Osborne" [ LP Cut ].
Season 12, Episode 6: Episode #12.6
Original Air Date: 20 November 1982Season 12, Episode 7: Episode #12.7
Original Air Date: 27 November 1982Season 12, Episode 12: Carl Carlton/Vanity 6
Original Air Date: 1 January 19831st dance = SHE'S JUST A GROUPIE by BOBBY NUNN [ #15 R&B ]. 2nd dance = YOUNG LOVE by JANET JACKSON [ #6 R&B ]. 1st Performance/Lipsync = NASTY GIRL By VANITY 6 [ #7 R&B ]. 3rd dance = DO WAH DITTY by ZAPP [ #10 R&B ] and Scramble board answer = Stevie Wonder. "History Book" performance = Grease by Frankie Valli [ #40 R&B ]. 4th dance = CHANGE by BARRY WHITE [ #12 R&B ]. 2nd Performance/Lipsync = BABY I NEED YOUR LOVING [ #17 R&B ]. 5th dance = MUSCLES by Diana Ross [ #4 R&B ]. 3rd Performance/Lipsync = He's So Dull [ their first single, which never charted R&B or Pop ]. 6th dance/Line dance = 1999 by Prince [ #4 R&B ]. 4th Performance/Lipsync = SWEET AND SEXY THANG by CARL CARLTON [ #54 R&B ].
Season 12, Episode 16: Evelyn King/Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five
Original Air Date: 21 May 1983Season 12, Episode 18: Angela Bofill/Con Funk Shun
Original Air Date: 19831st song = "Little Red Corvette" by Prince [ #6 Pop / #15 R&B / #61 Disco ]. 2nd song = "Joy" by Marvin Gaye [ #78 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "Love's Train" by Con Funk Shun [ LP cut ]. 3rd song = "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton [ #1 R&B / #38 Disco / #101 Pop ]. History Book clip = "Rise" by Herb Alpert [ #1 Pop / #4 R&B / #17 Disco - see goofs ]. 4th song was an unidentified snippet. Posssibly "I'm Freaky" by O'Bryan. 2nd lip-sync = "Too Tough" by Angela Bofill [ #2 Disco / #5 R&B ]. 5th song = "Boogie Down" by Al Jarreau [ #9 R&B / #77 Pop ]. 3rd lip-sync = "You Are The One" by Con Funk Shun [ #47 R&B ]. Line dance to "P.Y.T." by Michael Jackson [ #1 Disco / #10 Pop / #46 R&B - see goofs ]. 4th lip-sync = "Tonight I Give In" by Angela Bofill [ #12 R&B ].
Season 12, Episode 19: Anita Baker/The Temptations
Original Air Date: 4 June 1983Season 12, Episode 32: Jennifer Holiday/Klique
Original Air Date: 19831st song = "Kick It Live From 9 To 5" by "Sugarhill Gang" [ #50 R&B ]. 2nd song = "Show Me The Way" by "Skyy" [ #35 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "Stop Doggin' Me Around" by "Klique" [ #2 R&B ]. 3rd song = "Ain't Nobody" by "Rufus & Chaka Khan" [ #1 R&B ]. History Book Clip = "Daddy's Home" by "Jermaine Jackson" [ #3 R&B ]. 4th song = "Cold Blooded" by "Rick James" [ #1 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "I Am Love" by "Jennifer Holliday" [ #2 R&B ]. 5th song = "Don't You Get So Mad" by Jeffrey Osborne" [ #3 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Burning Hot" by "Klique" [ B-side of "Stop Doggin' Me Around" ]. Line Dance = "Rockit" by "Herbie Hancock" [ #6 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "Just Let Me Wait" by "Jennifer Holliday" [ #24 R&B ].
Season 13
Season 13, Episode 6: Cheryl Lynn/Con Funk Shun
Original Air Date: 14 January 1984Season 13, Episode 27: Dazz Band/Run-D.M.C.
Original Air Date: 16 June 19841st dance = Lovelite by O'Bryan [ #1 R&B ]. 2nd dance = Freakshow On The Dance Floor by The Bar-Kays [ #2 R&B ]. 1st lipsync performance = Rock Box by Run-D.M.C. [ #22 ]. 3rd dance = Don't Look Any Further by Dennis Edwards [ #2 R&B ]. The Scramble Board answer was John Thompson. Video = Heart Of Rock & Roll by Huey Lewis & the News. [ #6 Pop - never charted R&B ...comment about this in the misc. comment section ]. 4th dance = She's Strange by Cameo [ #1 R&B ]. 2nd lipsync performance = Joystick by Dazz Band [ #9 R&B ]. Make-a-wish foundation brought one of their kids [ Jesse ] on the show to dance [ his last wish ]. He danced to I Want To Break Free by Queen [ #45 Pop - never charted R&B ]. 3rd lipsync performance = Jam Master Jay by Run-D.M.C. [ b-side of #11 hit Hard Times ]. Line Dance = Dancing In The Sheets by Shalamar [ #18 R&B ]. Last lipsync performance = Swoop by Dazz Band [ #12 R&B ].
Season 14
Season 14, Episode 3: Episode #14.3
Original Air Date: 6 October 1984Season 14, Episode 4: Teena Marie/Whodini
Original Air Date: 13 October 19841st song = "Treat Her Like A Lady" by "The Temptations" [ #2 R&B ]. 2nd song = "Request Line" by "Rock Master Scott" [ #21 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "The Freaks Come Out At Night" by "Whodini" [ #43 R&B ]. 3rd song = "Jamie" by "Ray Parker Jr." [ #12 R&B ]. Video = "Out Of Touch" by "Hall & Oates" [ #1 Pop / #24 R&B ]. 4th song = "The Borderlines" by "Jeffrey Osborne" [ #7 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "We've Got To Stop Meeting Like This" by "Teena Marie & Ronnie McNair" [ LP Cut ]. 5th song = "Misled" by "Kool & The Gang" [ #3 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Friends" by "Whodini" [ #4 R&B ]. Line Dance = "Operator" by "Midnight Star" [ #1 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "Lovergirl" by "Teena Marie" [ #4 Pop / #9 R&B ].
Season 14, Episode 5: Episode #14.5
Original Air Date: 20 October 1984Season 14, Episode 6: Episode #14.6
Original Air Date: 27 October 1984Season 14, Episode 8: Episode #14.8
Original Air Date: 10 November 1984Season 14, Episode 12: Episode #14.12
Original Air Date: 8 December 1984Season 14, Episode 13: Staples Singers/Donna Summer
Original Air Date: 15 December 19841st dance = Strut by Sheena Easton [ #7 Pop NEVER CHARTED R&B ]. 2nd dance = Freaks Come Out At Night by Whodini [ #43 R&B ]. 1st performance/lipsync = Slippery People by Staples Singers [ #22 R&B ]. 3rd dance = Lovergirl by Teena Marie [ #9 R&B ] & The Scramble Board answer = Billie Holiday. Segment with Hal Jackson and "Talented Teen" winner Michelle Thomas. 4th dance = unidentified song probably by Ray Parker Jr. 2nd performance/lipsync = Supernatural Love by Donna Summer [ #51 R&B ]. 5th dance = Operator by Midnight Star [ #1 R&B ]. 3rd performance/lipsync = This Is Our Night by Staples Singers [ #50 R&B ]. 6th dance/Line Dance = Beep A Freak by Gap Band [ #2 R&B ]. 4th performance/lipsync = unidentified song by Donna Summer.
Season 14, Episode 14: The Temptations/The Fat Boys
Original Air Date: 5 January 1985Season 14, Episode 17: Rockwell/Redd Foxx
Original Air Date: 2 February 1985Season 14, Episode 18: The Commodores/Eugene Wilde
Original Air Date: 9 February 1985Season 14, Episode 19: Shalamar/Dreamboy
Original Air Date: 23 February 1985Season 14, Episode 20: Episode #14.20
Original Air Date: 2 March 1985Season 14, Episode 22: Episode #14.22
Original Air Date: 23 March 1985Season 14, Episode 23: Episode #14.23
Original Air Date: 30 March 1985Season 14, Episode 25: Mary Jane Girls/Sheena Easton
Original Air Date: ????1st song = "Do You Wanna Get Away" by "Shannon" [ #13 R&B ]. 2nd song = "Sussudio" by "Phil Collins" [ #1 Pop / #35 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "In My House" by "Mary Jane Girls" [ #3 R&B ]. 3rd song = "Innocent" by "Alexander O'Neal" [ #11 R&B ]. Video = "Nightshift" by "The Commodores" [ #1 R&B ]. 4th song = "Can't Stop" by "Rick James" [ #10 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "Sugar Walls" by "Shenna Easton" [ #3 R&B ]. 5th song = "Fresh" by Kool & The Gang" [ #1 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Shadow Lover" by "Mary Jane Girls" [ LP Cut / released a year later as a b-side ]. Line Dance = "Material Thangz" by "Deele" [ #14 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "Strut" by "Sheena Easton" [ #7 Pop / NEVER charted R&B ].
Season 14, Episode 26: Episode #14.26
Original Air Date: 20 April 1985Season 14, Episode 28: Episode #14.28
Original Air Date: 8 June 1985Season 14, Episode 30: Episode #14.30
Original Air Date: 15 June 1985Season 14, Episode 31: Womack & Womack/Pennye Ford
Original Air Date: 22 June 1985Season 15
Season 15, Episode 2: Five Star/Sheila E.
Original Air Date: 12 October 19851st song = "Eaten Alive" by "Diana Ross" [ #10 R&B ]. 2nd song = "The Dance Electric" by "Andre Cymone" [ #10 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "All Fall Down" by "Five Star" [ #16 R&B ]. 3rd song = "Part-Time Lover" by "Stevie Wonder" [ #1 R&B & Pop ]. Video = "Money For Nothing" by "Dire Straits" [ #1 Pop / NEVER CHARTED R&B ]. 4th song = "Pop Life" by "Prince" [ #7 Pop / #8 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "Sister Fate" by "Sheila E." [ #36 R&B ]. 5th song = "Freeway Of Love" by "Aretha Franklin" [ #1 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Let Me Be The One" by "Five Star" [ #2 R&B ]. Line Dance = "Party All The Time" by "Eddie Murphy" [ #2 Pop / #8 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "A Love Bizarre" by "Sheila E." [ #2 R&B ].
Season 15, Episode 3: Dennis Edwards/9.9
Original Air Date: 19 October 1985Season 15, Episode 4: Episode #15.4
Original Air Date: 26 October 1985Season 15, Episode 13: Episode #15.13
Original Air Date: 8 March 1986Season 15, Episode 15: Episode #15.15
Original Air Date: 22 March 1986Season 15, Episode 16: Episode #15.16
Original Air Date: 29 March 1986Season 15, Episode 19: Episode #15.19
Original Air Date: 19 April 1986Season 15, Episode 20: Episode #15.20
Original Air Date: 26 April 1986Season 15, Episode 21: Episode #15.21
Original Air Date: 3 May 1986Season 15, Episode 22: Episode #15.22
Original Air Date: 10 May 1986Season 15, Episode 23: Episode #15.23
Original Air Date: 16 May 1986Season 15, Episode 25: Episode #15.25
Original Air Date: 31 May 1986Season 15, Episode 27: The S.O.S. Band/Jermaine Stewart/Juicy
Original Air Date: ????1st song = "Artificial Heart" by "Cherrelle" [ #18 R&B ]. 2nd song = "Dial My Number" by "Pauli Carmen" [ #26 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off" by "Jermaine Stewart" [ #5 Pop / #64 R&B ]. 3rd song = "Nasty" by "Janet Jackson" [ #1 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "Nobody But You" by "Juicy" [ #59 R&B ]. 4th song = "Addicted To Love" by "Robert Palmer" [ #1 Pop / Didn't charted R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "The Finest" by "The S.O.S. Band" [ #2 R&B ]. 5th song = "LOve Take Over" by "Five Star" [ #9 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "Dance Floor" by "Jermaine Stewart" [ b-side of "Jody" single ]. Line Dance = "Givin' It To You" by "Skyy" [ #8 R&B ]. 5th lip-sync = "Borrowed Love" by "The S.O.S. Band" [ #14 R&B ].
Season 15, Episode 28: Episode #15.28
Original Air Date: 21 June 1986Season 16
Season 16, Episode 2: Howard Hewett/Shirley Jones
Original Air Date: 27 September 1986Season 16, Episode 3: Episode #16.3
Original Air Date: 4 October 1986Season 16, Episode 4: Episode #16.4
Original Air Date: 11 October 1986Season 16, Episode 5: Episode #16.5
Original Air Date: 18 October 1986Season 16, Episode 6: Run-D.M.C./Genobia Jeter/Dick Anthony Williams
Original Air Date: 25 October 19861st song = "Point Of No Return" by "Nu Shooz" [ #28 Pop / #36 R&B ]. 2nd song = "Gravity" by "James Brown" [ #26 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "All Of My Love" by "Genobia Jeter" [ #30 R&B ]. 3rd song = "Word Up" by "Cameo" [ #1 R&B ]. Guest: Dick Anthony Williams came to promote his show "Heart Of The City". 4th song = "Jody" by "Jermaine Stewart" [ #18 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "Hit It Run" by "Run-D.M.C." [ b-side of "You Be Illin'" ]. 5th song = "Midas Touch" by "Midnight Star" [ #7 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Peace Of Mind" by "Genobia Jeter" [ LP cut ]. Line Dance = "Private Number" by "The Jets" [ #28 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "Proud To Be Black" by "Run-D.M.C." [ b-side of "It's Tricky ].
Season 16, Episode 7: Episode #16.7
Original Air Date: 1 November 1986Season 16, Episode 8: Episode #16.8
Original Air Date: 8 November 1986Season 16, Episode 9: Episode #16.9
Original Air Date: 15 November 1986Season 16, Episode 10: Episode #16.10
Original Air Date: 22 November 1986Season 16, Episode 12: Episode #16.12
Original Air Date: 6 December 1986Season 16, Episode 13: Episode #16.13
Original Air Date: 13 December 1986Season 16, Episode 14: Episode #16.14
Original Air Date: 20 December 1986Season 16, Episode 15: Episode #16.15
Original Air Date: 27 December 1986Season 16, Episode 18: Episode #16.18
Original Air Date: 14 March 1987Season 16, Episode 19: Rose Royce/Chico Debarge
Original Air Date: 21 March 19871st song = "Take It From Me" by "Commodores" [ #38 R&B ]. 2nd song = "Serious" by "Donna Allen" [ #5 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "Doesn't Have To Be This Way" by "Rose Royce" [ #22 R&B ]. 3rd song = "Save The Best For Me" by "Bunny Debarge" [ #18 R&B ]. Video: "Looking For A New Love" by "Jody Watley" [ #1 R&B ]. 4th song = "Candy" by "Cameo" [ #1 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "Talk To Me" by "Chico Debarge" [ #7 R&B ]. 5th song = "Respect Yourself" by "Bruce Willis" [ #5 Pop / #20 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Lonely Road" by "Rose Royce" [ #45 R&B ]. Line Dance = "She ( I Can't Resist)" by "Jesse Johnson" [ #28 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "The Girl Next Door" by "RChico Debarge" [ #59 R&B ].
Season 16, Episode 20: Episode #16.20
Original Air Date: 28 March 1987Season 16, Episode 23: Episode #16.23
Original Air Date: 18 April 1987Season 16, Episode 24: Episode #16.24
Original Air Date: 25 April 1987Season 16, Episode 25: Episode #16.25
Original Air Date: 2 May 1987Season 16, Episode 30: Episode #16.30
Original Air Date: 6 June 1987Season 16, Episode 32: Episode #16.32
Original Air Date: 20 June 1987Season 17
Season 17, Episode 1: Jody Watley/Levert
Original Air Date: 19 September 1987Season 17, Episode 2: Shalamar/Alexander O'Neal
Original Air Date: 26 September 1987Season 17, Episode 3: Episode #17.3
Original Air Date: 3 October 1987Season 17, Episode 4: Atlantic Star/La La/Giorge Pettus
Original Air Date: 17 October 1987Season 17, Episode 5: Episode #17.5
Original Air Date: 17 October 1987Season 17, Episode 6: Barry White/Shanice Wilson
Original Air Date: 24 October 1987Season 17, Episode 7: Marlon Jackson/Madame X
Original Air Date: 31 October 1987Season 17, Episode 8: Episode #17.8
Original Air Date: 7 November 1987Season 17, Episode 9: Freddie Jackson/Lace/Whodini
Original Air Date: 14 November 19871st song = System Of Survival by Earth, Wind & Fire [ #1 R&B ]. 2nd song = Bad by Michael Jackson [ #1 R&B ]. 1st lipsync performance = Be Yourself by Whodini [ #20 R&B ]. 3rd song = Skeletons by Stevie Wonder [ #1 R&B ] / Scramble Board answer = Marla Gibbs. 2nd lipsync performance = My Love Is Deep by Lace [ #10 R&B ]. 4th song = Don't You Want Me by Jody Watley [ #3 R&B ]. 3rd lipsync performance = Look Around by Freddie Jackson [ #69 R&B ]. 5th song = Sho You Right by Barry White [ #17 R&B ]. 4th lipsync performance = Life Is A Dance by Whodini [ LP cut ]. Line Dance = So Emotional by Whitney Houston [ #5 R&B ]. 5th lipsync performance = Jam Tonight by Freddie Jackson [ #1 R&B ].
Season 17, Episode 10: Episode #17.10
Original Air Date: 21 November 1987Season 17, Episode 11: ABC/Colonel Abrams/Eric B. & Rakim
Original Air Date: 28 November 1987Season 17, Episode 12: Episode #17.12
Original Air Date: 5 December 1987Season 17, Episode 13: Full Force/Angela Winbush/The Controllers
Original Air Date: 9 January 1988Season 17, Episode 14: Episode #17.14
Original Air Date: 19 December 1987Season 17, Episode 15: Ray Parker, Jr./Shanice Wilson/Miles Jaye
Original Air Date: 23 January 1988Season 17, Episode 16: Episode #17.16
Original Air Date: ????Season 17, Episode 17: Kool Moe Dee/Vanity/Angela Winbush & Ronald Isley
Original Air Date: 23 January 19881st song = "Thinking Of You" by "Earth, Wind & Fire" [ #3 R&B ]. 2nd song = "The Way You Make Me Feel" by "Michael Jackson" [ #1 R&B & Pop ]. 1st lip-sync = "How Ya Like Me Now" by "Kool Moe Dee" [ #22 R&B ]. 3rd song = "I Want Her" by "Keith Sweat" [ #1 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "Hello Beloved" by "Angela Winbush & Ronald Isley" [ #26 R&B ]. 4th song = "Pump Up The Volume" by "M/A/R/R/S" [ #8 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Faraway Eyes" by "Vanity" [ LP Cut ]. 5th song = "Dark & Lovely" by "Stevie Wonder" [ LP Cut ]. 4th lip-sync = "Wild Wild West" by "Kool Moe Dee" [ #4 R&B ]. Line Dance = "Rocket 2 U" by "The Jets" [ #5 R&B ]. 5th lip-sync = "Undress" by "Vanity" [ LP Cut ].
Season 17, Episode 18: Episode #17.18
Original Air Date: 30 January 1988Season 17, Episode 19: Episode #17.19
Original Air Date: ????Season 17, Episode 20: Episode #17.20
Original Air Date: 13 February 1988Season 17, Episode 21: Episode #17.21
Original Air Date: 20 February 1988Season 17, Episode 22: Episode #17.22
Original Air Date: 27 February 1988Season 17, Episode 23: Episode #17.23
Original Air Date: 5 March 1988Season 17, Episode 24: Episode #17.24
Original Air Date: ????Season 17, Episode 25: Jermaine Stewart/Pebbles/Busboys
Original Air Date: 19 March 19881st song danced to was Lovin' On Next To Nothin' by Gladys Knight & The Pips 2nd song danced to was Love Struck BY Jesse Johnson 1st performance was a lip-sync of Say It Again by Jermaine Stewart [ former dancer on Soul Train ] 3rd song danced to was Da Butt by E.U. and the Scrabble Board answer was Andre Dawson 2nd performance was a lip-sync of Never Giving Up by Busboys [ lead by another former Soul Train dancer, Brian O'Neal ] 3rd performance was a lip-sync of Mercedes Boy by Pebbles 4th song danced to was Get It by Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson 4th performance was a lip-sync of Don't Talk Dirty To Me by Jermaine Stewart Line Dance was to Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson Last performance was a lip-sync of Do Me Right by Pebbles