Soul Train
Johnnie Taylor / The Joneses / Syreeta
Season 4, Episode 3 · Aired 1974-09-21
Synopsis
Opening Theme ("TSOP") 1st Song, Dancers, on record: "You Haven't Done Nothin'" Stevie Wonder Performance: Syreeta "I'm Going Left" plus an interview. Scramble Board: (JAMES BROWN) "Midnight Flower" The Four Tops Performance: The Joneses "Hey Babe (Is The Gettin' Still Good?)" Special guests Cecil Hale (president of the National Association of Television and Radio Artists) and Richard Thomas (executive director of NATR) interview 2nd Song, Dancers, on record: "Kalimba Story" Earth, Wind & Fire Midpoint: "Ballero" War Interview with Johnnie Taylor and performance "It Don't Pay To Get Up In The Morning" 3rd Song, Dancers, on record: "My Thang" James Brown Performance: The Joneses "Sugar Pie Guy" plus an interview Soul Train Line: The Isley Brothers "Live It Up" Performance: Johnnie Taylor "It's September" Closing credits
In the series
This episode is part of Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated.
The hippest trip in America — line dances, guest stars, and Black music TV power.
Key cast
- Don Cornelius as Host
Also in season 4
- S04E01 Billy Preston/ Rufus/ George McCrae
- S04E02 James Brown & the First Family of Soul / Fred Wesley & the JB's / Lyn Collins
- S04E04 The Miracles / Herbie Hancock / Yvonne Fair
- S04E05 Michael Jackson / MDLT
- S04E06 The Four Tops / The New Birth / Creative Source
- S04E07 The Chi-Lites / Bloodstone / New York City