Soul Train
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes/ The South Shore Commission
Season 4, Episode 39 · Aired 1975-06-21
Synopsis
Opening Theme ("TSOP" by MFSB) Guest Host Richard Pryor 1st Song, on record, Dancers: "Baby That's Backatcha" Smokey Robinson Performance: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes "To Be True" Scrambleboard: (BILLY PAUL) "Just A Little Bit Of You" Michael Jackson Performance: South Shore Commission "Free Man" plus an Interview 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "What Am I Gonna Do With You" Barry White Performance: The Blue Notes f/Sharon Paige "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" Midpoint: "Dynomite" Bazuka Interview + Performance: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes "Bad Luck" Little Joe Chism presents Richard Pryor with a Platinum Album Award for That Nigger's Crazy LP. Richard Pryor performs a brief comedy routine 3rd Song, on record, Dancers: "I Didn't Know" The Three Degrees Soul Train Line: The Temptations "Glasshouse" Performance: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes "Somewhere Down The Line" Don Cornelius joins Richard Pryor for the close.
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
- S04E03 Johnnie Taylor / The Joneses / Syreeta
- S04E04 The Miracles / Herbie Hancock / Yvonne Fair
- S04E05 Michael Jackson / MDLT
- S04E06 The Four Tops / The New Birth / Creative Source