Soul Train
Billy Preston/ Brenda Payton
Season 6, Episode 24 · Aired 1977-01-29
Synopsis
Opening credits ("Soul Train '76- Get on Board") Dancers, on record: "Let's Go Down To The Disco" The Undisputed Truth Performance: Billy Preston "Girl" Scrambleboard: (Tammy Jackson & Sheldon Johnson - SUPREMES), on record: "I Like To Do It" KC & The Sunshine Band Performance: Brenda Payton "I Keep Coming Back For More" (Gilda Woods, known for discovering Brenda & the Tabulations, explains why Brenda is not with the Tabulations during the introduction.) Interview: Pam Grier & Richard Pryor (A clip from Car Wash is presented.) Dancers (and Pam Grier & Richard Pryor), on record: "Isn't She Lovely" Stevie Wonder Midpoint Song, Dancers, on record: "Spring Affair" Donna Summer Interview: Billy Preston (It is revealed here that Ron Wood of The Rolling Stones is on stage performing with Preston.) Performance: Billy Preston "Do What You Want To" Dancers, record: "Bodyheat" James Brown Performance: Brenda Payton "Home To Myself" Soul Train Line, record: "Think Happy" The Jacksons Performance: Billy Preston "I've Got The Spirit" 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