Soul Train
Bar Kays/ McFadden & Whitehead
Season 9, Episode 8 · Aired 1979-11-03
Synopsis
Opening Theme ("Soul Train '78" by the Hollywood Disco Jazz Band) 1st Dance Segment: "Do You Love What You Feel" Rufus & Chaka Khan 2nd Dance Segment: "Ladies Night" Kool & the Gang Scrambleboard: (DIONNE WARWICK) "Dim All The Lights" Donna Summer Performance: The Bar Kays "Move Your Boogie Body" Dance Routine: Jeffrey Daniels & Eclipse,"Working Day & Night" Michael Jackson; TRIVIA: This is the first time we were exposed to the dance that would later become the moonwalk, which was originally called "The Backslide" Dance with Jeffrey and the rest of the Soul Train Dancers: "No One Gets The Prize" Diana Ross Midpoint Song: "Deja Vu" Dionne Warwick Performance: McFadden & Whitehead - "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" plus interview. 3rd Dance Segment: "How Did You Know It Was Me?" Barry White Performance: The Bar Kays - "You've Been" plus interview. Soul Train Line: The Isley Brothers "It's A Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)" Performance: McFadden & Whitehead - "I've Been Pushed Aside." 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