The BEST episodes directed by Don Buccola
#1 - The Chi-Lites/ Edwin Starr/ James Gadsen
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 25
--The Chi-Lites ""Oh Girl"" and ""The Coldest days of My Life"" --Edwin Starr ""War"" and ""Double Agent O Soul""
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Chairmen of the Board/ Rufus Thomas/ Laura Lee
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 3
--Chairmen of the Board ""Give Me Just a little more Time"" and ""Hang on to a Memory"" --Rufus Thomas ""(Do the) Push and Pull"", ""Do the Funky Chicken"" and ""The World is Round"" --Laura Lee ""Women's Love Rights"" and ""Wedlock is Padlock""
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Staple Singers/ Freda Payne
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 4
--Staple Singers ""Express Yourself"" and ""Heavy Makes You Happy"" --Freda Payne ""Band of Gold"" and ""Bring the Boys Home""
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Bill Withers/ Al Green/ Viola Wills
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 5
--Bill Withers "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Grandma's Hands" --Al Green "I Can't Get Next to You" and "Tired of Being Alone" --Viola Wills "Sweetback" This episode introduced a staple of "Soul Train"- The Soul Train Line and its first song is "Respect Yourself" by the Staple Singers.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - Lou Rawls/ The 100 Proof/ The Emotions
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 6
--Lou Rawls- ""Natural Man"" --The 100 Proof ""Somebody's Been Sleeping"", ""Driveway"" and ""One Man's Leftovers"" --The Emotions ""So I Can Love You"" and ""Show Me How""
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Martha & the Vandellas/ The Intruders/ G.C. Cameron
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 7
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - "Dancing In The Street", "Love Makes Me Do Foolish Things" and "Bless You." The Intruders - "I Bet He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" & "Cowboys To Girls." G.C. Cameron - "Act Like A Shotgun."
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - Friends of Distinction/ Clarence Carter
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 8
--Friends of Distinction ""Grazing in the Grass"" and ""I Need You"" --Clarence Carter ""Patches""
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - Chambers Brothers/ The Five Stairsteps
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 9
Chambers Brothers - "Time Has Come Today", "Let's Do It Together" and "Funky" Five Stairsteps - "O-o-h Child" and "Didn't it Look So Easy"
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - Junior Walker & The All Stars/ Bobby Womack/ Thelma Houston
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 10
--Jr. Walker & The All-Stars - ""Do That Shing-A-Ling"" (live) and ""These Eyes"" --Bobby Womack - ""Communication"" and ""That's the Way I Feel About 'Cha"" --Thelma Houston - ""I Want to Go Back There Again"" and ""Save The Country""
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - Jean Knight/ The Delfonics/ Maurice Jackson/ Ralphi Pagan
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 11
--Jean Knight ""Mr. Big Stuff"" --The Delfonics ""Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time"" and ""Hey Love"" --Maurice Jackson ""Step By Step"" --Ralphi Pagan ""Make It With Me""
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - Chi-Lites/ Joe Tex/ The Originals
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 12
The Chi-Lites - "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People" and "Have You Seen Her?" The Originals - "The Bells." Joe Tex - "I Gotcha."
Watch Now:Amazon#12 - Gene Chandler/ Simtex & Wylie/ The Free Movement
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 13
--Gene Chandler "Yes I'm Ready (If you Don't Let Go)" and "Stone Cold Love" --Simtex & Wylie "Got To get Over the Hump" --The Free Movement "I Found Someone" and "The Harder I Try"
Watch Now:Amazon#13 - B.B. King/ O.C. Smith/ Patrice Halloway
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 14
--B.B. King ""Think it Over"" --O.C. Smith ""Little Green Apples"" and ""Help Me Make it Through the Night"" --Patrice Halloway ""Evidence"" and ""That's the Chance You Gotta Take""
Watch Now:Amazon#14 - Dennis Coffey/ Detroit Emeralds/ Jesse James
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 15
--Dennis Coffey ""Scorpio"" --Detroit Emeralds ""Wear This Ring with Love"" and ""You Want it, You Got it"" --Jesse James ""I Need You Baby"" and ""At Last""
Watch Now:Amazon#15 - Little Richard/ Undisputed Truth/ Nolan F. Porter
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 16
--Little Richard ""Freedom Blues"" and ""Greenwood Mississippi"" --Undisputed Truth ""Smiling Faces Sometimes"" and ""You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth""
Watch Now:Amazon#16 - Curtis Mayfield/ The Honey Cone/ The Persuaders
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 17
--Curtis Mayfield ""Move on Up"" and ""Get Down"" --The Honey Cone ""Want Ads"" and ""One Monkey Don't Stop No Show"" --The Persuaders ""Thin Line Between Love and Hate"" and ""Love Gonna Pack Up""
Watch Now:Amazon#17 - The Impressions/ Mary Clayton/ The Three Degrees
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 18
--The Impressions ""Ain't Got Time"" and ""Love Me"" --Merry Clayton ""After All This Time"" --The Three Degrees ""There's So Much Love"", ""Maybe"" and ""Trade Winds""
Watch Now:Amazon#18 - The Dells/ Kim Weston/ Luther Ingram
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 19
--The Dells ""It's All Up to You"" and ""The Love We Had"" --Kim Weston ""Little By Little And Bit By Bit"" and ""If I Had it My Way"" --Luther Ingram ""Be Good to Me Baby"" and ""I'll Love You Until the End""
Watch Now:Amazon#19 - Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee/ Joe Tex/ Hodges, Smith, James & Crawford
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 20
--Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager ""Ain't Understanding Mellow"" --Jerry Butler ""Walk Easy my Son"" and ""How Did We Lose it Baby"" --Joe Tex ""I Gotcha"" and ""A Mother's Prayer"" --Hodges, Smith, James & Crawford ""Signal Your Intention""
Watch Now:Amazon#20 - Al Green/ The Whispers/ Denise LaSalle
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 21
Denise LaSalle - "Now Run and Tell That" and "Trapped By this Thing Called Love." Al Green - "Tired Of Being Alone" and "Let's Stay Together." The Whispers - "Can't Help But Love You" and "Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong."
Watch Now:Amazon#21 - The Four Tops/ Jackie Wilson/ Kool & the Gang
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 22
--The Four Tops "A Simple Game" and "MacArthur Park" --Jackie Wilson "Your Love Keeps Lifting me Higher and Higher" and "Love is Funny That Way" --Kool & the Gang "I Want to Take You Higher" and "Love The Life You Live"
Watch Now:Amazon#22 - Gladys Knight & the Pips/ The Ohio Players/ Garland Green
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 23
--Gladys Knight & the Pips ""Make me the Woman That you Go Home to"" and ""I Don't Want to Do Wrong"" --The Ohio Players ""Got Pleasure"" and ""Pain"" --Garland Green ""Just My Way of Loving You"" and ""Plain and Simple Girl""
Watch Now:Amazon#23 - Wilson Pickett/ Curtis Mayfield/ War
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 26
Curtis Mayfield - "We Got To Have Peace" & "Get Down." War - "All Day Music" & "Slippin' Into Darkness." Wilson Pickett (performing live) - "Fire and Water," "I'm In Love" and "Don't Knock My Love."
Watch Now:Amazon#24 - Ike & Tina Turner/ Jerry Butler/ Brenda Lee Eager
Soul Train - Season 1 - Episode 30
--Ike & Tina Turner - "I Want To Take You Higher," "Feels Good" and "Proud Mary" --Jerry Butler and Brenda Lee Eager "Close to You" --Jerry Butler "I Only Have Eyes for You"
Watch Now:Amazon#25 - Isley Brothers/ Luther Ingram
Soul Train - Season 2 - Episode 2
The Isley Brothers "Work to Do" and "Lay Lady Lay." Luther Ingram "If Loving You is Wrong, I Don't Wanna Be Right" and "Missing You." Singer Melba Moore makes a cameo appearance. Heshimu, the actor who plays Jason Allen on the ABC-TV series "Room 222," is interviewed.
Watch Now:Amazon#26 - Gladys Knight & the Pips/ The O'Jays/ Major Lance
Soul Train - Season 2 - Episode 3
--Gladys Knight & The Pips - "Help Me Make It Through the Night," "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" and "Daddy Could Swear, I Declare." --The O'Jays - "Deeper (In Love With You)" and "Back Stabbers." --Major Lance - "Since I Lost My Baby's Love."
Watch Now:Amazon#27 - Eddie Kendricks/ The Whispers
Soul Train - Season 2 - Episode 4
Eddie Kendricks - "Eddie's Love," "Can I" and "If You Let Me." The Whispers - "I Only Meant To Wet My Feet" and "Life & Breath." Bill Russell and Gail Fisher make cameo appearances.
Watch Now:Amazon#28 - The Jackson Five
Soul Train - Season 2 - Episode 5
The Jackson 5 - "I Want You Back," "Corner of the Sky" and "Lookin' Through the Windows." Jermaine Jackson - "That's How Love Goes" and "Daddy's Home."
Watch Now:Amazon#29 - Johnnie Taylor/ The Undisputed Truth
Soul Train - Season 2 - Episode 6
Johnnie Taylor - "Who's Making Love?" "Stop Doggin' Me Around" and "Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone." The Undisputed Truth - "Girl You're Alright" and "Mama I got a Brand New Thing (Don't Say No)."
Watch Now:Amazon#30 - Bill Withers/ Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Soul Train - Season 2 - Episode 7
--Bill Withers ""Lean on Me"" and ""Use Me"" --Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes ""I Miss You"" and ""If You Don't Know Me By Now""
Watch Now:Amazon#31 - Billy Preston/ Laura Lee/ Johnny Williams
Soul Train - Season 2 - Episode 8
--Billy Preston ""Outa Space"", ""The Bus"" and ""Slaughter"" --Laura Lee ""If You Beat Me Rockin you can Have my Chair"" --Johnny Williams ""Slow Motion""
Watch Now:Amazon#32 - Joe Simon/ Sylvers/ Billy Paul
Soul Train - Season 2 - Episode 9
Joe Simon - "Power of Love." The Sylvers - "Wish That I Could Talk to You." and "Fool's Paradise" Billy Paul - "Me and Mrs. Jones."
Watch Now:Amazon#33 - Friends of Distinction/ The Persuaders/ Doug Gibbs
Soul Train - Season 2 - Episode 10
--Friends of Distinction ""Going In Circles"" and ""Now is the Time"" --The Persuaders ""Love's Gonna Pack up (And Walk Out)"" and ""Peace in the Valley"" --Doug Gibbs ""I'll Always Have You""
Watch Now:Amazon#34 - The Temptations/ King Floyd
Soul Train - Season 2 - Episode 11
--The Temptations ""Papa Was a Rolling Stone"" and ""Mother Nature"" --King Floyd ""Groove Me"" and ""Baby Let Me Kiss You""
Watch Now:Amazon#35 - The Intruders/ Betty Wright/ True Reflection
Soul Train - Season 2 - Episode 12
--The Intruders ""She's a Winner"" and ""When We get Married"" --Betty Wright ""Clean Up Woman"" and ""Baby Sitter"" --True Reflection ""That's Where I'm Coming From""
Watch Now:Amazon