The BEST episodes directed by Sid Mccoy
#1 - The Dells/ Bloodstone
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 24
--The Dells ""I Wish It was Me You Loved"" and ""Bring Back the Love of Yesterday"" --Bloodstone ""As Tikme Goes By"" and ""Yakety Yak"", ""Money (That's What i want)"" and ""Toot! Toot! Tootsie Goodbye""
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Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 23
--Michael Jackson - ""Just A Little Bit Of You,"" ""One Day In Your Life"" & ""We've Got Forever"" --The Jackson Five - ""Forever Came Today"" & ""All I Do Is Think Of You""
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#3 - Greatest Show in Watts
Sanford and Son - Season 5 - Episode 15
To legally keep the elephant left with him by a tenant, Fred must stage a circus in the junkyard.
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#4 - The Infernal Triangle
Sanford and Son - Season 2 - Episode 19
Fred's new fiancee happens to be Lamont's old flame.
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Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 31
--Donna Summer - ""Love to Love You Baby"" and ""Could It be Magic"" --Johnnie Taylor - ""Somebody's Gettin' It,"" ""Disco Lady"" & ""Running Out Of Lies""
#6 - Lou Rawls/ L.T.D.
Soul Train - Season 6 - Episode 23
--Lou Rawls ""You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine"" --L.T.D. ""Love to the World"" and ""Love Ballad""
#7 - Latimore/ Shalamar/ Crown Heights Affair
Soul Train - Season 6 - Episode 29
--Latimore ""Somethin' 'bout Cha"" --Crown Heights Affair ""Music in the World"" and ""French Way""
#8 - Marvin Gaye
Soul Train - Season 6 - Episode 38
--Marvin Gaye ""Got To Give It Up"" (Parts 1 & 2),"" ""All The Way Round"" & ""After The Dance""
#9 - David Bowie/ Faith, Hope and Charity/ Jeff Perry
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 20
--David Bowie - ""Golden Years"" and ""Fame"" --Faith, Hope and Charity - ""Don't Go Looking For Love"" and ""To Each His Own"" --Jeff Perry - ""Love Don't Come No Stronger (Than Yours and Mine)""
#10 - The Delfonics/ D.J. Rogers
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 35
--Delfonics ""This Time"" --D.J. Rogers ""Say You Love Me"" --Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
#11 - The Dramatics/ Tata Vega
Soul Train - Season 7 - Episode 6
--Dramatics ""Shake it Well"" and ""Ocean of Thoughts and Dreams"" --Tata Vega ""You'll never Rock Alone"" and ""Just When Things Are Getting Good""
#12 - The Manhattans/ Brass Construction/ Rose Royce
Soul Train - Season 6 - Episode 14
--The Manhattans ""Kiss and Say Goodbye"" and ""I Kinda Miss You"" --Brass Construction ""The Message"" and ""What's On Your Mind (Expression)"" --Rose Royce ""Car Wash"" and ""I Wanna get Next to You""
#13 - Wilson Pickett/ Betty Wright/ The Modulations
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 29
--Wilson Pickett - ""Love Will Keep Us Together"" --Betty Wright - ""Everybody Was Rockin'"" --The Modulations - ""Worth Your Weight in Gold""
#14 - Rufus/ The Impressions
Soul Train - Season 6 - Episode 25
--Rufus ""At Midnight"" and ""Better Days"" --The Impressions ""Sooner or Later"" and ""Same Thing It Took""
#15 - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes/ Esther Phillips
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 14
--Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes ""Hope That We Can be Together Soon"", ""Wake Up Everybody"", ""Bad Luck"" and ""To Be true"" --Esther Phillips ""What a Difference a Day Makes"" and ""You're Coming Home""
#16 - Roy Ayers' Ubiquity/ Lonnie Liston Smith/ Gwen McCrae
Soul Train - Season 6 - Episode 33
--Roy Ayers' Ubiquity ""Everybody Loves the Sunshine"" --Lonnie Liston Smith ""Reflections of a Golden Dream"" --Gwen McCrae ""Mr. Everything"" and ""Iron Woman""
#17 - The Dramatics/ Dorothy Moore/ Leon Thomas
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 33
--The Dramatics ""I'm Going By the Stars In Your Eyes"" and ""You're Fooling You"" --Dorothy Moore ""Misty Blue"" --Leon Thomas ""The Creator Has a Master Plan""
#18 - O'Jays/ Al Jarreau/ Truth
Soul Train - Season 7 - Episode 3
--O'Jays ""Work On Me"" and ""Let's Spend Some Time Together"" --Al Jarreau ""You Don't See Me"" and ""Take Five"" --Truth ""Understanding"" and ""Coming Home""
#19 - Eddie Kendricks/ Tavares/ Paul Mooney
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 6
--Eddie Kendricks ""Get the Cream off the Top"" and ""Honey Brown"" --Tavares ""It Only Takes a Minute"", ""The Love I Never Had"" and ""Free Ride""
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Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 37
--Archie Bell & the Drells - ""Let's Go Disco"" & ""I Could Dance All Night"" --Brass Construction - ""Changin'"" Additional songs: --Archie Bell & the Drells - ""Stragedy"" --Brass Construction - ""Moving""
#21 - Teddy Pendergrass/ Rose Royce
Soul Train - Season 7 - Episode 12
--Teddy Pendergrass ""You Can't Hide From Yourself"" and ""The More I Get, The More I Want"" --Rose Royce ""Do Your Dance"", ""Wishing on a Star"" and ""Ooh Boy""
#22 - Barry White/ Love Unlimited
Soul Train - Season 7 - Episode 13
--Barry White ""It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me"" --Love Unlimited ""I Belong to You"" and ""Share A Little Love in your Heart""
#23 - The Fifth Dimension/ The Brothers Johnson/ Pat Lundy
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 39
--The Fifth Dimension - ""Love Hangover"" and ""Will You Be There"" --The Brothers Johnson - ""I'll be Good to You"" --Pat Lundy - ""Ain't No Pity in the Naked City"" Additional songs: --The Brothers Johnson - ""Get the Funk Out of My Face"" --Pat Lundy - ""Lady Has Arrived""
#24 - Ramsey Lewis/ Fantastic Four
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 11
--Ramsey Lewis ""That's the Way of the World"" and ""Sun Goddess"" --Fantastic Four ""Alvin Stone (The Birth and Death of a Gangster)""
#25 - Bill Withers/ The Soul Train Gang
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 25
--Bill Withers ""Sometimes a Song"" and ""I Wish You Well"" --The Soul Train Gang ""Searchin' for Another Love"" and ""Soul Train '75""
#26 - Melba Moore/ The Whispers
Soul Train - Season 6 - Episode 3
--Melba Moore ""This is It"" and ""Lean on Me"" --The Whispers ""I've God a Feeling"" and ""You're Only As Good as You Think You Are""
#27 - Aretha Franklin/ Ronnie Dyson
Soul Train - Season 6 - Episode 13
--Aretha Franklin ""Jump"" and ""Sparkle"" --Ronnie Dyson ""Close To You"" and ""The More You Do It (The More I Like It Done to Me)""
#28 - Joe Tex/ The Chi-Lites/ Tom Dreeson
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 28
--Joe Tex ""Baby It's Raining"" and ""Mama Red"" --The Chi-Lites ""It's Time for Love"" --Tom Dreeson
#29 - The Moments/ Donna Summer
Soul Train - Season 6 - Episode 19
--The Moments - ""With You"" --Donna Summer - ""Spring Affair"" & ""Winter Melody"" Additional songs? --The Moments - ""Come In Girl"" & ""I Don't Wanna Go""
#30 - War/ The Main Ingredient
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 13
--Main Ingredient - ""Over You"" and ""Shame On The World"" --War (live performances) - ""Southern Part of Texas,"" ""Low Rider,"" and ""Lotus Blossom"" --War (music video) - ""Why Can't We Be Friends""
#31 - Billy Preston/ Brenda Payton
Soul Train - Season 6 - Episode 24
--Billy Preston - ""Girl"" --Brenda Payton - ""Comin' Back for More"" & ""Home to Myself"" Plus, Richard Pryor and Pam Grier visit. additional songs? --Billy Preston ""Do What You Want"" and ""Let the Music Play""
#32 - Eddie Kendricks/ The Temprees
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 30
--Eddie Kendricks ""He's a Friend"" and ""All of My Love"" --The Temprees Loving You Is Easy,"" ""Your Love (Is All I Need),""
#33 - Commodores/ Thelma Houston
Soul Train - Season 6 - Episode 26
--Commodores ""Just to be Close to You"" and ""Fancy Dancer"" --Thelma Houston ""Don't Leave Me This Way"" and ""Today Will Soon Be Yesterday""
#34 - The O'Jays/ Thelma Houston
Soul Train - Season 6 - Episode 4
--The O'Jays ""Message in Our music"" and ""Livin' for the Weekend"" --Thelma Houston ""One out of Every Six""
#35 - Al Green/ Fatback Band
Soul Train - Season 6 - Episode 31
--Al Green ""Keep Me Cryin',"" ""Have A Good Time"" & ""I Tried To Tell Myself"" --The Fatback Band ""Double Dutch"" & ""(Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop""
#36 - The Supremes/ Al Wilson
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 32
--The Supremes - ""I'm Gonna Let My Heart do the Walking,"" ""Don't Let My Teardrops Bother You"" and ""You're What's Missing In My Life"" --Al Wilson - ""Baby I Want Your Body"" and ""I've Got a Feeling (We'll Be Seeing Each Other Again)""
#37 - Archie Bell & the Drells/ Brainstorm
Soul Train - Season 6 - Episode 35
--Archie Bell & the Drells ""Everybody Have A Good Time"" --Brainstorm ""This Must be Heaven"", ""Wake Up and Be Somebody"" and ""Lovin' Is Really My Game""
#38 - Billy Preston/ The Sylvers
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 19
--Billy Preston - Fancy Lady"" and ""That's Life"" --The Sylvers - ""Boogie Fever"" and ""Free Style"" Additional song? --Billy Preston - ""Struttin'""
#39 - Harold Melvin & the Blue notes/ Side Effect
Soul Train - Season 6 - Episode 39
--Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes ""Tell the World How I Feel About Cha, Baby"" and ""Reaching Out for the World"" --Side Effect ""Baby Love (Love You Baby)"" and ""What the Heck, Let's Discotheque""
#40 - Kool & The Gang/ Ashford & Simpson/ Ronnie McNeir
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 34
--Kool and the Gang - ""Love And Understanding (Come Together)"" and ""Sugar"" --Ashford & Simpson - ""Tell It All"" and ""Somebody Told A Lie"" --Ronnie McNeir - ""I'm Your Lover"" and ""Sagittarian Affair""
#41 - Johnny Guitar Watson/ The Whispers
Soul Train - Season 7 - Episode 4
--Johnny Guitar Watson ""A Real Mother For Ya"" --The Whispers ""Make It With You"" and ""I'm Gonna make You My Wife""
#42 - The Jimmy Castor Bunch/ Leon Haywood/ Southshore Commission
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 26
--The Jimmy Castor Bunch ""The Bertha Butt Boogie"" and ""Potential"" --Leon Haywood ""Keep It in the Family"" and ""Come and Get Yourself Some"" --Southshore Commission ""We're On the Right Track"" and ""Train Called Freedom""
#43 - D.J. Rogers/ The Lockers/ National Dance Contest
Soul Train - Season 6 - Episode 5
--D.J. Rogers - ""On the Road Again"" & ""Let Your Love Shine"" --The Lockers - unknown --Also, the finals of the Soul Train National Dance Contest Additional song (possibly performed): --D.J. Rogers - ""Bula Jean""
#44 - Johnnie Taylor/ Millie Jackson
Soul Train - Season 7 - Episode 11
--Johnnie Taylor ""Love is Better in the A.M."" and ""Disco 9000"" --Millie Jackson ""If You're Not Back in Love My Monday"" and ""Cheatin is""
#45 - Billy Paul/ The Trammps
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 36
--Billy Paul ""When Love is New"" and ""People Power"" --The Trammps ""Love Epidemic"" and ""Save a Place""
#46 - The Temptations/ Edwin Starr
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 21
--The Temptations - ""Shakey Ground"" and ""Glasshouse"" --Edwin Starr - ""Stay With Me""
#47 - LaBelle/ Brother to Brother
Soul Train - Season 6 - Episode 6
--LaBelle ""Get You Somebody New"" and ""Isn't it a Shame"" --Brother to Brother ""In The Bottle"" and ""Leaving Me"" and ""Chance With You""
#48 - The Spinners/ Merry Clayton
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 12
--Merry Clayton - ""One More Ride"" and ""Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow"" --The Spinners - ""I've Got To Make It On My Own,"" ""Sadie,"" ""Games People Play (They Just Can't Stop It)"" and ""Love Don't Love Nobody""
#49 - The Commodores/ George McCrae
Soul Train - Season 5 - Episode 27
--The Commodores ""Sweet Love"", ""Better Never Than Forever"" and ""This is Your Life"" --George McCrae ""I Can't Leave You Alone"" and ""I Get Lifted""
#50 - The Four Tops/ Vicki Sue Robinson
Soul Train - Season 6 - Episode 12
--The Four Tops ""Love Don't Come Easy,"" ""Catfish"" and ""Feel Free"" --Vicki Sue Robinson ""Daylight"" and ""Turn the Beat Around""