The BEST episodes of Soul Train season 2
Every episode of Soul Train season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Soul Train season 2!
It's the SOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUL TRAIN! Pop music has always had shows like American Bandstand to sing its praises, but R&B music had to wait a while for its own major weekly showcase. Just the same, Soul Train proved to be well worth the wait when it hit the airwaves in the 1970s. This weekly extravaganza, which showed off the latest and greatest in soul music and dance moves, became a national sensation in the mid-1970s and became a pop culture juggernaut that broke new ground for African-American entertainment. Soul Train was the brainchild of radio announcer Don Cornelius. After studying broadcasting in college, Cornelius got a job at WVON, one of Chicago's most popular urban radio stations. During this time, he pondered breaking into television with a dance and music show from an African-American perspective. In 1969, he produced a pilot episode and dubbed it "Soul Train" after a local radio promotion he had done in Chicago. The pilot impressed the Sears Roebuck Company, whic
#1 - Chairman of the Board/ Charles Mann/ Sylvia
Season 2 - Episode 35 - Aired 6/30/1973
Sylvia - "Didn't I?" and "Pillow Talk." Chairman of the Board - "Finders Keepers" and "Chairman of the Board." Charles Mann - "It's All Over."
#2 - The Impressions/ Tyrone Davis/ Billy Preston
Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/7/1973
The Impressions - "Preacher Man" and "Lost." Tyrone Davis - "Change In Mind" and "Without You in My Life." Billy Preston - "Will it Go Round in Circles?" Diana Ross, making a cameo appearance, is interviewed by Don Cornelius. Actress Brenda Sykes also does a cameo appearance.
#3 - James Brown
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/10/1973
--James Brown - ""Get On The Good Foot,"" ""Soul Power,"" ""Make It Funky,"" ""Cold Sweat,"" ""Try Me,"" ""Hot Pants,"" ""Get Up (I Feel Like A) Sex Machine,"" ""Super Bad,"" ""Please Please, Please"" and ""Say It Loud I'm Black and I'm Proud"" --Lyn Collins - Never Gonna Give You Up""
#4 - The Best of Soul Train
Season 2 - Episode 37 - Aired 8/11/1973
James Brown "Make It Funky", "Super Bad" and Medley: "Please, Please, Please" and "Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud" (from ST#49, 10-Feb-1973) James Brown & Teddy Brown (James Brown's son) interview (from ST #50- 17-Feb-1973) Chuck Berry "Johnny B. Goode" (from ST #66, 07-Jul-1973) Aretha Franklin "Day Dreaming" (from ST #56, 14-Apr-1973) Curtis Mayfield "Superfly" (from ST #45, 06-Jan-1973) The Temptations "Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)" and "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" (from ST #41, 18-Nov-1972) The Four Tops "Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)" (from ST #50, 17-Feb-1973) The Supremes "Floy Joy" and "Bad Weather" (from ST #60, 12-May-1973) Jermaine Jackson feat. Jackson 5 "Daddy's Home" (from ST #35, 07-Oct-1972) Jackson 5 "I Want You Back" (from ST #35, 07-Oct-1972) Al Green "For The Good Times" (from ST #52, 03-Mar-1973) The O'Jays "Love Train" (from ST #57, 21-Apr-1973) Stevie Wonder "Soul Train (All The Brothers And Sisters Get Together)" (from ST #46, 13-Jan-1973)
#5 - Aretha Franklin
Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/14/1973
Aretha Franklin sings several of her classics including "Respect," "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone," "Think," "Call Me," "Spanish Harlem," "Rock Steady," "Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)" and "Day Dreaming." The 'Queen of Soul' also performs her latest release "Master of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)." Plus, an interview with Aretha's brother, the Reverend Cecil Franklin.
#6 - Johnny Nash/ Billy Butler & Infinity/ Brighter Side of Darkness
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/27/1973
--Johnny Nash ""I Can See Clearly Now"" and ""Stir it Up"" --Billy Butler & the Infinity ""Hung Up on You"" --Brighter Side of Darkness ""Love Jones"" and ""Just a Little Bit""
#7 - Chuck Berry/ Maxayn/ Willie Hutch
Season 2 - Episode 36 - Aired 7/7/1973
Chuck Berry - "Reelin' and Rockin'", "Wee Wee Hours", "Roll em' Pete" and "Johnny B. Goode" Maxayn - "Check Out Your Mind." Willie Hutch - "Slick" and "Brother's Gonna Work It Out." Also: An interview with actor Max Julien (star of the movie "The Mack").
#8 - The Dramatics/ Sly Johnson/ The Smith Connection
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/1973
The Dramatics - "Get Up and Get Down," "In The Rain" and "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get." Syl Johnson - "We Did It" and "Any Way The Wind Blows." The Smith Connection - "(I've Been a Winner, I've Been a Loser) I've Been in Love."
#9 - The Four Tops/ Otis Clay
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/17/1973
--The Four Tops ""Keeper of the Castle"", ""I Must be Dreaming"", and ""Ain't No Woman Like the One I got"" --Otis Clay ""Trying to Live My Life Without You"" Also, The Soul Train dance contest finals took place. With James Brown and Don C. looking on, three couples: Damita Jo Freeman and Jimmy Fosters; Pat Davis and Gary Keys; Connie Platino and Lamont Peterson... fought their way to a Johnson Products $10,000 scholarship and worldwide dancer acclaim.
#10 - The Spinners/ Sisters Love
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/24/1973
--The Spinners - ""I'll Be Around,"" ""Could It Be I'm Falling In Love"" and ""How Could I Let You Get Away"" --Sisters Love ""(I Could Never Make) A Better Man than You"" and ""Give Me Your Love""
#11 - Al Green/ Mel & Tim
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/3/1973
--Al Green ""You Ought to be with Me,"" ""For the Good Times"" and ""Love and Happiness"" --Mel & Tim ""Starting All Over Again"" and "I May Not Be What You Want"
#12 - Friends of Distinction/ Timmy Thomas/ The Independents
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/10/1973
Friends of Distinction - "Now Is The Time" Timmy Thomas - "Why Can't We Live Together?" The Independents - "Leaving Me" Comedian Richard Pryor makes a cameo appearance.
#13 - The Chi-Lites/ The Honey Cone/ G.C. Cameron
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/31/1973
Honey Cone - "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" The Chi-Lites – "A Letter to Myself" and "Sally" G.C. Cameron - "Don't Wanna Play Pajama Games"
#14 - The O'Jays/ David Ruffin/ Sylvia Robinson
Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/21/1973
--The O'Jays - ""Backstabbers,"" ""Love Train"" and ""Sunshine"" --David Ruffin - ""Blood Donors Needed"" and ""Common Man"" --Sylvia Robinson - ""Pillow Talk""
#15 - The Sylvers/ Ronnie Dyson/ Archie Bell & the Drells
Season 2 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/28/1973
Ronnie Dyson - "One Man Band" and "I Think I'll Tell Her." The Sylvers - "Wish I Could Talk to You" and "I'll Never Be Ashamed" Archie Bell and the Drells - "Can't Stop Dancing" (1968 song) and "Dancing To Your Music."
#16 - The Manhattans/ Lyn Collins/ Lee Auston
Season 2 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/5/1973
The Manhattans "There's No me Without You" and "Back Up" Lyn Collins "Fly me to the Moon" and "Never Gonna Give it Up" Lee Auston "Gimme Your Hand" and "Real Woman"
#17 - Bobby Womack/ The Whispers/ Thelma Houston
Season 2 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/19/1973
Bobby Womack - "I Can Understand It", "Harry Hippie” and “Woman’s Gotta Have it” The Whispers - "POW MIA" and "Somebody Loves You” Thelma Houston - "Black California" and “Piano Man"
#18 - Little Anthony & the Imperials/ Edwin Starr/ The Valentinos
Season 2 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/26/1973
Little Anthony and the Imperials - "Hurt So Bad" and "La La La (At the End)" Edwin Starr - "Twenty-Five Miles" and "There You Go." The Valentinos - "I Can Understand It."
#19 - The Supremes/ Lloyd Price
Season 2 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/12/1973
The Supremes - "Floy Joy," "Bad Weather", "I Guess I'll Miss the Man" and "Stoned Love" Lloyd Price "Just for Baby" and "Love Music"
#20 - Bill Withers
Season 2 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/16/1973
Bill Withers - "Grandma's Hand," "If I Can't Write Lefthanded," "Kissin' My Love" and "Friend of Mine."
#21 - The Miracles/ Chuck Jackson/ The Jackson Sisters
Season 2 - Episode 34 - Aired 6/23/1973
Smokey Robinson - "Sweet Harmony." The Miracles - "What Is a Heart Good For?" "Don't Let It End (Till You Let It Begin)," and "If You're Ever in the Neighborhood." Chuck Jackson - "I Only Get This Feeling" and "Put a Little Love Away." The Jackson Sisters - "Why Can't We Be More than Friends?"
#22 - Stevie Wonder/ The Moments/ Fully Guaranteed
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/13/1973
--Stevie Wonder ""Signed Sealed Delivered"" and ""Superstition"" --The Moments ""Just Becuase He Wants To Make Love"" and ""My Thing"" --Fully Guaranteed ""We Can Make It Together""
#23 - Curtis Mayfield/ The Main Ingredient/ Hank Ballard
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/6/1973
Curtis Mayfield - "Superfly," "Pusherman" and "Freddie's Dead." The Main Ingredient - "Everybody Plays The Fool" and "You've Got To Take It (If You Want It)." Hank Ballard - "From The Love Side."
#24 - Tyrone Davis/ Lyn Collins
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/30/1972
Tyrone Davis - "Turn Back the Hands of Time" and "If You Had a Change in Mind." Lyn Collins - "Think (About It)" and "Me And My Baby Got A Good Thing Going." Retired basketball player Elgin Baylor is interviewed.
#25 - Billy Paul/ Barbara Mason/ Anacostia
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/23/1972
--Billy Paul ""Am I Black Enough For You?"" --Barbara Mason ""Give Me Your Love"" and ""Bed and Board"" --Anacostia "On and Off"