The BEST episodes of Soul Train season 4
Every episode of Soul Train season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Soul Train season 4!
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 - Ashford & Simpson/ Tavares/ Little Beaver
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/26/1974
--Ashford & Simpson ""I Wanna Be Selfish"" --Tavares ""Too Late"" and ""She's Gone"" --Little Beaver ""Joey"" and ""Wish I had a Girl Like You""
#2 - Blue Magic/ Sister Sledge/ Major Harris
Season 4 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/12/1975
--Blue Magic ""Three Ring Circus"" and ""Chasing Rainbows"" --Sister Sledge ""Love, Don't You Go Through No Changes on Me"" and ""Never Get Over You"" --Major Harris ""Love Won't Let me Wait""
#3 - Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan/ Gino Vanelli/ Bohannon
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/15/1975
--Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - ""Once You Get Started,"" ""Please Pardon Me (You Remind Me Of A Friend),"" ""Pack'd My Bags,"" ""Stop On By"" and ""I'm A Woman (I'm A Backbone) --Gino Vanelli ""People Gotta Move"" & ""Powerful People"" --Bohannon ""South African Man""
#4 - Kool & the Gang/ Charles Wright/ The Jackson Sisters
Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/22/1975
--Kool & the Gang ""Higher Plane,"" ""Summer Madness"" and ""Rhyme Time People"" --Charlie Wright ""is it Real"" and ""One Lie (Leads to Another)"" --The Jackson Sisters ""Boy You're Dynamite""
#5 - Jimmy Ruffin/ Buddy Miles/ The Manhattans
Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/1/1975
--Jimmy Ruffin ""Our Favorite Melody"" --Buddy Miles ""Rocking and Rolling in the Streets of Hollywood"" --The Manhattans ""Don't Take Your Love From me"" and ""Summer in the City""
#6 - Lou Rawls/ The Main Ingredient/ Gloria Scott
Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/8/1975
--Lou Rawls ""She's Gone"" --The Main Ingredient ""Happiness is Just Around the Bend"" and ""California My Way"" --Gloria Scott ""What Am I Gonna Do""
#7 - Bobby Bland/ Tavares/ Lyn Collins/ Fred Wesley & Steam
Season 4 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/15/1975
--Bobby Bland ""Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City"" and ""I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me)"" --Lyn Collins ""Baby Don't Do It"" and ""Try a Little Tenderness"" --Fred Wesley & Steam ""Breaking Bread"" and ""Making Love""
#8 - Bloodstone/ Carol Douglas/ Syl Johnson
Season 4 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/22/1975
--Bloodstone ""Riddle of The Sphinx"" and ""My Little Lady"" --Carol Douglas ""Doctor's Orders"" --Syl Johnson ""Back for a Taste of Your Love"" and ""Stuck in Chicago""
#9 - B.B. King/ The Younghearts/ People Choice
Season 4 - Episode 28 - Aired 3/29/1975
--B.B. King ""I Like To Live The Love,"" ""It's My Own Fault"" and ""The Thrill Is Gone"" --The Younghearts ""Wake Up and Start Standing"" --People's Choice ""Party Is A Groovy Thing""
#10 - Al Green
Season 4 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/5/1975
--Al Green ""Sha-La-La (Makes Me Happy),"" ""L-O-V-E (Love),"" ""God Blessed Our Love"" and ""Take Me to the River""
#11 - Tower of Power/ Hues Corporation/ Garland Green
Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/1/1975
--Tower of Power ""Willing to Learn"" and ""I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To"" --Hues Corporation ""Rock the Boat"" --Garland Green ""Plain and Simple Girl""
#12 - The Dramatics/ Barbara Mason/ Ben E. King
Season 4 - Episode 31 - Aired 4/19/1975
--The Dramatics ""Me Myself & I,"" ""Me and Mrs. Jones"" and ""Stars In Your Eyes"" --Barbara Mason ""Shackin' Up"" --Ben E. King ""Supernatural Thing""
#13 - Eddie Kendricks/ L.T.D./ Waters
Season 4 - Episode 32 - Aired 4/26/1975
--Eddie Kendricks ""One Tear"" and ""Shoeshine Boy"" --L.T.D. ""To the Bone"" and ""Elegant Love"" --Waters ""Find It""
#14 - Melba Moore/ Eddie Harris/ Bunny Sigler
Season 4 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/3/1975
--Melba Moore ""I Am His Lady"" and ""My Soul is Satisfied"" --Eddie Harris ""Get on Down"" and ""Funkaroma"" --Bunny Sigler ""Shake Your Booty"" and ""Keep Smiling""
#15 - Dionne Warwick/ Greg Perry/ The Futures
Season 4 - Episode 34 - Aired 5/10/1975
--Dionne Warwick - ""Move Me No Mountain,"" ""Take It From Me"" and ""Getting In My Way"" --Greg Perry - ""Come On Down (Get Your Head Out of the Clouds)"" and ""One for the Road"" --The Futures - ""I Had a Dream""
#16 - Elton John/ Mandrill/ Karl Grigsby
Season 4 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/17/1975
--Elton John ""Philadelphia Freedom"" and ""Bennie and the Jets"" --Mandrill ""Wind On Horseback"" and ""Peck Your Neck"" --Karl Grigsby
#17 - Barry White & the Love Unlimited Orchestra
Season 4 - Episode 36 - Aired 5/24/1975
--Barry White - ""Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"", ""You're the First, The Last, My Everything"" --Love Unlimited Orchestra ""Love's Theme"", ""Making Believe That It's You"" ""Wanna Stay"" From another source: --Barry White - ""What Am I Gonna Do With You""
#18 - Curtis Mayfield/ Leroy Hutson/ Natural Four
Season 4 - Episode 37 - Aired 6/7/1975
--Curtis Mayfield ""Billy Jack"" and ""Jesus"" --Leroy Hutson ""All Because of You"" and ""So In Love With You"" --Natural Four ""Heaven Right Here On Earth""
#19 - Smokey Robinson/ Betty Wright
Season 4 - Episode 38 - Aired 6/14/1975
--Smokey Robinson ""Baby It's Backatcha"", ""Virgin Man"" and ""I Am I Am"" --Betty Wright ""Tonight is the Night"" and ""Where is the Love""
#20 - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes/ The Southshore Commission
Season 4 - Episode 39 - Aired 6/21/1975
--Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes ""Satisfaction Guaranteed"", ""Where are all My Friends"" and ""Bad Luck"" --The South Shore Commissuion ""Free Man""
#21 - Nancy Wilson/ Johnny Bristol/ The Mighty Clouds of Joy
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/16/1974
--Nancy Wilson --Johnny Bristol ""Hang on in There Baby"" and ""You and I"" --The Mighty Clouds of Joy ""Mighty High""
#22 - Billy Preston/ Rufus/ George McCrae
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/1974
--Billy Preston ""You're So Unique"" and ""Nothing For Nothing"" --Rufus ""Tell me Something Good"" --George McCrae ""Rock Me Baby""
#23 - James Brown & the First Family of Soul/ Fred Wesley & the JB's/ Lyn Collins
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/1974
--James Brown & The First Family Of Soul Featuring Fred Wesley & The JB's - ""Cold Sweat,"" ""I Can't Stand It,"" ""Papa's Got A Brand New Bag,"" ""Hell,"" ""Try Me,"" ""Papa Don't Take No Mess"" & ""My Thang"" --Fred Wesley & the JB's - ""Damn Right, I'm Somebody"" --Lyn Collins ""Rock Me Again & Again & Again"" --Sweet Charles ""Soul Man""
#24 - Johnnie Taylor/ The Joneses/ Syreeta
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/1974
--Johnnie Taylor ""I'm Getting Careless With Our Love"" and ""I've Been Born Again"" --The Joneses ""Sugar Pie Guy"" and ""Hey Babe"" --Syreeta ""Come and Get This Stuff"" and ""I'm Going Left""
#25 - The Miracles/ Herbie Hancock/ Yvonne Fair
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/1974
--The Miracles ""Do It Baby"" --Herbie Hancock ""Chameleon"" and ""Head Hunters"" --Yvonne Fair ""Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On""