The BEST episodes of Soul Train season 6
Every episode of Soul Train season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Soul Train season 6!
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 - Natalie Cole/ Arthur Prysock
Season 6 - Episode 30 - Aired 3/12/1977
--Natalie Cole ""I've Got Love On My Mind,"" ""Peaceful Living"" & ""Party Lights"" --Arthur Prysock - ""When Love Is New"" & ""I Wantcha Baby""
#2 - Latimore/ Shalamar/ Crown Heights Affair
Season 6 - Episode 29 - Aired 3/5/1977
--Latimore ""Somethin' 'bout Cha"" --Crown Heights Affair ""Music in the World"" and ""French Way""
#3 - The Sylvers/ Donald Byrd & the Blackbyrds
Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/8/1977
--The Sylvers - ""Guitar Man,"" ""Disco Showdown"" and ""Hot Line"" --Donald Byrd & the Blackbyrds - ""Change""
#4 - Billy Paul/ Brick
Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 1/15/1977
--Billy Paul ""Where I Belong"" and ""Only the Strong Survive"" --Brick ""Dazz"" and ""Dusik""
#5 - Lou Rawls/ L.T.D.
Season 6 - Episode 23 - Aired 1/22/1977
--Lou Rawls ""You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine"" --L.T.D. ""Love to the World"" and ""Love Ballad""
#6 - Billy Preston/ Brenda Payton
Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 1/29/1977
--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""
#7 - Rufus/ The Impressions
Season 6 - Episode 25 - Aired 2/5/1977
--Rufus ""At Midnight"" and ""Better Days"" --The Impressions ""Sooner or Later"" and ""Same Thing It Took""
#8 - Commodores/ Thelma Houston
Season 6 - Episode 26 - Aired 2/12/1977
--Commodores ""Just to be Close to You"" and ""Fancy Dancer"" --Thelma Houston ""Don't Leave Me This Way"" and ""Today Will Soon Be Yesterday""
#9 - Dramatics/ Randy Crawford/ Crown Heights Affair
Season 6 - Episode 27 - Aired 2/19/1977
--Dramatics ""You're Fooling You"" and Be My Girl"" --Randy Crawford ""Under the Influence of You"" --Crown Heights Affair ""Dancin""
#10 - Ashford & Simpson/ Bootsy Collins & the Rubber Band
Season 6 - Episode 28 - Aired 2/26/1977
--Ashford & Simpson ""So So Satisfied"" and ""Believe Me"" --Bootsy Collins & the Rubber Band ""Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band)"" and ""I'd Rather be With You""
#11 - The Moments/ Donna Summer
Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 12/25/1976
--The Moments - ""With You"" --Donna Summer - ""Spring Affair"" & ""Winter Melody"" Additional songs? --The Moments - ""Come In Girl"" & ""I Don't Wanna Go""
#12 - Al Green/ Fatback Band
Season 6 - Episode 31 - Aired 3/19/1977
--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""
#13 - Melba Moore/ Joe Tex
Season 6 - Episode 32 - Aired 3/26/1977
--Melba Moore ""The Greatest Feeling"" and ""Good Love Makes It All Alright"" --Joe Tex ""Ain't Gonna Bump No More with no Big Fat Woman""
#14 - Roy Ayers' Ubiquity/ Lonnie Liston Smith/ Gwen McCrae
Season 6 - Episode 33 - Aired 4/2/1977
--Roy Ayers' Ubiquity ""Everybody Loves the Sunshine"" --Lonnie Liston Smith ""Reflections of a Golden Dream"" --Gwen McCrae ""Mr. Everything"" and ""Iron Woman""
#15 - B.T. Express/ Letta Mbulu/ Enchantment
Season 6 - Episode 34 - Aired 4/9/1977
--B.T. Express ""Can't Stop Groovin' Now, Wanna Do It Some More"" --Letta Mbulu ""Oluwa (Many Rains Ago)"" --Enchantment ""Gloria"" and ""Sunshine""
#16 - Archie Bell & the Drells/ Brainstorm
Season 6 - Episode 35 - Aired 4/16/1977
--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""
#17 - Teddy Pendergrass/ Double Exposure
Season 6 - Episode 36 - Aired 4/23/1977
--Teddy Pendergrass ""I Don't Love You Anymore"" and ""The Whole Town's Laughing at Me"" --Double Exposure ""10 percent"" and ""My Love is Free""
#18 - Smokey Robinson/ Lakeside
Season 6 - Episode 37 - Aired 4/30/1977
--Smokey Robinson ""There Will Come a day (I'm Gonna Happen to You)"" and ""Vitamin U"" --Lakeside ""Shine On (Lift Your Spirit Higher)"" and ""If I Didn't Have You""
#19 - Marvin Gaye
Season 6 - Episode 38 - Aired 5/7/1977
--Marvin Gaye ""Got To Give It Up"" (Parts 1 & 2),"" ""All The Way Round"" & ""After The Dance""
#20 - Harold Melvin & the Blue notes/ Side Effect
Season 6 - Episode 39 - Aired 5/14/1977
--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""
#21 - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr./ Deniece Williams
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/23/1976
--Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. ""You Don't have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)"" --Deniece Williams ""Free"" and ""Cause You Love Me, Baby""
#22 - Johnnie Taylor/ The Tymes
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/21/1976
--Johnnie Taylor ""Somebody's Gettin' It"" --The Tymes ""You Little Trustmaker"" and ""It's Cool""
#23 - The Sylvers/ Sun
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/28/1976
--The Sylvers ""Hot Line"" and ""Something Special"" --Sun ""Wanna Make Love"" and ""They're Calling for Love""
#24 - Melba Moore/ The Whispers
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/4/1976
--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""
#25 - The O'Jays/ Thelma Houston
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/11/1976
--The O'Jays ""Message in Our music"" and ""Livin' for the Weekend"" --Thelma Houston ""One out of Every Six""