Season 1 poster

Season 1

51 episodes October 2, 1971

Episodes

1 Gladys Knight & the Pips/Eddie Kendricks/The Honey Cone/Bobby Hutton Oct 2, 1971 No ratings 2 Charlie Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Band/Carla Thomas/General Crook Oct 9, 1971 No ratings 3 Chairmen of the Board/Rufus Thomas/Laura Lee Oct 16, 1971 No ratings 4 Staple Singers/ Freda Payne Oct 23, 1971 No ratings 5 Bill Withers/Al Green/Viola Wills Oct 30, 1971 No ratings 6 Lou Rawls/The 100 Proof/The Emotions Nov 6, 1971 No ratings 7 Martha & the Vandellas/ The Intruders/ G.C. Cameron Nov 13, 1971 No ratings 8 Friends of Distinction/Clarence Carter Nov 20, 1971 No ratings 9 The Chambers Brothers/The Five Stairsteps Nov 27, 1971 No ratings 10 Jr. Walker & the All Stars/Bobby Womack/Thelma Houston Dec 4, 1971 No ratings 11 Jean Knight/The Delfonics/Maurice Jackson/Ralfi Pagan Dec 11, 1971 No ratings 12 The Chi-Lites/Joe Tex/The Originals Dec 18, 1971 No ratings 13 Gene Chandler/Simtec & Wylie/The Free Movement Dec 25, 1971 No ratings 26 Wilson Pickett/ Curtis Mayfield/ War Mar 25, 1972 No ratings 30 Ike & Tina Turner/ Jerry Butler/ Brenda Lee Eager Apr 22, 1972 No ratings 32 Isley Brothers/ Luther Ingram Sep 16, 1972 No ratings 33 Gladys Knight & the Pips/ The O'Jays/ Major Lance Sep 23, 1972 No ratings 35 The Jackson Five Oct 7, 1972 No ratings 36 Episode 36 Sep 28, 1991 No ratings 37 Bill Withers/ Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Oct 21, 1972 No ratings 39 Joe Simon/ Sylvers/ Billy Paul Nov 4, 1972 No ratings 45 Curtis Mayfield/ The Main Ingredient/ Hank Ballard Jan 6, 1973 No ratings 46 Stevie Wonder/ The Moments/ Fully Guaranteed Jan 13, 1973 No ratings 49 James Brown Feb 19, 1973 No ratings 50 The Four Tops/ Otis Clay Feb 17, 1973 No ratings 51 The Spinners/ Sisters Love Feb 24, 1973 No ratings 52 Al Green/ Mel & Tim Mar 3, 1973 No ratings 56 Aretha Franklin Apr 14, 1973 No ratings 60 The Supremes/ Lloyd Price May 12, 1973 No ratings 66 Chuck Berry/ Maxayn/ Willie Hutch Jun 7, 1973 No ratings 67 The Best of Soul Train Aug 11, 1973 No ratings 78 Curtis Mayfield/ Millie Jackson/ Natural Four Nov 10, 1973 No ratings 86 Johnny Nash/ Kool & the Gang/ The Originals Jan 12, 1974 No ratings 92 Curtis Mayfield/ The Main Ingredient/ Bloodstone Mar 30, 1974 No ratings 94 The Stylistics/ Bobby Womack/ Undisputed Truth Apr 13, 1974 No ratings 97 Gladys Knight & the Pips/ Lamont Dozier May 4, 1974 No ratings 103 Kool & The Gang/ Al Wilson/ Natural Four Jun 17, 1974 No ratings 105 The Four Tops/ Blue Magic/ Barbara Mason Apr 20, 1974 No ratings 108 James Brown & the First Family of Soul/ Fred Wesley & the JB's/ Lyn Collins Sep 14, 1974 No ratings 118 The Moments/ LaBelle/ Carl Carlton Dec 7, 1974 No ratings 119 The Isley Brothers Dec 14, 1974 No ratings 132 Bobby Bland/ Tavares/ Lyn Collins/ Fred Wesley & Steam Mar 15, 1975 No ratings 152 Rufus/ David Ruffin Jan 28, 1975 No ratings 159 Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes/ Esther Phillips Nov 22, 1975 No ratings 207 Lou Rawls/ L.T.D. Jan 22, 1977 No ratings 222 Marvin Gaye May 7, 1977 No ratings 235 Teddy Pendergrass/ Rose Royce Nov 5, 1977 No ratings 269 The Commodores Dec 18, 1979 No ratings 315 The Commodores Dec 8, 1979 No ratings 442 Tribute to Luther Vandross Nov 22, 1986 No ratings 4552 Tribute to Stevie Wonder Sep 21, 1991 No ratings