One of my favorite soul singers. How I would have loved to see him perform live.

So sad that he (like so many others) aren't around anymore.

>Major Lance - Since I lost my baby's love<

Edited July 7, 200618 yr by Simsy

Are there any dvd's of Soul Train for sale?? Would love to get some if there are.

Are there any dvd's of Soul Train for sale?? Would love to get some if there are.

Well if you could find em mate. Some of the early one's;

1971-1972

SHOW #:

1. Gladys Knight & The Pips, Eddie Kendricks, The Honeycone, Bobby Hutton

2. Charles Wright & The Watts,103rd Street Band, Carla Thomas, General Crook

3. Chairman of the Board, Rufus Thomas, Laura Lee

4. Staple Singers, Freda Payne

5. Bill Withers, Al Green, Viola Wills

6. Lou Rawls, The 100 Proof, The Emotions

7. Martha & The Vandellas, Intruders, G.C. Cameron

8. Friends of Distinction, Clarence Carter

9. Chambers Brothers, The Five Stairsteps

10. Junior Walker & The All Stars, Bobby Womack, Thelma Houston

11. Jean Knight, The Delphonics, Maurice Jackson, Ralphi Pagan

12. Chi-Lites, Joe Tex, The Originals

13. Gene Chandler, Simtex & Wylie, The Free Movement

14. B.B. King, O.C. Smith, Patrice Holloway

15. Dennis Coffey, Detroit Emeralds, Jesse James

16. Little Richard, Undisputed Truth, Nolan F. Porter

17. Curtis Mayfield, The Honeycone, The Persuaders

18. The Impressions, Mary Clayton, The Three Degrees

19. The Dells, Kim Weston, Luther Ingram

20. Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee, Joe Tex, Hodges, Smith, James & Crawford

21. Al Green, The Whispers, Denise LaSalle

22. The Four Tops, Jackie Wilson, Kool & The Gang

23. Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Ohio Players, Garland Green

24. Rufus Thomas, The Bar-Kays, Laura Lee

25. The Chi-Lites, Edwin Starr, James Gadsen

26. Wilson Pickett, Curtis Mayfield, War, Cameo: Fred Williamson - Dance Contest

27. Joe Tex, Gloria Lynn, Independents

28. Lou Rawls, Otis Clay, Peaches

1972-1973

29. Isley Brothers, Love Unlimited, Millie Jackson

30. Ike & Tina Turner, Jerry Butler, Brenda Lee Eager

31. Bobby Womack, The Bar-Kays, Candi Staton, Cameo: Fred Williamson

32. Isley Brothers, Luther Ingram, Cameo: Melba Moore, Heshimu

33. Gladys Knight & The Pips, The O'Jays, Major Lance, Cameo:Teresa Graves, Brock Peters

34. Eddie Kendricks, The Whispers, Cameo: Bill Russell

35. The Jackson Five, Featuring: Jermaine Jackson

36. Johnnie Taylor, The Undisputed Truth

37. Bill Withers, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Cameo: Denise Nicholas

38. Billy Preston, Laura Lee, Johnny Williams, Cameo: Jim Brown

39. Joe Simon, Sylvers, Billy Paul, Cameo: Wallace Terry

40. Friends of Distinction, The Persuaders, Doug Gibbs, Cameo: William Marshall

41. The Temptations, King Floyd, Cameo: Cicely Tyson

42. The Intruders, Betty Wright, True Reflection, Cameo: George Kirby

43. Billy Paul, Barbara Mason, Anacostia

44. Tyrone Davis, Lynn Collins, Cameo: Elgin Baylor

45. Curtis Mayfield, The Main Ingredient, Hank Ballard, Cameo: Vonette McGee

46. Stevie Wonder, The Moments, Fully Guaranteed, Cameo: Judy Pace

47. Johnny Nash, Billy Butler & Infinity, Brighter Side of Darkness

48. The Dramatics, Sly Johnson, The Smith Connection

49. James Brown

50. The Four Tops, Otis Clay, Cameo: James Brown

51. The Spinners, Sisters Love

52. Al Green, Mel & Tim

53. Friends of Distinction, Timmy Thomas, The Independents, Cameo: Richard Pryor

54. The Chi-Lites, The Honeycone, G.C. Cameron, Cameo: Pam Grier

55. The Impressions, Tyrone Davis, Billy Preston, Cameo: Diana Ross, Brenda Sykes

56. The O'Jays, David Ruffin, Sylvia Robinson

57. The Sylvers, Ronnie Dyson, Archie Bell & The Drells, Cameo: Rosie Grier

58. Aretha Franklin, Cameo: Cecil Franklin

59. The Manhattans, Lyn Collins, Lee Auston, Cameo: James Brown

60. Bobby Womack, The Whispers, Thelma Houston

61. Little Anthony & The Imperials, Edwin Starr, The Valentinos

62. The Supremes, Lloyd Price

63. Bill Withers, Cameo: Steve Manning

64. The Miracles, Chuck Jackson, The Jackson Sisters, Cameo: Smokey Robinson

65. Chairman of the Board, Charles Mann, Sylvia

66. Chuck Berry, Maxayan, Willie Hutch, Cameo: Max Julien

67. THE BEST OF SOUL TRAIN Aretha Franklin

James Brown

The Jackson 5

Chuck Berry

The O'Jays

The Temptations

Al Green

Curtis Mayfield

The Supremes

Teddy Brown

The Four Tops

Stevie Wonder

1973-1974

68. The Intruders, Foster Sylvers

69. The Whispers, Mandrill, Cameo: Issac Hayes

70. Fred Wesly & The J.B.'s, Lynn Collins, The Sly, The Slick & The Wicked

71. Dance Contest Show, The Sylvers, Cameo: Mayor Tom Bradley

72. Isley Brothers, Betty Wright, Jr. Walker & The All Stars

73. Eddie Kendricks, The Dramatics, Rufus

74. B.B. King, The Moments

75. The Four Tops, Bloodstone, Lee Charles

76. The Jackson Five, Cameo: Joe Jackson

77. Curtis Mayfield, Millie Jackson, Natural Four

78. Tower of Power, The Pointer Sisters, Tavares

79. Barry White, Love Unlimited, The Temprees, Cameo: Lola Folana

80. The Temptations, G.C. Cameron, Cameo: Hal Jackson, Edna Hill (Ms. Teenage Black America)

81. Bobby Bland, Ashford & Simpson, Barbara Jean English

82. Johnny Taylor, Ann Peebles, Maceo & The Macs

83. Smokey Robinson, First Choice, Al Wilson

84. Fifth Dimension, Willie Hutch

85. Billy Preston, Creative Source, Eric Mercury

86 Johnny Nash, Kool & The Gang, The Originals

87. Eddie Kendricks, The Persuaders, Eddie Floyd

88. Johnny Mathis, The Dells, Cameo: George Foreman

89. Marvin Gaye, The Whispers

90. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Billy Paul, Maxine Weldon

91. Jerry Butler, The Delfonics, Cecil Shaw

92. Al Green, The Impressions, Cameo: Jim Brown, Fred Williamson

93. The Stylistics, Bobby Womack, Undisputed Truth

94. The Four Tops, Blue Magic, Barbara Mason

95. Curtis Mayfield, The Main Ingredient, Bloodstone

96. Gladys Knight & The Pips, Lamont Dozier

97. The Spinners, The Independents, Leroy Hudson

98. Sylvia, The Moments, Ecstacy, Passion & Pain

99. Eddie Kendricks, The Dramatics, Martha Reeves

100. Bill Withers, The Soul Children, Melvan Van Peebles

101. Tyrone Davis, Hugh Masekela, Black Ivory

102. The Staple Singers, Bunny Sigler

103. Kool & The Gang, Al Wilson, Natural Four

104. The O'Jays, Ramsey Lewis

105. Sly & The Family Stone, The Tramps

106. THE BEST OF SOUL TRAIN

B.B. King

The Staple Singers

Smokey Robinson

Tower Of Power

Marvin Gaye

Sly & The Family Stone

The Jackson 5

Johnny Mathis

Gladys Knight & The Pips

Al Green

The O'Jays

Cameo:

Rev. Jesse Jackson

1974-1975

107. Billy Preston, Rufus, George McCrae

108. James Brown & The First Family of Soul, Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s, Lyn Collins, Sweet Charles

109. Johnny Taylor, The Joneses, Syreeta, Cameo: Cecil Hale

110. The Miracles, Herbie Hancock, Yvonne Fair, Cameo: Ken & Regina Jones

111. Michael Jackson, MDLT, Cameo: Angie Chester (Playboy Bunny of the Year)

112. The Four Tops, New Birth, Creative Source

113. The Chi-Lites, Bloodstone, New York City

114. Ashford & Simpson, Tavares, Little Beaver, Cameo: Lola Folana

115. The Fifth Dimension, Al Wilson, Formula IV

116. The Ohio Players, Ecstacy, Passion & Pain, B.T. Express

117. Nancy Wilson, Johnny Bristol, The Mighty Clouds of Joy

118. The Moments, LaBelle, Carl Carlton

119. The Isley Brothers

120. Jose Feliciano, Minnie Riperton, The Dynamic Superiors

121. Johnny Nash, The Commodores, Lonnie Youngblood

122. Bobby Womack,Latimore,The Kay-Gees, Cameo: Frankie Crocker

123. Graham Central Station, Zulema, Leon Haywood

124. Ike & Tina Turner, Lonette McKee

125. David Ruffin, Shirley Brown, 9th Creation, The Lockers

126. Tower of Power, Hues Corporation, Garland Green

127. The Crusaders, The Whispers, Special Guest: Ben Vereen

128. Rufus Featuring Chaka Kahn, Gino Vanelli, Bohannon

129. Kool & The Gang, Charles Wright, The Jackson Sisters, Cameo: Denise DuMaine Miss U.S. Talented Teen

130. Jimmy Ruffin, Buddy Miles, The Manhattans

131. Lou Rawls, The Main Ingredient, Gloria Scott

132. Bobby Bland, Tavares, Lyn Collins, Fred Wesly & Steam, Special Guest: B.B. King, Cameo: James Brown

133. Bloodstone, Carol Douglas, Syl Johnson, Cameo: Von Gretchen Shepard Miss Black America

134. B.B. King, The Younghearts, People Choice

135. Al Green

136. Blue Magic, Sister Sledge, Major Harris

137. The Dramatics, Barbara Mason, Ben E. King

138. Eddie Kendricks, L.T.D., Waters

139. Melba Moore, Eddie Harris, Bunny Sigler

140. Dionne Warwick, Greg Perry, The Futures

141. Elton John, Mandrill, Karl Grigsby

142. Barry White and the Love Unlimited Orchestra

143. Curtis Mayfield, Leroy Hutson, Natural Four

144. Smokey Robinson, Betty Wright

145. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, The Southshore Commission, Special Guest (and emcee): Richard Pryor

1975-1976

146. The Supremes, Willie Hutch

147. Johnny Bristol, The Blackbyrds, Special Guest: Donald Byrd

148. Joe Simon, Millie Jackson, Choice Four

149. New Birth, Blue Magic, Bobby Moore

150. The Impressions, The Rance Allen Group, Soul Train Dance Contest

151. Eddie Kendricks, Tavares, Paul Mooney

152. The Pointer Sisters, B.T. Express, Ralph Carter

153. The O'Jays, Little Milton

154. LaBelle, Creative Source

155. Minnie Riperton, Twenty First Century

156. Ramsey Lewis, Fantastic Four, Special Guest: Leslie Uggams

157. The Spinners, Merry Clayton

158. War, The Main Ingredient

159. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Esther Phillips Cameos: Renee Cruthcher Miss U.S. TalentedTeen

160. The Miracles, Poison, .Quincy Jones

161 Average White Band, Undisputed Truth

162. Rufus, David Ruffin

163. Freda Payne, The Whispers

164. Billy Preston, The Sylvers

165. David Bowie, Faith, Hope & Charity, Jeff Perry

166. The Temptations, Edwin Starr

167. The Staple Singers, Bobby Womack

168. The Jackson Five, Featuring: Michael Jackson

169. The Dells, Bloodstone

170. Bill Withers, The Soul Train Gang

171. The Jimmy Castor Bunch, Leon Haywood, Southshore Commission

172. The Commodores, George McCrae

173. Joe Tex, The Chi-Lites, Tom Dreeson (comedian)

174. Wilson Pickett, Betty Wright, The Modulations

175. Eddie Kendricks, The Temprees

176. Johnny Taylor, Donna Summer

177. The Supremes, Al Wilson, Cameo: Ossie Davis

178. The Dramatics, Dorothy Moore, Leon Thomas

179. Kool & The Gang, Ashford & Simpson, Ronnie McNeir

180. The Delfonics, D.J. Rogers, SpecialGuests: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davi

181. Billy Paul, The Tramps

182. Archie Bell & The Drells, The Brass Construction

183. Rufus, The Checkmates, The Booty People

184. The Fifth Dimension, The Brothers Johnson, Pat Lundy

1976-1977

185. Johnnie Taylor, The Tymes

186. The Sylvers, Sun

187. Melba Moore, The Whispers

188. The O'Jays, Thelma Houston

189. D.J. Rogers, The Lockers, National Dance Contest

190. LaBelle, Brother to Brother

191. The Spinners, David Ruffin, Cameo: Karen McClellan Miss U.S. Talented Teen

192. Jermaine Jackson, Tata Vega

193. The Emotions, The Rimshots, The Ritchie Family

194. Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis,Jr., Denice Williams

195. The Undisputed Truth, Impact, Carol Douglas

196. The Four Tops, Vicki Sue Robinson

197. Aretha Franklin, Ronnie Dyson, Cameo: Stephen Borroughs

198. The Manhattans, Brass Construction, Rose Royce

199. K.C. & The Sunshine Band, Dee Dee Bridgewater

200. The Ohio Players, Johnny Bristol

201. Average White Band, The Soul Train Gang

202. O.C. Smith, Dorothy Moore

203. The Moments, Donna Summer

204. The Supremes, Al Hudson & The Soul Partners

205. The Sylvers, Donald Byrd & The Blackbyrds

206. Billy Paul, Brick, Cameo: Jim Kelsey

207. Lou Rawls, L.T.D.

208. Billy Preston, Brenda Payton, Special Guests: Richard Pryor & Pam Grier

209. Rufus, The Impressions, Cameo: Franklyn Ajaye

210. Commodores, Thelma Houston

211. Dramatics, Randy Crawford, Crown Heights Affair

212. Ashford & Simpson, Bootsy Collins & The Rubber Band

213. Latimore, Shalamar, Crown Heights Affair

214. Natalie Cole, Arthur Prysock

215. Al Green, Fatback Band

216. Melba Moore, Joe Tex

217. Roy Ayers' Ubiquity, Lonnie Liston Smith, Gwen McCrae

218. B.T. Express, Letta Mbulu, Encantment

219. Archie Bell & The Drells, Brainstorm

220. Teddy Pendergrass, Double Exposure

221. Smokey Robinson, Lakeside

222. Marvin Gaye

223. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Side Effect

.............. christ simsy do you do any work , i love the dancers on soul train & i also wish i could get it on dvd. does anyone know who owns the rights to the show????

.............. christ simsy do you do any work , i love the dancers on soul train & i also wish i could get it on dvd. does anyone know who owns the rights to the show????

Not at 8.34pm mate no. Come on!

Think Don Cornelius owns the rights to Soul Train.

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat clip................... :dance: great song

Loved the sound... was a painful experience to watch though... LOL

The opening bars with that bloke dancing far right! Holy sweet bejesus LOL.

Majors suit looked like a sofa and the participants clothing was just absolutely horrendous haha.

Sorry, not slating the tune.. just the fashion

Loved the sound... was a painful experience to watch though... LOL

The opening bars with that bloke dancing far right! Holy sweet bejesus LOL.

Majors suit looked like a sofa and the participants clothing was just absolutely horrendous haha.

Sorry, not slating the tune.. just the fashion

I liked some of the dancing - i even 'banked' a move for future reference

Loved the sound... was a painful experience to watch though... LOL

The opening bars with that bloke dancing far right! Holy sweet bejesus LOL.

Majors suit looked like a sofa and the participants clothing was just absolutely horrendous haha.

Sorry, not slating the tune.. just the fashion

His get up was admitedly outrageous. But for me, it had little to do with what he looked like and everything to do with what he sounded like.

I liked some of the dancing - i even 'banked' a move for future reference

Loved the sound... was a painful experience to watch though... LOL

The opening bars with that bloke dancing far right! Holy sweet bejesus LOL.

Majors suit looked like a sofa and the participants clothing was just absolutely horrendous haha.

Sorry, not slating the tune.. just the fashion

Completely agree Soulgirl. It would look much better with some fat old British people dancing to black and white footage of the Major, rather than a young, funky and contemporary (at the time), black audience getting down live.

Godz

I have a couple of DVDs of soul train i bought in the US. They have come from japan. The quality is not 100% but good enough to view...the guy had the whole lot at $10 each...unfortunatly some of the clips where the dancers "do their funky stuff" to backing tapes have been edited out....but there is still planty of entertainment.....if anyone is desperate to see them get in touch and I`ll see what i can do for you.......

Chris

Loved the sound... was a painful experience to watch though... LOL

The opening bars with that bloke dancing far right! Holy sweet bejesus LOL.

Majors suit looked like a sofa and the participants clothing was just absolutely horrendous haha.

Sorry, not slating the tune.. just the fashion

The fashions make it for me i was in my late teens in the 70`s & love looking at what was worn by me & many others, folks love to slag the fashoins off ( 70`s) but they were of there time & certainly not boring, i bet you any money you would have worn similar stuff if you had been around . Black fashion really influenced the world at that time, long leather coats, fedora hats etc etc & that whole blaxsplotation thaaaang baby. The whole point of a show like Soul train is you are watching a show MADE for the black community by the black community & it was fun .............. ground breaking prog.

No your right give me a rapper in a baseball cap anyday

I went to the site & typed in Marvin gaye ....... you gotta see the "whats going on " footage live from 73, SPEECHLESS

Edited July 9, 200618 yr by garv

On 09/07/2006 at 01:52, chris anderton said:

I have a couple of DVDs of soul train i bought in the US. They have come from japan. The quality is not 100% but good enough to view...the guy had the whole lot at $10 each...unfortunatly some of the clips where the dancers "do their funky stuff" to backing tapes have been edited out....but there is still planty of entertainment.....if anyone is desperate to see them get in touch and I`ll see what i can do for you.......

 

 

 

Chris

Hi Chris  how are you what episodes of Soul Train do you have thank you

Up to about a year back, BET (TV channel in the US) used to show 1 or 2 old episodes of the show each weekend (down in Florida it was on a Sunday morning) ... got to see many during our 45 day winter break there over the last 5/6 years. I believe the tapes of just about every show still exists ... BUT Don C makes a lot of money from licensing the shows for TV screening or licensing clips from the shows for inclusion in newer music documentary videos.

I'm sure, at some time, he'll license em for DVD release (if new DVD release's still exist in the future). He may also sell em to a NETFLIX or similar company.  

If you go on Amazon, there's a 9 dvd set available. I've also seen every dvd sold separately if you don't want to buy the whole set.

6 hours ago, the yank said:

If you go on Amazon, there's a 9 dvd set available. I've also seen every dvd sold separately if you don't want to buy the whole set.

I believe these DVD's are just various clips from different shows and not full episodes that people like myself are looking for.  I mean it's better than nothing I suppose.
 

Me I would love to own the first five seasons with all the episodes in their entirety. 

On 27/05/2018 at 10:26, Brune Adams said:

Hi Chris  how are you what episodes of Soul Train do you have thank you

Hi Brune, I could not begin to imagine where those DVDs are now....This post was from 2006. If I can locate them I will get back to you.

Regards, Chris

17 minutes ago, chris anderton said:

Hi Brune, I could not begin to imagine where those DVDs are now....This post was from 2006. If I can locate them I will get back to you.

Regards, Chris

Ok thanks Chris