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This is a list of episodes for the musical U.S. Copyright Office
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This is a list of episodes for the musical variety show
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'' Soul Train'' that aired originally from October 2, 1971, to March 25, 2006. The dates shown are original air dates, but some dates are approximate because in the 1970s, most syndication
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markets did not get the episodes at the same time, so the dates shown are the first airings of the episodes. This is also a list for the ''Best of Soul Train'' reruns that aired from 2006 until the show's cancellation in September 2008. The dates shown are the first airings of the episodes.
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Series overview
__NOTOC__Season 1 (1971–1972)
''Back to Series overview'' The first theme song was the 1962 recording of "Hot Potatoes", performed by King Curtis; the song used for the bumpers was "Familiar Footsteps" byGene Chandler
Gene Chandler (born Eugene Drake Dixon; July 6, 1937) is an American singer, songwriter, music producer, and record-label executive. Chandler is nicknamed "the Duke of Earl" or, simply, "the Duke." He is best known for his most successful son ...
.
Season 2 (1972–1973)
''Back to Series overview''Season 3 (1973–1974)
''Back to Series overview'' Starting with episode 76, the show's theme was changed to "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)
"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" is a 1974 hit recording by MFSB featuring vocals by The Three Degrees. A classic example of the Philadelphia soul genre, it was written by Gamble and Huff as the theme for the American musical television program ...
", written by Gamble and Huff and performed by MFSB
MFSB, officially standing for "Mother Father Sister Brother", was a pool of more than 30 studio musicians based at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios. They worked closely with the production team of Gamble and Huff and producer/arranger Thom ...
and the Three Degrees
The Three Degrees is an American female vocal group formed circa 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although 16 women have been members over the years, the group has always been a trio. The current line-up consists of Helen Scott, Valerie Holi ...
.
Season 4 (1974–1975)
''Back to Series overview''Season 5 (1975–1976)
''Back to Series overview'' With the start of this season, ''Soul Train'' instituted a new theme: "Soul Train '75" byThe Soul Train Gang
In the early 1970s, the dancers on Don Cornelius' hit television program ''Soul Train'' were called the Soul Train Gang. But they became the Soul Train Dancers in 1975, when Cornelius and Dick Griffey co-founded Soul Train Records (later SOLAR Reco ...
.
Season 6 (1976–1977)
''Back to Series overview'' Starting with the ninth episode, ''Soul Train'' has a new theme song: "Soul Train '76" byThe Soul Train Gang
In the early 1970s, the dancers on Don Cornelius' hit television program ''Soul Train'' were called the Soul Train Gang. But they became the Soul Train Dancers in 1975, when Cornelius and Dick Griffey co-founded Soul Train Records (later SOLAR Reco ...
.
Season 7 (1977–1978)
''Back to Series overview''Season 8 (1978–1979)
''Back to Series overview'' ''Soul Train'' has a new theme this season, starting with episode 267: "Soul Train Theme '79" byThe Hollywood Disco Jazz Band
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and The Waters.
Season 9 (1979–1980)
''Back to Series overview'' Starting with episode 319, the theme changed to a prototype of "Up on Soul Train" by The Waters.Season 10 (1980–1981)
''Back to Series overview'' ''Soul Train'' institutes a new theme: "Up on Soul Train" by R&B groupThe Whispers
The Whispers is an American band (music), group from Los Angeles, California, who have scored hit records since the late 1960s. They are best known for their two number one R&B singles, "And the Beat Goes On (The Whispers song), And the Beat G ...
.
Season 11 (1981–1982)
''Back to Series overview''Season 12 (1982–1983)
''Back to Series overview'' After Episode 410, production went on hiatus due to Don Cornelius having a major brain surgery, and the show was rerun for 16 weeks. Starting with episode 411, the new theme is "Soul Train's a Comin'" byO'Bryan
O'Bryan McCoy Burnette II, known by his stage name O’Bryan (born December 5, 1961), is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.
Early life
O'Bryan McCoy Burnette II began playing the piano at 6 ye ...
, which began the new episodes that Don produced upon his return to the show.
Season 13 (1983–1984)
''Back to Series overview'' At the start of this season, a remixed version of "Soul Train's a Comin' (Party Down)" is used as the theme.Season 14 (1984–1985)
''Back to Series overview''Season 15 (1985–1986)
''Back to Series overview'' The program moved its taping location toHollywood Center Studios
Sunset Las Palmas Studios, formerly General Service Studios and Hollywood Center Studios, is an American independent entertainment production lot located at 1040 North Las Palmas Avenue in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, providing stage facil ...
, from its previous location at the Charlie Chaplin Studios
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; the show would remain there through season 22.
Season 16 (1986–1987)
''Back to Series overview''Season 17 (1987–1988)
''Back to Series overview'' ''Soul Train'' introduces a new theme song: "TSOP '87" by George Duke (vocalized by Howard Hewett).Season 18 (1988–1989)
''Back to Series overview''Season 19 (1989–1990)
''Back to Series overview'' A remixed version of the theme song, "TSOP '89", is introduced in this season.Season 20 (1990–1991)
''Back to Series overview''Season 21 (1991–1992)
''Back to Series overview''Season 22 (1992–1993)
''Back to Series overview'' Season 22 is Don Cornelius's last season as host.Season 23 (1993–1994)
''Back to Series overview'' This season introduced a new theme song, "Soul Train '93 (Know You Like to Dance)", performed by the rap group Naughty by Nature,Chanté Moore
Chanté Torrane Moore (born February 17, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, television personality, and author. Rising to fame in the early 1990s, Moore established herself as an R&B singer.
Her debut studio album '' Precious'' w ...
, Wallace "Scotty" and Walter Scott of The Whispers
The Whispers is an American band (music), group from Los Angeles, California, who have scored hit records since the late 1960s. They are best known for their two number one R&B singles, "And the Beat Goes On (The Whispers song), And the Beat G ...
, and saxophonist Everette Harp
Everette Harp (born August 17, 1961, in Houston, Texas) is an American jazz saxophonist who has recorded for Blue Note, Capitol and Shanachie Records. His album ''Jazz Funk Soul'', a collaboration with Chuck Loeb and Jeff Lorber, received his fi ...
. The new opening animation introduces a revised, afrocentric-inspired ''Soul Train'' logo, and features video clips of performances from the show's first 22 seasons playing in floating video boxes in the background. The show is also moved to Paramount Studios
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, where the show would be filmed right up to the final season. Also for the next four years, the show used a revolving guest-host format.
Season 24 (1994–1995)
''Back to Series overview''Season 25 (1995–1996)
''Back to Series overview''Season 26 (1996–1997)
''Back to Series overview''Season 27 (1997–1998)
''Back to Series overview'' The revolving guest-host format ends, andMystro Clark
Mystro Clark (born December 29, 1966, in Dayton, Ohio) is an American entertainer who was the second permanent American host of the syndicated version of the series '' Soul Train'' from 1997 until 1999. He went on to become a film and televisio ...
takes over as permanent host at this point.
Season 28 (1998–1999)
''Back to Series overview''Season 29 (1999–2000)
''Back to Series overview'' The 13th episode of this season and the 938th episode of the show marked the first new episode to air in the 21st century, with a major change:Shemar Moore
Shemar Franklin Moore (born April 20, 1970) is an American actor. His notable roles include Malcolm Winters on ''The Young and the Restless'' (1994–2005), Derek Morgan on ''Criminal Minds'' (2005–2016), and the lead role of Sergeant II Dani ...
takes over as host, replacing Mystro Clark. Along with Moore's debut, the program gets a new theme: "TSOP 2000" by Dr. Freeze, Samson
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, and Everette Harp.
Season 30 (2000–2001)
''Back to Series overview''Season 31 (2001–2002)
''Back to Series overview''Season 32 (2002–2003)
''Back to Series overview'' This isShemar Moore
Shemar Franklin Moore (born April 20, 1970) is an American actor. His notable roles include Malcolm Winters on ''The Young and the Restless'' (1994–2005), Derek Morgan on ''Criminal Minds'' (2005–2016), and the lead role of Sergeant II Dani ...
's last season as host.
Season 33 (2003–2004)
''Back to Series overview'' Starting with this season,Dorian Gregory
Dorian Gregory (born January 26, 1971) is an American actor and television host who played Darryl Morris on the television show ''Charmed'' (1998–2005) and was the fourth and final permanent host of ''Soul Train'', replacing Shemar Moore.
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takes over as host.
Season 34 (2004–2005)
''Back to Series overview''Season 35 (2005–2006)
''Back to Series overview'' This is the last season to feature original episodes, and the shortest in the program's run, with only 16 episodes produced and aired.Season 36 (2006–2007): The Best of ''Soul Train''
''Back to Series overview'' For two years beginning in the fall of 2006, the program presented archived episodes under the title "The Best of ''Soul Train''". Fifty-six editions of the show, randomly selected and ranging in a time frame from 1973 through 1988, were re-aired during the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons.Season 37 (2008): The Best of ''Soul Train''
''Back to Series overview'' At this point, once all of the 56 episodes of ''The Best of Soul Train'' had been aired, a select few out of the 56 were reaired again for this season. By September 22, 2008, the series ceased distribution.Notes
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