12x01 A Tribute to Joe Tex
October 16, 1982 1:00 pm
Soul Train pays respect to the late Joe Tex by celebrating his musical accomplishments and career successes over the course of his life.
12x02 Evelyn Champagne King/ Glen Edward Thomas/ Alice Arthur
October 23, 1982 1:00 pm
--Evelyn ""Champagne"" King ""Love Come Down"" and ""betcha She Don't Love You"" --Glen Edward Thomas ""Take Love"" and ""Shippin' Out"" --Alice Arthur ""Natural 10""
12x03 A Salute to Jermaine Jackson/ Debarge
October 30, 1982 1:00 pm
--Jermaine Jackson ""Let me Tickle Your Fancy"" and ""Paradise in Your Eyes"" --DeBarge ""Stop! Don't Tease Me"", ""Hesitated"" and ""I Like It""
12x04 Larry Graham/ The Busboys
November 6, 1982 1:00 pm
--Larry Graham ""Sooner or Later"" and ""Let me Come Into Your Life"" --The Busboys ""American Worker"" and ""I Get Lost""
12x05 Salute to Lionel Richie/ Ozone/ Hal Jackson's Talented Teens
November 13, 1982 1:00 pm
--Lionel Richie ""Truly"" and ""Just Put Some Love in Your Heart"" --Ozone ""Do What You Wanna"" and ""Keep on Dancing""
12x06 Jerry Butler/ Daryl Hall & John Oates
November 20, 1982 1:00 pm
--Jerry Butler ""Ice 'N Hot"" --Daryl Hall & John Oates ""I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)"" and ""Maneater""
12x07 Luther Vandross/ Cheryl Lynn
November 27, 1982 1:00 pm
--Luther Vandross & Cheryl Lynn ""If This World Were Mine"" --Luther Vandross ""Forever, For Always, For Love"" --Cheryl Lynn ""Sleep Walkin"" and ""Day After Day""
12x08 Johnnie Taylor/ Tavares
December 4, 1982 1:00 pm
--Johnnie Taylor - ""What About My Love?"" and ""Just Ain't Good Enough"" --Tavares - ""A Penny For Your Thoughts"" and ""Gotta Get My Way Back To You""
12x09 Chuck Mangione/ Howard Johnson
December 11, 1982 1:00 pm
--Chuck Mangione ""Steppin Out"" and ""Love Notes"" --Howard Johnson ""So Fine""
12x10 Michael McDonald/ Janet Jackson
December 18, 1982 1:00 pm
--Michael McDonald ""I Keep Forgetting"" --Janet Jackson ""Young Love"" and ""Cove Give Your Love to Me""
12x11 The Time/ Magic Lady
December 25, 1982 1:00 pm
--The Time - ""777-9311"" and ""The Walk"" --Magic Lady - ""Red Hot Stuff"" and ""Give It Up""
12x12 Carl Carlton/ Vanity 6
January 1, 1983 1:00 pm
--Carl Carlton ""I Think It's Gonna Be Alright"" --Vanity 6 ""Nasty Girl"" and ""If a Girl Answers (Don't Hang up)""
12x13 The Bar-Kays/ O'Bryan
April 30, 1983 1:00 pm
--The Bar-Kays - ""She Talks To Me (With Her Body)"" and ""Anticipation"" --O'Bryan - ""I'm Freaky"" and ""Together Always""
12x14 The Gap Band/ Yarbrough & Peoples/ Robert Goodie Whitfield
May 7, 1983 1:00 pm
--The Gap Band ""Outstanding"" and ""You Dropped A Bomb On Me"" --Yarbrough & Peoples ""Heartbeats"" and ""Feels So Good"" --Robert ""Goodie"" Whitfield ""Do Something""
12x15 De Barge/ Champaign
May 14, 1983 1:00 pm
--DeBarge ""I Like It"" and ""All This Love"" --Champaign ""Try Again"" and ""Let Your Body Rock""
12x16 Evelyn Champagne King/ Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
May 21, 1983 1:00 pm
--Evelyn ""Champaign"" King ""back to Love"" and ""I'm Just Warming Up"" --Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five ""The Message""
12x17 Angela Bofill/ Con Funk Shun
May 28, 1983 1:00 pm
--Angela Bofill ""Too Tough"" and ""Tonight I Give In"" --Con Funk Shun ""Love's Train"" and ""Mrs. Got-the-Body""
12x18 The Temptations/ Anita Baker
June 4, 1983 1:00 pm
--The Temptations ""More on the Inside"" and ""Love on My Mind Tonight"" --Anita Baker ""No More Tears"" and ""Sometimes"" --Prince (video) ""Little Red Corvette""
12x19 A Tribute to Marvin Gaye
June 11, 1983 1:00 pm
Marvin Gaye is celebrated in this Soul Train episode due to his big and, fatefully last, hit ""Sexual Healing"" and other songs like ""Turn On Some Music,"" ""'Til Tomorrow"" and ""Rockin After Midnight""
12x20 Deniece Williams/ Kiddo
June 18, 1983 1:00 pm
--Deniece Williams ""Do What You Feel"" and ""I'm So Proud"" --Kiddo ""Try My Loving (Gimme Just Enough)"" and ""Give It Up""
12x21 The Whispers/ Nona Hendryx
June 25, 1983 1:00 pm
--The Whispers ""Keep on Loving Me"" and ""Do They Turn You On"" --Nona Hendryx ""B-Boys"" and ""Transformations""
12x22 Lakeside/ High Inergy
July 2, 1983 1:00 pm
--Lakeside ""Raid"" and ""So Let's Love"" --High Inergy ""He's a Pretender""
12x23 Thelma Houston/ The System
July 9, 1983 1:00 pm
--Thelma Houston ""Reachig All Around"" and ""Sunshine"" --The System ""You Are in My System""
12x24 O'Bryan/ Imagination
July 16, 1983 1:00 pm
--O'Bryan ""You & I"" and ""Soul Train's A-Comin"" --Imagination ""Just an Illusion"" and ""Changes""
