4x01 Billy Preston/ Rufus/ George McCrae
September 7, 1974 1:00 pm
--Billy Preston ""You're So Unique"" and ""Nothing For Nothing"" --Rufus ""Tell me Something Good"" --George McCrae ""Rock Me Baby""
4x02 James Brown & the First Family of Soul/ Fred Wesley & the JB's/ Lyn Collins
September 14, 1974 1:00 pm
--James Brown & The First Family Of Soul Featuring Fred Wesley & The JB's - ""Cold Sweat,"" ""I Can't Stand It,"" ""Papa's Got A Brand New Bag,"" ""Hell,"" ""Try Me,"" ""Papa Don't Take No Mess"" & ""My Thang"" --Fred Wesley & the JB's - ""Damn Right, I'm Somebody"" --Lyn Collins ""Rock Me Again & Again & Again"" --Sweet Charles ""Soul Man""
4x03 Johnnie Taylor/ The Joneses/ Syreeta
September 21, 1974 1:00 pm
--Johnnie Taylor ""I'm Getting Careless With Our Love"" and ""I've Been Born Again"" --The Joneses ""Sugar Pie Guy"" and ""Hey Babe"" --Syreeta ""Come and Get This Stuff"" and ""I'm Going Left""
4x04 The Miracles/ Herbie Hancock/ Yvonne Fair
September 28, 1974 1:00 pm
--The Miracles ""Do It Baby"" --Herbie Hancock ""Chameleon"" and ""Head Hunters"" --Yvonne Fair ""Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On""
4x05 Michael Jackson/ MDLT
October 5, 1974 1:00 pm
--Michael Jackson ""Whatever You Got, I Want,"" ""If I Don't Love You This Way"" and ""What You Don't Know"" --MDLT ""What's Your Game"" and ""Runnin' and Pushing""
4x06 The Four Tops/ The New Birth/ Creative Source
October 12, 1974 1:00 pm
--The Four Tops ""Midnight Flower"" and ""Right On Brother"" --The New Birth ""Wildflower"" and ""I Wash My Hands Of The Whole Damn Deal"" --Creative Source ""Let me Be the One"" and ""Keep on Moving""
4x07 The Chi-Lites/ Bloodstone/ New York City
October 19, 1974 1:00 pm
--The Chi-Lites - ""You Got to Be the One"" --Bloodstone - ""That's Not How It Goes"" & ""I Need Time"" --New York City - ""Happiness Is"" From another source (additional songs?): --The Chi-Lites - ""There Will Never Be Any Peace"" --New York City - ""I'm Doing Fine Now"" and ""Make Me Twice the Man""
4x08 Ashford & Simpson/ Tavares/ Little Beaver
October 26, 1974 1:00 pm
--Ashford & Simpson ""I Wanna Be Selfish"" --Tavares ""Too Late"" and ""She's Gone"" --Little Beaver ""Joey"" and ""Wish I had a Girl Like You""
4x09 The Fifth Dimension/ Al Wilson/ Formula IV
November 2, 1974 1:00 pm
--The Fifth Dimension ""Harlem"" and ""My Song"" --Al Wilson ""Touch and Go"" and ""La La Peace Song"" --Formula IV ""Come and Get Yourself Some""
4x10 The Ohio Players/ Ecstacy, Passion & Pain/ B.T. Express
November 9, 1974 1:00 pm
--The Ohio Players ""Jive Turkey,"" ""Skin Tight"" and ""Heaven Must Be Like This"" --Ecstacy, Passion & Pain ""Good Things Don't Last Forever"" and ""Ask Me"" --B.T. Express ""Do It Til You're Satisfied""
4x11 Nancy Wilson/ Johnny Bristol/ The Mighty Clouds of Joy
November 16, 1974 1:00 pm
--Nancy Wilson --Johnny Bristol ""Hang on in There Baby"" and ""You and I"" --The Mighty Clouds of Joy ""Mighty High""
4x12 The Moments/ LaBelle/ Carl Carlton
December 7, 1974 1:00 pm
--The Moments ""You've Come a Long Way"" and ""How Can I Love You"" --LaBelle ""Lady Marmalade"" and ""What Can I Do For You"" --Carl Carlton ""Everlasting Love""
4x13 The Isley Brothers
December 14, 1974 1:00 pm
--The Isley Brothers ""That Lady,"" ""Live It Up,"" ""Summer Breeze,"" ""Midnight Sky"" and ""Hello It's Me""
4x14 Jose Feliciano/ Minnie Riperton/ The Dynamic Superiors
December 21, 1974 1:00 pm
--Minnie Riperton ""Reasons"" and ""Lovin' You"" --Jose Feliciano ""Hard Times In El Barrio,"" ""Golden Lady"" and ""California Dreamin'"" --The Dynamic Superiors ""Shoe Shoe Shine""
4x15 Johnny Nash/ The Commodores/ Lonnie Youngblood
December 28, 1974 1:00 pm
--Johnny Nash ""Loving You"" --Commodores ""Machine Gun"" and ""I Feel Sanctified"" --Lonnie Youngblood
4x16 Bobby Womack/ Latimore/ The Kay-Gees
January 4, 1975 1:00 pm
--Bobby Womack ""You're Welcome, Stop on By"", ""I Don't Know"" and ""Check it Out"" --Latimore ""Let's Straighten it Out"" --The Kay-Gees ""Burn Me Up""
4x17 Graham Central Station/ Zulema/ Leon Haywood
January 11, 1975 1:00 pm
--Graham Central Station ""Can you Handle It"" and ""Feel the Need"" --Zulema ""Wanna Be Where You Are"" --Leon Haywood ""Believe Half of What You See"" and ""Sugar Lump""
4x18 Ike & Tina Turner/ Lonette McKee
January 18, 1975 1:00 pm
--Ike & Tina Turner ""Oh My My,"" ""Sexy Ida,"" ""Nutbush City Limits"" and ""River Deep - Mountain High"" --Lonette McKee ""Save It"" and ""Do To Me""
4x19 David Ruffin/ Shirley Brown/ 9th Creation/ The Lockers
January 25, 1975 1:00 pm
--David Ruffin ""Me & Rock and Roll are here to Stay"" and ""Superstar (Remember How you Got Where You Are)"" --Shirley Brown ""Woman to Woman"" --9th Creation ""Sexy Girl"" and ""Falling in Love"" --The Lockers
4x20 Tower of Power/ Hues Corporation/ Garland Green
February 1, 1975 1:00 pm
--Tower of Power ""Willing to Learn"" and ""I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To"" --Hues Corporation ""Rock the Boat"" --Garland Green ""Plain and Simple Girl""
4x21 The Crusaders/ The Whispers
February 8, 1975 1:00 pm
--The Crusaders - ""Stomp and Buck Dance"" and ""Greasy Spoon"" --The Whispers - ""Bingo"" (and possibly ""Someone is Waiting"" & ""Where There is Love"") --Ben Vereen - ""By Your Side""
4x22 Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan/ Gino Vanelli/ Bohannon
February 15, 1975 1:00 pm
--Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - ""Once You Get Started,"" ""Please Pardon Me (You Remind Me Of A Friend),"" ""Pack'd My Bags,"" ""Stop On By"" and ""I'm A Woman (I'm A Backbone) --Gino Vanelli ""People Gotta Move"" & ""Powerful People"" --Bohannon ""South African Man""
4x23 Kool & the Gang/ Charles Wright/ The Jackson Sisters
February 22, 1975 1:00 pm
--Kool & the Gang ""Higher Plane,"" ""Summer Madness"" and ""Rhyme Time People"" --Charlie Wright ""is it Real"" and ""One Lie (Leads to Another)"" --The Jackson Sisters ""Boy You're Dynamite""
4x24 Jimmy Ruffin/ Buddy Miles/ The Manhattans
March 1, 1975 1:00 pm
--Jimmy Ruffin ""Our Favorite Melody"" --Buddy Miles ""Rocking and Rolling in the Streets of Hollywood"" --The Manhattans ""Don't Take Your Love From me"" and ""Summer in the City""
4x25 Lou Rawls/ The Main Ingredient/ Gloria Scott
March 8, 1975 1:00 pm
--Lou Rawls ""She's Gone"" --The Main Ingredient ""Happiness is Just Around the Bend"" and ""California My Way"" --Gloria Scott ""What Am I Gonna Do""
4x26 Bobby Bland/ Tavares/ Lyn Collins/ Fred Wesley & Steam
March 15, 1975 1:00 pm
--Bobby Bland ""Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City"" and ""I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me)"" --Lyn Collins ""Baby Don't Do It"" and ""Try a Little Tenderness"" --Fred Wesley & Steam ""Breaking Bread"" and ""Making Love""
4x27 Bloodstone/ Carol Douglas/ Syl Johnson
March 22, 1975 1:00 pm
--Bloodstone ""Riddle of The Sphinx"" and ""My Little Lady"" --Carol Douglas ""Doctor's Orders"" --Syl Johnson ""Back for a Taste of Your Love"" and ""Stuck in Chicago""
4x28 B.B. King/ The Younghearts/ People Choice
March 29, 1975 1:00 pm
--B.B. King ""I Like To Live The Love,"" ""It's My Own Fault"" and ""The Thrill Is Gone"" --The Younghearts ""Wake Up and Start Standing"" --People's Choice ""Party Is A Groovy Thing""
4x29 Al Green
April 5, 1975 1:00 pm
--Al Green ""Sha-La-La (Makes Me Happy),"" ""L-O-V-E (Love),"" ""God Blessed Our Love"" and ""Take Me to the River""
4x30 Blue Magic/ Sister Sledge/ Major Harris
April 12, 1975 1:00 pm
--Blue Magic ""Three Ring Circus"" and ""Chasing Rainbows"" --Sister Sledge ""Love, Don't You Go Through No Changes on Me"" and ""Never Get Over You"" --Major Harris ""Love Won't Let me Wait""
4x31 The Dramatics/ Barbara Mason/ Ben E. King
April 19, 1975 1:00 pm
--The Dramatics ""Me Myself & I,"" ""Me and Mrs. Jones"" and ""Stars In Your Eyes"" --Barbara Mason ""Shackin' Up"" --Ben E. King ""Supernatural Thing""
4x32 Eddie Kendricks/ L.T.D./ Waters
April 26, 1975 1:00 pm
--Eddie Kendricks ""One Tear"" and ""Shoeshine Boy"" --L.T.D. ""To the Bone"" and ""Elegant Love"" --Waters ""Find It""
4x33 Melba Moore/ Eddie Harris/ Bunny Sigler
May 3, 1975 1:00 pm
--Melba Moore ""I Am His Lady"" and ""My Soul is Satisfied"" --Eddie Harris ""Get on Down"" and ""Funkaroma"" --Bunny Sigler ""Shake Your Booty"" and ""Keep Smiling""
4x34 Dionne Warwick/ Greg Perry/ The Futures
May 10, 1975 1:00 pm
--Dionne Warwick - ""Move Me No Mountain,"" ""Take It From Me"" and ""Getting In My Way"" --Greg Perry - ""Come On Down (Get Your Head Out of the Clouds)"" and ""One for the Road"" --The Futures - ""I Had a Dream""
4x35 Elton John/ Mandrill/ Karl Grigsby
May 17, 1975 1:00 pm
--Elton John ""Philadelphia Freedom"" and ""Bennie and the Jets"" --Mandrill ""Wind On Horseback"" and ""Peck Your Neck"" --Karl Grigsby
4x36 Barry White & the Love Unlimited Orchestra
May 24, 1975 1:00 pm
--Barry White - ""Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"", ""You're the First, The Last, My Everything"" --Love Unlimited Orchestra ""Love's Theme"", ""Making Believe That It's You"" ""Wanna Stay"" From another source: --Barry White - ""What Am I Gonna Do With You""
4x37 Curtis Mayfield/ Leroy Hutson/ Natural Four
June 7, 1975 1:00 pm
--Curtis Mayfield ""Billy Jack"" and ""Jesus"" --Leroy Hutson ""All Because of You"" and ""So In Love With You"" --Natural Four ""Heaven Right Here On Earth""
4x38 Smokey Robinson/ Betty Wright
June 14, 1975 1:00 pm
--Smokey Robinson ""Baby It's Backatcha"", ""Virgin Man"" and ""I Am I Am"" --Betty Wright ""Tonight is the Night"" and ""Where is the Love""
4x39 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes/ The Southshore Commission
June 21, 1975 1:00 pm
--Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes ""Satisfaction Guaranteed"", ""Where are all My Friends"" and ""Bad Luck"" --The South Shore Commissuion ""Free Man""



