6x01 Johnnie Taylor/ The Tymes
August 21, 1976 1:00 pm
--Johnnie Taylor ""Somebody's Gettin' It"" --The Tymes ""You Little Trustmaker"" and ""It's Cool""
6x02 The Sylvers/ Sun
August 28, 1976 1:00 pm
--The Sylvers ""Hot Line"" and ""Something Special"" --Sun ""Wanna Make Love"" and ""They're Calling for Love""
6x03 Melba Moore/ The Whispers
September 4, 1976 1:00 pm
--Melba Moore ""This is It"" and ""Lean on Me"" --The Whispers ""I've God a Feeling"" and ""You're Only As Good as You Think You Are""
6x04 The O'Jays/ Thelma Houston
September 11, 1976 1:00 pm
--The O'Jays ""Message in Our music"" and ""Livin' for the Weekend"" --Thelma Houston ""One out of Every Six""
6x05 D.J. Rogers/ The Lockers/ National Dance Contest
September 18, 1976 1:00 pm
--D.J. Rogers - ""On the Road Again"" & ""Let Your Love Shine"" --The Lockers - unknown --Also, the finals of the Soul Train National Dance Contest Additional song (possibly performed): --D.J. Rogers - ""Bula Jean""
6x06 LaBelle/ Brother to Brother
September 25, 1976 1:00 pm
--LaBelle ""Get You Somebody New"" and ""Isn't it a Shame"" --Brother to Brother ""In The Bottle"" and ""Leaving Me"" and ""Chance With You""
6x07 The Spinners/ David Ruffin
October 2, 1976 1:00 pm
--The Spinners ""The Rubberband Man"" and ""Wake Up Susan"" --David Ruffin ""Everything's Coming Up Love"" and ""On and Off""
6x08 Jermaine Jackson/ Tata Vega
October 9, 1976 1:00 pm
--Jermaine Jackson - ""My Touch of Madness,"" ""Look Past My Life"" & ""Let's Be Young Tonight"" --Tata Vega - ""Full Speed Ahead"" & ""Never Had a Dream Come True"" Additional song (possibly performed): --Tata Vega - ""Just as Long as There is You""
6x09 The Emotions/ The Rimshots/ The Ritchie Family
October 16, 1976 1:00 pm
--The Emotions ""Flowers"" and ""I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love"" --The Rimshots ""Down to Earth"" --The Ritchie Family ""The Best Disco in Town""
6x10 Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr./ Deniece Williams
October 23, 1976 1:00 pm
--Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. ""You Don't have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)"" --Deniece Williams ""Free"" and ""Cause You Love Me, Baby""
6x11 The Undisputed Truth/ Impact/ Carol Douglas
October 30, 1976 1:00 pm
--The Undisputed Truth ""Boogie Bump Boogie"" and ""I Saw You When You Met Her"" --Impact ""Happy Man"" and ""Love Attack"" --Carol Douglas ""A Hurricane is Coming Tonight"" and ""Burnin'""
6x12 The Four Tops/ Vicki Sue Robinson
November 6, 1976 1:00 pm
--The Four Tops ""Love Don't Come Easy,"" ""Catfish"" and ""Feel Free"" --Vicki Sue Robinson ""Daylight"" and ""Turn the Beat Around""
6x13 Aretha Franklin/ Ronnie Dyson
November 13, 1976 1:00 pm
--Aretha Franklin ""Jump"" and ""Sparkle"" --Ronnie Dyson ""Close To You"" and ""The More You Do It (The More I Like It Done to Me)""
6x14 The Manhattans/ Brass Construction/ Rose Royce
November 20, 1976 1:00 pm
--The Manhattans ""Kiss and Say Goodbye"" and ""I Kinda Miss You"" --Brass Construction ""The Message"" and ""What's On Your Mind (Expression)"" --Rose Royce ""Car Wash"" and ""I Wanna get Next to You""
6x15 K.C. and the Sunshine Band/ Dee Dee Bridgewater
November 27, 1976 1:00 pm
--K.C. and the Sunshine Band ""That's the Way I Like It,"" ""I Like to Do It"" and ""(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty"" --Dee Dee Bridgewater ""Goin' Through the Motions"" and ""My Prayer""
6x16 The Ohio Players/ Johnny Bristol
December 4, 1976 1:00 pm
--The Ohio Players - ""Who'd She Coo?"", ""Feel The Beat (Everybody Disco)"", and ""Bi-Centennial"" --Johnny Bristol - ""Do It To My Mind"" and ""You Turned Me On To Love""
6x17 Average White Band/ The Soul Train Gang
December 11, 1976 1:00 pm
--Average White Band - ""Queen of My Soul"" and ""A Love Of Your Own"" --The Soul Train Gang - ""Ooh Cha"" Additional songs? --The Soul Train Gang ""All My Life (I Wanna Live With You)"" and ""If It Takes All Night""
6x18 O.C. Smith/ Dorothy Moore
December 18, 1976 1:00 pm
--O.C. Smith - ""Together"" and ""La La Peace Song"" --Dorothy Moore - ""For Old Times' Sake"" Additional song? --Dorothy Moore ""Funny How Time Slips Away""
6x19 The Moments/ Donna Summer
December 25, 1976 1:00 pm
--The Moments - ""With You"" --Donna Summer - ""Spring Affair"" & ""Winter Melody"" Additional songs? --The Moments - ""Come In Girl"" & ""I Don't Wanna Go""
6x20 The Supremes/ Al Hudson & the Soul Partners
January 1, 1977 1:00 pm
--The Supremes ""You Are the Heart of Me"" and ""Let Yourself Go"" --Al Hudson & the Soul Partners ""I Got a Notion, You Got the Motion""
6x21 The Sylvers/ Donald Byrd & the Blackbyrds
January 8, 1977 1:00 pm
--The Sylvers - ""Guitar Man,"" ""Disco Showdown"" and ""Hot Line"" --Donald Byrd & the Blackbyrds - ""Change""
6x22 Billy Paul/ Brick
January 15, 1977 1:00 pm
--Billy Paul ""Where I Belong"" and ""Only the Strong Survive"" --Brick ""Dazz"" and ""Dusik""
6x23 Lou Rawls/ L.T.D.
January 22, 1977 1:00 pm
--Lou Rawls ""You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine"" --L.T.D. ""Love to the World"" and ""Love Ballad""
6x24 Billy Preston/ Brenda Payton
January 29, 1977 1:00 pm
--Billy Preston - ""Girl"" --Brenda Payton - ""Comin' Back for More"" & ""Home to Myself"" Plus, Richard Pryor and Pam Grier visit. additional songs? --Billy Preston ""Do What You Want"" and ""Let the Music Play""
6x25 Rufus/ The Impressions
February 5, 1977 1:00 pm
--Rufus ""At Midnight"" and ""Better Days"" --The Impressions ""Sooner or Later"" and ""Same Thing It Took""
6x26 Commodores/ Thelma Houston
February 12, 1977 1:00 pm
--Commodores ""Just to be Close to You"" and ""Fancy Dancer"" --Thelma Houston ""Don't Leave Me This Way"" and ""Today Will Soon Be Yesterday""
6x27 Dramatics/ Randy Crawford/ Crown Heights Affair
February 19, 1977 1:00 pm
--Dramatics ""You're Fooling You"" and Be My Girl"" --Randy Crawford ""Under the Influence of You"" --Crown Heights Affair ""Dancin""
6x28 Ashford & Simpson/ Bootsy Collins & the Rubber Band
February 26, 1977 1:00 pm
--Ashford & Simpson ""So So Satisfied"" and ""Believe Me"" --Bootsy Collins & the Rubber Band ""Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band)"" and ""I'd Rather be With You""
6x29 Latimore/ Shalamar/ Crown Heights Affair
March 5, 1977 1:00 pm
--Latimore ""Somethin' 'bout Cha"" --Crown Heights Affair ""Music in the World"" and ""French Way""
6x30 Natalie Cole/ Arthur Prysock
March 12, 1977 1:00 pm
--Natalie Cole ""I've Got Love On My Mind,"" ""Peaceful Living"" & ""Party Lights"" --Arthur Prysock - ""When Love Is New"" & ""I Wantcha Baby""
6x31 Al Green/ Fatback Band
March 19, 1977 1:00 pm
--Al Green ""Keep Me Cryin',"" ""Have A Good Time"" & ""I Tried To Tell Myself"" --The Fatback Band ""Double Dutch"" & ""(Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop""
6x32 Melba Moore/ Joe Tex
March 26, 1977 1:00 pm
--Melba Moore ""The Greatest Feeling"" and ""Good Love Makes It All Alright"" --Joe Tex ""Ain't Gonna Bump No More with no Big Fat Woman""
6x33 Roy Ayers' Ubiquity/ Lonnie Liston Smith/ Gwen McCrae
April 2, 1977 1:00 pm
--Roy Ayers' Ubiquity ""Everybody Loves the Sunshine"" --Lonnie Liston Smith ""Reflections of a Golden Dream"" --Gwen McCrae ""Mr. Everything"" and ""Iron Woman""
6x34 B.T. Express/ Letta Mbulu/ Enchantment
April 9, 1977 1:00 pm
--B.T. Express ""Can't Stop Groovin' Now, Wanna Do It Some More"" --Letta Mbulu ""Oluwa (Many Rains Ago)"" --Enchantment ""Gloria"" and ""Sunshine""
6x35 Archie Bell & the Drells/ Brainstorm
April 16, 1977 1:00 pm
--Archie Bell & the Drells ""Everybody Have A Good Time"" --Brainstorm ""This Must be Heaven"", ""Wake Up and Be Somebody"" and ""Lovin' Is Really My Game""
6x36 Teddy Pendergrass/ Double Exposure
April 23, 1977 1:00 pm
--Teddy Pendergrass ""I Don't Love You Anymore"" and ""The Whole Town's Laughing at Me"" --Double Exposure ""10 percent"" and ""My Love is Free""
6x37 Smokey Robinson/ Lakeside
April 30, 1977 1:00 pm
--Smokey Robinson ""There Will Come a day (I'm Gonna Happen to You)"" and ""Vitamin U"" --Lakeside ""Shine On (Lift Your Spirit Higher)"" and ""If I Didn't Have You""
6x38 Marvin Gaye
May 7, 1977 1:00 pm
--Marvin Gaye ""Got To Give It Up"" (Parts 1 & 2),"" ""All The Way Round"" & ""After The Dance""
6x39 Harold Melvin & the Blue notes/ Side Effect
May 14, 1977 1:00 pm
--Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes ""Tell the World How I Feel About Cha, Baby"" and ""Reaching Out for the World"" --Side Effect ""Baby Love (Love You Baby)"" and ""What the Heck, Let's Discotheque""
