8x01 O'Jays/ Etta James
August 19, 1978 1:00 pm
--O'Jays ""Used ta Be My Girl,"" ""Brandy"" & ""Cry Together"" --Etta James ""Sugar On The Floor"" & ""Laying Beside You Baby""
8x02 Brothers Johnson/ The Dells
August 26, 1978 1:00 pm
--Brothers Johnson ""Ain't We Funkin' Now"" and ""Mista' Cool"" --The Dells ""I Wanna Testify"" and ""Drowning For Your Love""
8x03 Emotions/ Randy Jackson/ Hal Jackson's Talented Teen
September 2, 1978 1:00 pm
--Emotions ""Smile"" and ""Whole Lot of Shakin'"" --Randy Jackson ""How Can I Be Sure""
8x04 The Sylvers/ Kenny Brawner & Raw Sugar
September 9, 1978 1:00 pm
--The Sylvers ""Don't Stop, Get off"" and ""Forever Yours"" --Kenny Brawner & Raw Sugar ""Whups it On Me"" and ""Take Your Time""
8x05 Earth Wind & Fire (in concert)/ Heaven & Earth
September 16, 1978 1:00 pm
--Earth, Wind & Fire (in concert) - ""Jupiter,"" ""Sunshine,"" ""Fantasy"" & ""Serpentine Fire"" --Heaven & Earth - ""Guess Who's Back In Town"" & ""No Limit""
8x06 Rose Royce/ D.J. Rogers
September 23, 1978 1:00 pm
--Rose Royce ""Love Don't Live Here Anymore"" and ""I'm in Love"" --D.J. Rogers ""Love Brought Me Back""
8x07 Peabo Bryson/ Stargard
September 30, 1978 1:00 pm
--Peabo Bryson ""Reaching for the Sky"" --Stargard ""Blue Rain"" and ""Never Take You Back""
8x08 Larry Graham & Graham Central Station/ Charles Jackson
October 7, 1978 1:00 pm
--Larry Graham & Graham Central Station ""My Radio Sure Sounds Good to me"" and ""It's the Engine in Me"" --Charles Jackson ""Passionate Breezes""
8x09 The Whispers/ Gill Scott-Heron/ Evelyn Champagne King
October 14, 1978 1:00 pm
--The Whispers ""Chocolate Girl"" and ""(Let's Go) All the Way"" and ""(Olivia) Lost and Turned Out"" --Gil Scott-Heron ""Angel Dust"" --Evelyn Champagne King ""Shame"" and ""I Don't Know If It Right""
8x10 Melba Moore/ Michael Henderson
October 21, 1978 1:00 pm
--Melba Moore ""Pick me Up I'll Dance"" and ""You Stepped Into My Life"" --Michael Henderson ""In the Night Time"" and ""Whisper in my Ear""
8x11 Freda Payne/ Atlantic Starr
October 28, 1978 1:00 pm
--Freda Payne ""Pullin' Back"" and ""Tell Me Please"" --Atlantic Starr ""Stand Up"" and ""Keep it Coming""
8x12 The Trammps/ Shalamar/ Norma Jean
November 4, 1978 1:00 pm
--The Trammps ""Disco Inferno"" --Shalamar ""Take That to the Bank,"" and ""Tossin', Turnin', Swingin'""
8x13 Frankie Valli/ Creme D'Coca
November 11, 1978 1:00 pm
--Frankie Valli ""Grease is the Word"" --Creme D'Coca ""Do What You Feel"" and ""Party Land""
8x14 Jerry Butler/ Rick James
November 18, 1978 1:00 pm
--Jerry Butler ""Cooling Out"" --Rick James ""You & I"" and ""Mary Jane""
8x15 Lenny Williams/ Mother's Finest/ Cheech & Chong
November 25, 1978 1:00 pm
--Lenny Williams ""Changes"" and ""I Still Reach Out"" --Mother's Finest ""Love Changes"" and ""Give It Up"" --Cheech and Chong ""Bloat On"" and ""Basketball Jones""
8x16 Johnny Guitar Watson/ Jean Carn
December 2, 1978 1:00 pm
--Johnny Guitar Watson ""Hot Little Mama"" --Jean Carn ""Don't Let It Go To Your Head."" and ""There's A Shortage Of Good Men""
8x17 Stylistics/ Sun
December 9, 1978 1:00 pm
--The Stylistics ""You're The Best Thing In My Life"" & ""First Impressions"" --Sun ""Sun Is Here"" & ""Sun Of A Gun""
8x18 Barry White/ Danny Pearson
December 16, 1978 1:00 pm
--Barry White ""Oh What a Night for Dancing"" and ""Your Sweetness is my Weakness"" --Danny Pearson ""Let's Go Dancing(Let's Go Disco Dancin')""
8x19 Switch/ McCrarys
December 23, 1978 1:00 pm
--Switch - ""They'll Never be"" --McCrarys - ""Don't Wear Yourself Out"" and ""You"" Additional songs: --Switch - ""I Wanna be Closer"" --McCrarys - ""Loving is Living""
8x20 Temptations/ Randy Brown
December 30, 1978 1:00 pm
--Temptations ""Bare Back"" and ""Ever Ready Love"" --Randy Brown ""I Wanna Make Love to You""
8x21 Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr./ Lakeside
January 6, 1979 1:00 pm
--Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. ""I Thank You,"" and ""Carry On,"" --Lakeside ""It's All the Way Live"" and ""Given In To Love""
8x22 Roy Ayers & Ubiquity/ Sarah Dash
January 13, 1979 1:00 pm
--Roy Ayers & Ubiquity ""Everybody Loves The Sunshine"" --Sarah Dash ""Come and Take This Candy From Your Baby"" and ""Do It For Love""
8x23 Gene Chandler/ Chic
January 20, 1979 1:00 pm
--Gene Chandler - ""Get Down"" --Chic - ""Le Freak"" and ""I Want Your Love""
8x24 Brass Construction/ Peaches & Herb/ Captain Sky
January 27, 1979 1:00 pm
--Brass Construction ""L-O-V-E-U"" --Peaches and Herb ""Shake Your Groove Thang"" and ""Reunited"" --Captain Sky ""Pop Goes the Captain""
8x25 The Jacksons
February 3, 1979 1:00 pm
--The Jacksons ""Blame it On the Boogie"", ""Shake Your Body Down to the Ground"", ""Push me Away"" During the performance of ""Shake Your Body Down TO The Ground,"" The ladies of ST get on stage, 'freak' with Michael and Walk off, which was very kewl to watch.
8x26 Pattie Brooks/ David Oliver
February 10, 1979 1:00 pm
Pattie Brooks "This is the House Where Love Died" and "After Dark."
David Oliver - "Southern Comfort" and "I Surrender."
Film clip from The Wiz: --Diana Ross and Michael Jackson "Ease on Down the Road"
David Oliver - "Southern Comfort" and "I Surrender."
Film clip from The Wiz: --Diana Ross and Michael Jackson "Ease on Down the Road"
8x27 Joe Simon/ Cheryl Lynn
February 17, 1979 1:00 pm
--Joe Simon ""Love Vibrations"" and ""I.O.U."" --Cheryl Lynn ""Got to be Real"" and ""Star Love""
8x28 Edwin Starr/ The Jimmy Castor Bunch/ Grace Jones
February 24, 1979 1:00 pm
--Edwin Starr ""Contact"" --The Jimmy Castor Bunch ""Maximum Stimulation"" --Grace Jones ""Fame"" and ""Do or Die""
8x29 Bonnie Pointer/ Dan Hartman
March 3, 1979 1:00 pm
--Bonnie Pointer - ""Free Me From My Freedom"" and ""Heaven Must Have Sent You"" --Dan Hartman - ""Instant Replay"" and ""This is It""
8x30 Gino Vanelli/ Gloria Gaynor
March 10, 1979 1:00 pm
--Gino Vanelli ""I Just Want to Stop"" --Gloria Gaynor ""I Will Survive"" and ""Anybody Wanna party""
8x31 Bar Kays/ Arpeggio
March 17, 1979 1:00 pm
--Bar-Kays ""Shine,"" ""Are You Being Real"" --Arpeggio ""Love & Desire"" and ""Let The Music Play""
8x32 Isaac Hayes/ Tasha Thomas
March 24, 1979 1:00 pm
--Isaac Hayes ""Zeke the Freak"" and ""If We Ever Needed Peace"" --Tasha Thomas ""Shoot Me"" and ""Hot Buttered Boogie""
8x33 Instant Funk/ Cerrone
March 31, 1979 1:00 pm
--Instant Funk - ""I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)"" & ""Cryin'"" --Cerrone - ""Look for Love"" Additional song: --Cerrone - ""Supernature""
8x34 Billy Preston & Syreeta/ Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers
April 7, 1979 1:00 pm
--Billy Preston & Syreeta ""With You I'm Born Again"" and ""Go For it"" --Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers ""Bustin' Loose""
8x35 Curtis Mayfield/ Linda Clifford/ Keith Barrow
April 14, 1979 1:00 pm
--Curtis Mayfield ""You're So Good to me"" and ""Between You Baby and Me"" --Linda Clifford ""If My Friends Could see Me Now"" and ""Lonely Night"" --Keith Barrow """"Turn Me Up"" and ""Physical Attraction""
8x36 Amii Stewart/ Boney M
April 21, 1979 1:00 pm
--Amii Stewart ""Knock My Wood"" and ""Light My Fire"" --Boney M ""Rivers of Babylon"" and ""Painter Man""
8x37 Hamilton Bohannon/ Raes
April 28, 1979 1:00 pm
--Hamilton Bohannon ""Let's Start the Dance"" --Raes ""Que Sera Sera"" and ""Dancin' Up a Storm""
8x38 Third World/ Danny Pearson
May 5, 1979 1:00 pm
--Third World ""The Story's Been Told' and ""It's Been Around"" --Danny Pearson ""What's Your Sign Girl"" and ""I'm So Glad I Got You Baby""
8x39 Tyrone Davis/ Gary's Gang
May 12, 1979 1:00 pm
--Tyrone Davis ""Can't You Tell It's Me"" and ""In the Mood"" --Gary's Gang ""Keep On Dancin"" and ""Do It At the Disco""
8x40 Carrie Lucas/ G.Q./ The Gap Band
May 19, 1979 1:00 pm
--Carrie Lucas ""Dance With You"" --G.Q. ""Rock Freak (Disco Nights)"" --The Gap Band ""Baby Baba Boogie"" and ""Messin' with my Mind""
