9x01 A Tribute to Minnie Riperton
September 15, 1979 1:00 pm
This Soul Train episode is dedicated to the late Minnie Riperton who passed away on July 12, 1979.
9x02 Deniece Williams/ Apollo
September 22, 1979 1:00 pm
--Deniece Williams ""I Found Love"" and ""When Love Comes Calling"" --Apollo ""Astro Disco"" and ""Hungry Eyes""
9x03 Shalamar/ Tata Vaga
September 29, 1979 1:00 pm
--Shalamar ""The Sceond Time Around"" and ""Big Fun"" --Tata Vega ""I Just keep Thinking About You, Baby"" and ""I Need You Now""
9x04 Bonnie Pointer/ Switch
October 6, 1979 1:00 pm
--Bonnie Pointer ""I Can't Help Myself"" and ""Deep Inside My Soul"" --Switch ""Best beat in Town"" and "" I Call Your Name""
9x05 David Ruffin/ Heatwave
October 13, 1979 1:00 pm
--David Ruffin ""So Soon We Change"" and ""Break my Heart"" --Heatwave ""Always and Forever"", ""The Groove Line"" and ""Eyeballin""
9x06 Rick James/ Teena Marie
October 20, 1979 1:00 pm
--Rick James & Teena Marie ""I'm a Sucker for Your Love"" --Rick James ""Bustin Out"" --Teena Marie ""Don't Look Back"" and ""I'm Gonna Have My Cake and Eat it Too""
9x07 Billy Preston/ Creme D'Coca
October 27, 1979 1:00 pm
--Billy Preston ""All I Wanted Was You"" --Creme D'Coca ""Mr. Me, Mrs. You,"" and ""Doin' the Dog""
9x08 Bar Kays/ McFadden & Whitehead
November 3, 1979 1:00 pm
--Bar Kays ""Move Your Funky Body"" and ""Running In and Out of My Life"" --McFadden & Whitehead ""Ain't No Stopping Us Now""
9x09 Herb Alpert/ Dynasty
November 10, 1979 1:00 pm
--Herb Alpert - ""Rise"" and ""Aranjuez"" --Dynasty ""I Don't Want to Be a Freak (But I Can't Help Myself)""
9x10 Salute to Smokey Robinson/ Keith & Darrell
November 17, 1979 1:00 pm
--Smokey Robinson ""Cruisin"" --Keith & Darnell """"Feel the Fever"" and ""Things You're Made Of,""
9x11 The Whispers/ Vernon Butch
November 24, 1979 1:00 pm
--The Whispers ""And the Beat Goes on"" and ""Lady"" --Vernon Butch ""Once Again in My Life""
9x12 Tribute to Aretha Franklin
December 1, 1979 1:00 pm
Soul Train celebrates the Career of Aretha Franklin from the 1960's to 1979 with hits like ""Respect"", ""Chain of Fools"", ""You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman"" and so on.
9x13 The Commodores
December 8, 1979 1:00 pm
--The Commodores ""Flying High"", ""Sail On"", and ""Still"" and ""Wonderland""
9x14 Johnnie Taylor/ Lakeside
December 15, 1979 1:00 pm
--Johnnie Taylor ""She's Killing Me"" --Lakeside ""Pull My Strings"" and ""From 9:00 Until.""
9x15 War
February 2, 1980 1:00 pm
--War ""The World Is A Ghetto"", ""Don't Take It Away"", ""All Around the World."" and ""Good Good feelin""
9x16 Chic/ High Inergy
February 9, 1980 1:00 pm
--Chic ""Good Times"" and ""My Feet Keep Dancing"" --High Inergy ""Come and Get It"" and ""Skate to the Rhythm""
9x17 Lou Rawls/ Narada Michael Walden
March 1, 1980 1:00 pm
--Lou Rawls ""Sit Down and Talk to me"" --Narada Michael Walden ""I Don't Want Nobody Else to Dance with You"" and ""I shoulda Loved You""
9x18 Shalamar/ The Gap Band
March 8, 1980 1:00 pm
--Shalamar ""Right in the Socket"" and ""I Owe You One"" --The Gap Band ""I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops)."" and ""Steppin Out""
9x19 The Whispers/ Patrice Rushen
March 15, 1980 1:00 pm
--The Whispers ""Out the Box"" and ""Welcome to My Dream"" --Patrice Rushen ""Haven't You Heard""
9x20 L.T.D./ Cheryl Lynn
March 22, 1980 1:00 pm
--L.T.D. ""Dancin' N Singin"" and ""One on One"" --Cheryl Lynn ""I've Got Faith In You"" and ""Keep It Hot""
9x21 Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes/ Brass Connection
March 29, 1980 1:00 pm
--Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes ""Your Love Is Taking Me on a Journey"" --Brass Construction ""Get Up to get Down"" and ""Music Makes You Feel Like Dancing""
9x22 Sister Sledge/ Randy Brown
April 5, 1980 1:00 pm
--Sister Sledge ""We Are Family"", ""He's The Greatest Dancer"", ""Easy Street"" --Randy Brown ""We Ought to Be Doing it""
9x23 The Spinners/ Con Funk Shun
April 12, 1980 1:00 pm
--The Spinners ""Working My Way Back to You Baby/ Forgive Me Girl"" and ""Body Language"" --Con Funk Shun ""Too Tight"" and ""Lady's Wild""
9x24 Captain & Tenille/ Ritchie Family
April 19, 1980 1:00 pm
--Captain & Tenille ""Do That to Me One More Time"" --The Ritchie Family ""American Generation"" and ""Big Spender""
9x25 Stephanie Mills/ Roy Ayers
April 26, 1980 1:00 pm
--Stephanie Mills ""Whatcha Gonna Do with My Lovin"" and ""You Can get over"" --Roy Ayers ""Rock your Roll"" and ""Love Fantasy""
9x26 Village People/ Side Effect
May 3, 1980 1:00 pm
--Village People ""Can't Stop The Music"" and ""Magic Night"" --Side Effect ""Black Beauty"" and ""Close to me""
9x27 Jermaine Jackson/ Dramatics
May 10, 1980 1:00 pm
--Jermaine Jackson ""Let's Get Serious"" --Dramatics ""Welcome Back Home""
9x28 Salute to Gladys Knight & the Pips
May 17, 1980 1:00 pm
Soul Train celebrates Gladys Knight & the Pips with their various hits and their current hits ""Landlord"" and ""Bourgie, Bourgie""
9x29 Ray, Goodman & Brown/ Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio
May 24, 1980 1:00 pm
--Ray, Goodman & Brown ""Special Lady"" --Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio ""You Can't Change That"" and ""Two Places at the Same Time""
9x30 Salute to the Temptations/ Syreeta
May 31, 1980 1:00 pm
--The Temptations ""Power"" and various other previous hits --Syreeta ""Dance for Me Children"" and ""One More Time for Love""
9x31 Leon Haywood/ LA Boppers
June 7, 1980 1:00 pm
--Leon Haywood ""Don't Push It Don't Force It"" and ""Who You Been Giving it Up To"" --LA Boppers ""Is This the Beat (Bop-Doo-Wah)"" and ""Be Bop Dancin'""
9x32 Salute to Barry White
June 14, 1980 1:00 pm
Soul Train salutes Barry White and his illustrious and sensuous career featuring his greatest hits and his current hit ""Sheet Music"" --Barry White - ""Sheet Music"" & ""I Believe in Music""
