SOUL TRAIN: THE BEST OF SOUL TRAIN (TV)
Summary
One in this series of music variety programs showcasing African-American musicians and talent. This installment, hosted by Don Cornelius, features a series of highlights from recent episodes.
Clips shown include the following: James Brown performs "Make It Funky" and "Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud", followed by Cornelius' brief interview with Brown's 18-year-old son Teddy, who was killed in a car crash on June 14; Chuck Berry performs "Johnny B. Goode"; Aretha Franklin sings "Day Dreaming"; Curtis Mayfield performs "Superfly" from the 1972 film of the same name; The Temptations perform "Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)" and "Papa Was a Rolling Stone"; The Four Tops perform "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)"; The Supremes sing "Floy Joy" and "Bad Weather"; The Jackson 5 perform "Daddy's Home" and "I Want You Back"; Al Green sings "For the Good Times"; The O'Jays perform "Love Train"; and Stevie Wonder sings an "instant composition" honoring "Soul Train." Includes commercials for Johnson Products.
Details
- NETWORK: Syndicated
- DATE: August 11, 1973
- RUNNING TIME: 0:50:57
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 100735
- GENRE: Music
- SUBJECT HEADING: African-American Collection - Music; Music; Talk/Interview
- SERIES RUN: Syndicated - TV series, 1971-2006
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Afro Sheen cosmetics
- TV - Commercials - Ultra Sheen cosmetics
CREDITS
- Don Cornelius … Host
- Teddy Brown … Guest
- James Brown … Guest, Performer
- Chuck Berry … Guest, Performer
- Aretha Franklin … Guest, Performer
- Curtis Mayfield … Guest, Performer
- Temptations, The … Guest, Performer
- Four Tops, The … Guest, Performer
- Supremes, The … Guest, Performer
- Jackson 5, The … Guest, Performer
- Al Green … Guest, Performer
- O'Jays, The … Guest, Performer
- Stevie Wonder … Guest, Performer