You can be your last money it's all gonna be a stone gas honey


Train Called Freedom - South Shore Commission

Sunny - Yambu

Scramble Board tune (Leon Haywood):
Let The Music Play - Barry White

Performance: Betty Wright - Slip and Do It

Honey I - George McCrae

Performance: The Modulations - Worth Your Weight in Gold

Spider Man - Ramsey Lewis

Performance: Wilson Pickett - The Best Part of a Man

Love or Leave - The Spinners

Performance: Betty Wright - Everybody Was Rockin'

Soul Train Line: Let's Go Disco - Archie Bell & The Drells

Performance: Wilson Pickett - Love Will Keep Us Together (Yes, the Captain & Tennille one)


Love, Peace & SOUL



tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

Hey Audience, you know I'm watching the 4/14 Soul Train show and I can't help wondering why the men on that show were so darn lanky and skinny back then..look like they were starving...What? Were they holding onto their change for transportation to get to the Soul Train show every week? Lawd...some of them look like they needed some steak,potatoes w/rice or something-->.. . . (I know, I know I'm being silly...no but really... (I love me some Soul Train shows from the 70s though)
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"Wicked" Pickett and Betty Wright.

I thought I knew all the old skool RnB groups, but I have actually never heard of the Modulations.

This is the first time I recognized Jody Watley on Soul Train.
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Spider Man is my jam, 70's Funk was so raw

I missed this episode It's funny,I don't recognize most of those song titles!! I know the artists,but those songs seem to be lesser hits,I guess.

Was it a good episode?

Betty Wright was pretty cute back in the day.

The episode is on right now on WGN.

That's because, back then, there was music fast enough to shake the fat off their asses. Fast music doesn't exist anymore and today's kids have the asses to prove it.

SoulAlive said:

I am noticing the same thing. I was watching with my daughter getting her used to hearing some different kind of music, and I don't recognize many of the seventies music that has been played or performed in that time period. I thought that the songs on soul train co-incided with what was on the airwaves. I think they are giving the less known shows to the audience. last week was decent.

I saw it on my local channel Saturday evening. I thought it was much better than last week but it was still a disappointment to me. They are too far back in the 1970s. I had never heard a lot of those songs either. They probably were pretty popular at the time but not ones that lots of people remember over the years.....kinda like we remember "She's Just A Groupie" by Bobby Nunn but a lot of people younger than us wouldn't remember it because it wasn't played a lot on the radio years later.

That's why I say, play some late 70s episodes. That's when I first got into music hot and heavy and remember everything.

vainandy said:

andy you are so vain.. . no but seriously, I think it could be the type of film/camera they used too to elongate it somehow, because everytime I see a 70s Soul Train show, everyone looks long and lanky.

vainandy said:

I agreee with you and SoulAlive...I didn't recognize those songs, not to mention I never heard of "The Modulations". I felt like they were dancing to "movie theme music" during that episode.

vainandy said:

I agree. I remember waiting for the episode with sister sledge. I didn't know what those songs were.

A lot of folks wore high waisted pants and high healed platform shoes back then. That would definately make legs look longer and skinnier than they really are.

I waited for Sister Sledge also and just knew it was going to be a 1979 episode because I had always thought "We Are Family" was their first song. When the episode first came on and I saw the stage with the railroad tracks on the wall, I knew it wasn't 1979 and was disappointed. However, after watching the show, I enjoyed that episode from start to finish.

vainandy said:

yeah I thought we are family was their first also. but I ended up liking the show as well. Now they have had billy preston repeat shows twice and I haven't heard a couple of his other hits on either one. he jammed though. I liked the one hit he performed.

Hey Audience,

I found this Soul Train clip, check it out..it is "70's fashion coordinated."
....just thought you'd like to see it...enjoy!

http://vids.myspace.com/i...2020454405
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I wonder why Don and Co. haven't showed us a James Brown Episode from the 70's yet, I'd love to get one of those on tape.

hey Vainandy (or anyone else)....what's the schedule for the upcoming shows?

Abdul said:

I wish they would show the infamous Sly and the Family Stone episode.At one point,Sly went into the audience and danced with the dancers!

I'm not that familiar w/Betty Wright(other than 'aint nothin goin on but the rent'), but after watching that episode I am in love w/her! Both songs kicked ass and she was groovin the whole time. This wont make me buy her whole catalogue, but Ive def. got a new found respect for her.

unkemptpueblo said:

actually,"ain't Nothing Going On But The Rent" was recorded by Gwen Guthrie

Betty Wright is known for hits like "Clean Up Woman" (1971) and "Tonight Is The Night" (1974).The latter song was recorded live in 1978 and became a hit all over again,with it's long spoken intro.

SoulAlive said:

oh yeah, I like to call those songs "Liquor house anthems" cause they make all they tipsy aunts in the house catch the feelin.



thanks for the correction.

chewwsey said:

Sister Sledge had hits dating from 1969. It wasn't until after hooking up with the Chic organization that they achieved major success.

I really feel that ST is trying to expose us to different old school music. We have all fallen victim to the marketing music machine by listening to the same old school music. We all know Teddy P., the Jacksons, Barry White, etc., but not many of us remember the Modulators or are familiar with the work of Betty Wright.

I wish they would keep up the best of episodes, but I hear a new season is about to start.

daPrettyman said:

dang I hate that that will happen. yeah that is true about sister sledge as far as when their success took place. but heck I didn't know they were around before the family song. I hope they give us a few well known seventies shows before they pull the plug though, we haven't seen performances of our fav hits on the show

For those of you talking about Sister Sledge....a bit of possible good news for you. Looks like on April 28th there is going to be another episode with Sister Sledge airing. Looks like it is from 1/28/78 and also features Brick. Could it be they recorded "We Are Family" earlier than 1979, but it just hadn't taken off yet?

Maybe the classic episode on May 5 will be from 1979....looks like the past few weeks, every episode has been from a different consecutive year.

SoulAlive said:

This week we have Johnny "Guitar" Watson and The Whispers

Next Week we have Sister Sledge and Brick

It looks like we finally get some late 70's episodes, it's about time!!!

Abdul said:

Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' bout! The Sister Sledge/Brick episode has go to be from the late 70s....maybe 1977 or so.

Brick will be performing "Dusic" so it will be whatever year that song came out. I don't know what Sister Sledge will be performing but I doubt it will be "We Are Family".

Dammitt, I want some episodes from 1978 and 1979! Remember the "History Book" segment a few weeks ago with Frankie Valli performing "Grease"? I want some stuff from that era.

By the way David, next weekend you need to check and see what channel "Soul Train" will be coming on your local channel because that damn ball game will be on WGN again.....damm them!