Soul Train/Gladys Knight & the Pips/ Eddie Kendricks/ The Honey Cone/ Bobby Hutton
From The TV IV
| Gladys Knight & the Pips/ Eddie Kendricks/ The Honey Cone/ Bobby Hutton | |
| Season 1, Episode 1 | |
| Airdate | October 2, 1971 |
| Production Number | 1 |
| Writer(s) | Don Cornelius |
| Director(s) | Mark Warren |
| N/A | Charlie Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Band/ Carla Thomas/ General Crook |
| Soul Train — Season One | |
Guests: Gladys Knight & The Pips, Eddie Kendricks, The Honey Cone, Bobby Hutton
Contents |
[edit] Plot Overview
Gladys Knight and the Pips performed "Friendship Train" and "I Don't Wanna Do Wrong."
Eddie Kendricks performed "It's So Hard for Me to Say Goodbye" and "I Did It All For You."
The Honey Cone performed "Stick-Up" and "Want Ads."
Bobby Hutton performed "You're My Only Reason."
[edit] Notes
King Curtis' "Hot Potatoes" is the very first theme used to open over 35 years of Love, Peace and Soul. It is also known as "Soul Train" with the Rimshots.
[edit] Trivia
[edit] The Show
The pilot episode strangely did not have a Soul Train Line nor a Scramble Board. However, they did have segment called the "Soul Train Replay Machine" where a couple got to see themselves dancing in slow motion. There was also a Dance Contest.
[edit] Behind the Scenes
Along with the theme songs, the Soul Train set itself went through major changes: The first set was train station-styled, complete with train tracks with various cities on the tracks itself, railroad crossing signs and the large title letters against the wall of the studio. This was used for the first two seasons of Soul Train.
