From The TV IV
Season Six of Soul Train premiered on August 21, 1976. Soul Train has a new theme: "Soul Train '76" by The Soul Train Gang. The opening sequence has the train that will be used for the next few seasons, the train chugging with little puffs of colored smoke coming from the smokestack. The Earth is spinning, and then the animated train comes out from behind it and chugs down towards the city. The set has changed from the train tracks to a rather generic set with flashing lights and a giant disco ball with SOUL TRAIN written on it is used instead of the giant title on the stage. Don Cornelius is standing in front of a black wall with the title in giant orange letters.
[edit] Episodes
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| 185 | 1 | Johnnie Taylor/ The Tymes | August 21, 1976
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| 186 | 2 | The Sylvers/ Sun | August 28, 1976
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| 187 | 3 | Melba Moore/ The Whispers | September 4, 1976
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| 188 | 4 | The O'Jays/ Thelma Houston | September 11, 1976
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| 189 | 5 | D.J. Rogers/ The Lockers/ Soul Train National Dance Contest | September 18, 1976
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| 190 | 6 | LaBelle/ Brother to Brother | September 25, 1976
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| 191 | 7 | The Spinners/ David Ruffin | October 2, 1976
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| 192 | 8 | Jermaine Jackson/ Tata Vaga | October 9, 1976
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| 193 | 9 | The Emotions/ The Rimshots/ The Ritchie Family | October 16, 1976
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| 194 | 10 | Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr./ Deniece Williams | October 23, 1976
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| 195 | 11 | The Undisputed Truth/ Impact/ Carol Douglas | October 30, 1976
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| 196 | 12 | The Four Tops/ Vicki Sue Robinson | November 6, 1976
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| 197 | 13 | Aretha Franklin/ Ronnie Dyson | November 13, 1976
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| 198 | 14 | The Manhattans/ Brass Construction/ Rose Royce | November 20, 1976
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| 199 | 15 | K.C. and the Sunshine Band/ Dee Dee Bridgewater | November 27, 1976
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| 200 | 16 | The Ohio Players/ Johnny Bristol | December 4, 1976
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| 201 | 17 | Average White Band/ The Soul Train Gang | December 11, 1976
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| 202 | 18 | O.C. Smith/ Dorothy Moore | December 18, 1976
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| 203 | 19 | The Moments/ Donna Summer | December 25, 1976
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| 204 | 20 | The Supremes/ Al Hudson & the Soul Partners | January 1, 1977
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| 205 | 21 | The Sylvers/ Donald Byrd & the Blackbyrds | January 8, 1977
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| 206 | 22 | Billy Paul/ Brick | January 15, 1977
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| 207 | 23 | Lou Rawls/ L.T.D. | January 22, 1977
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| 208 | 24 | Billy Preston/ Brenda Payton | January 29, 1977
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| 209 | 25 | Rufus/ The Impressions | February 5, 1977
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| 210 | 26 | The Commodores/ Thelma Houston | February 12, 1977
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| 211 | 27 | The Dramatics/ Randy Crawford/ Crown Heights Affair | February 19, 1977
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| 212 | 28 | Ashford & Simpson/ Bootsy Collins & the Rubber Band | February 26, 1977
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| 213 | 29 | Latimore/ Shalamar/ Crown Heights Affair | March 5, 1977
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| 214 | 30 | Natalie Cole/ Arthur Prysock | March 12, 1977
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| 215 | 31 | Al Green/ The Fatback Band | March 19, 1977
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| 216 | 32 | Melba Moore/ Joe Tex | March 26, 1977
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| 217 | 33 | Roy Ayers' Ubiquity/ Lonnie Liston Smith/ Gwen McCrae | April 2, 1977
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| 218 | 34 | B.T. Express/ Letta Mbulu/ Enchantment | April 9, 1977
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| 219 | 35 | Archie Bell & the Drells/ Brainstorm | April 16, 1977
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| 220 | 36 | Teddy Pendergrass/ Double Exposure | April 23, 1977
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| 221 | 37 | Smokey Robinson/ Lakeside | April 30, 1977
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| 222 | 38 | Marvin Gaye | May 7, 1977
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| 223 | 39 | Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes/ Side Effect | May 14, 1977
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