List of people who appeared on Soul Train

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This is a list of performers who have appeared on the American musical dance program Soul Train.

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Performances by non-black artists[]

Artist	Air Date	Season	Episode #	Songs
Dennis Coffey	January 8, 1972	1	15	"Scorpio"[2]
José Feliciano	December 21, 1974	4	120	"Hard Times In El Barrio," "Golden Lady" and "California Dreamin'"
Gino Vannelli	February 22, 1975	4	128	"" and "Powerful People"
Elton John	May 24, 1975	4	142	"Philadelphia Freedom" and "Bennie and the Jets"
Average White Band	November 22, 1975	5	159	"Cut The Cake", "" and "School Boy Crush"
David Bowie	January 3, 1976	5	164	"Golden Years" and "Fame"
Average White Band	December 25, 1976	6	202	"Queen of My Soul" and ""
Wild Cherry	April 15, 1978	7	259	"Play That Funky Music" and "I Love My Music"
Herb Alpert & Hugh Masekela	April 22, 1978	7	258	"Skokiaan" and ""
Frankie Valli	November 11, 1978	8	275	"Grease", "Save Me, Save Me" and ""
Cheech and Chong	November 25, 1978	8	277	comedy routine
Dan Hartman	March 3, 1979	9	291	"Instant Replay" and ""
Teena Marie	October 20, 1979	9	308	"" and ""
Herb Alpert	November 10, 1979	9	311	"Rise" and "Rotation"
Captain & Tennille	May 3, 1980	9	326	"Do That to Me One More Time"
Teena Marie	November 8, 1980	10	339	"I Need Your Lovin'" and ""
Yellow Magic Orchestra	November 29, 1980	10	342	"Tighten Up" and "Firecracker"
Teena Marie	May 2, 1981	10	357	"Young Love" and ""
José Feliciano	May 2, 1981	11	373	"Everybody Loves Me" and "Ain't That Peculiar?"
Daryl Hall & John Oates	November 20, 1982	12	404	"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" and "Maneater"
Michael McDonald	December 18, 1982	12	408	"I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" and "I Gotta Try"
Michael Sembello	November 12, 1983	13	427	"Maniac"
The Manhattan Transfer	December 3, 1983	13	430	"Spice of Life" and ""
Tom Tom Club	February 25, 1984	13	438	"Genius of Love" and "Pleasure of Love"
Teena Marie	March 31, 1984	13	439	"" and "Lovergirl"
The Romantics	June 9, 1984	13	448	"One in a Million" and "Talking in Your Sleep."
Dan Hartman	December 1, 1984	13	461	"I Can Dream About You" and "We Are the Young"
Herb Alpert	December 8, 1984	13	462	"Bullish" and ""
Teena Marie	January 12, 1985	14	465	"Lovergirl" and ""
Sheena Easton	April 13, 1985	14	475	"Sugar Walls" and "Strut"
Don Henley	April 20, 1985	14	476	"The Boys of Summer"
Spandau Ballet	June 1, 1985	14	478	"True" and ""
Go West	October 5, 1985	15	483	"Eye to Eye" and "We Close Our Eyes"
a-ha	October 26, 1985	15	486	"Take On Me"
Rick Dees	November 9, 1985	15	488	"Get Nekked" and "Eat My Shorts"
Michael McDonald	November 30, 1985	15	491	"No Lookin' Back" and "Lost in the Parade"
Sheena Easton	December 7, 1985	15	492	"Swear" and "Attack Me with Your Love"
Thompson Twins	December 14, 1985	15	493	"Lay Your Hands on Me" and "King for a Day"
Howard Jones	December 21, 1985	15	494	"Life in One Day" and "Things Can Only Get Better"
Jack Wagner	March 15, 1986	15	496	"Too Young" and "Love Can Take Us All the Way"
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam	April 12, 1986	15	500	"All Cried Out"
Culture Club	April 26, 1986	15	502	"Move Away"
Pet Shop Boys	May 24, 1986	15	506	"West End Girls" and "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)"
Beastie Boys	March 7, 1987	16	527	"Posse In Effect" and "Brass Monkey"
Duran Duran	April 4, 1987	16	531	"Skin Trade" and "Meet El Presidente"
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam	June 14, 1987	16	540	"Head to Toe"
Kenny G	June 14, 1987	16	540	"Songbird"
The Cover Girls	June 20, 1987	16	542	"Show Me"
Sting	November 21, 1987	17	552	"We'll Be Together" video
ABC	November 28, 1987	17	553	"The Night You Murdered Love" and "When Smokey Sings"
Pretty Poison	January 16, 1988	17	556	'Catch Me (I'm Falling)"
Teena Marie	May 28, 1988	17	571	"Ooh La La La" and "Work It"
Thomas Dolby	September 24, 1988	18	575	"Airhead" and "Hot Sauce"
New Kids on the Block	October 1, 1988	18	576	"Please Don't Go Girl"
Paula Abdul	October 15, 1988	18	578	"(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" and "Knocked Out"
The Manhattan Transfer	May 20, 1989	18	601	"Soul Food To Go" and "So You Say"
Wendy & Lisa	May 28, 1988	18	602	"Are You My Baby" and "Lolly Lolly"
Robert Palmer	May 28, 1988	18	603	"Simply Irresistible" and "She Makes My Day"
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam	June 24, 1989	16	606	"Little Jackie Wants to Be a Star"
Exposé	October 14, 1989	19	609	"When I Looked at Him" and "Tell Me Why"
Michael Bolton	October 21, 1989	19	611	"Soul Provider" and "When a Man Loves a Woman"
Beastie Boys	January 27, 1990	19	621	"Shadrach"
Teena Marie	January 19, 1991	20	652	"Here's Looking at You" and ""
Sheena Easton	May 4, 1991	20	663	"What Comes Naturally" and ""
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam	November 9, 1991	21	678	"Let the Beat Hit 'Em"
Young Black Teenagers	March 6, 1993	22	722	"Tap the Bottle"
Michael McDonald	February 19, 1994	22	752	"Hey Girl" and "I'll Stand for You"
Lisa Lisa	June 25, 1994	23	766	"When I Fell in Love" and "Skip to My Lu"
Teena Marie	October 15, 1994	24	770	""
Jon B.	October 7, 1995	25	801	"Pretty Girl" and ""
Michael Bolton	October 28, 1995	25	804	"Can I Touch You There" and "When A Man Loves A Woman"
Wild Orchid	December 28, 1996	26	840	"At Night I Pray"
Jon B.	June 7, 1996	25	828	""
Robyn	October 4, 1997	27	864	"Show Me Love"
Jon B.	October 25, 1997	27	867	"They Don't Know" and "Don't Say"
98 Degrees	November 8, 1997	27	869	"Invisible Man" and "Heaven's Missing An Angel"
Backstreet Boys	November 29, 1997	27	872	"Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" and "As Long as You Love Me"
Robyn	April 25, 1998	27	885	"Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)"
Jon B.	May 2, 1998	27	886	"Are U Still Down"
Jon B.	January 16, 1999	28	907	""
Christina Aguilera	October 9, 1999	29	929	"Genie in a Bottle" and "So Emotional"
Jon B.	April 14, 2001	30	980	"Don't Talk" and "Pleasures U Like"
Robin Thicke	October 12, 2002	32	1022	"When I Get You Alone"
JoJo	May 15, 2004	33	1071	"Leave (Get Out)" and ""
Teena Marie	May 22, 2004	33	1072	"Still in Love" and ""
The Pussycat Dolls	November 5, 2005	35	1102	"Don't Cha" and "Beep"

In addition to the acts on the preceding list of white, Asian, Latino, Arabic and Pacific Islander performers, Soul Train also featured performances from the following acts with mixed race personnel:

• Rufus (September 29, 1973, September 7, 1974, February 15, 1975, December 13, 1975, June 12, 1976, February 5, 1977, April 4, 1981)
• Tower of Power (November 10, 1973)
• Sly & The Family Stone (June 29, 1974)
• Graham Central Station (January 11, 1975 and October 7, 1978)
• War (November 15, 1975, February 15, 1978, May 22, 1982)
• K.C. and the Sunshine Band (November 27, 1976)
• Village People (May 3, 1980)
• Spyro Gyra (January 24, 1981)
• The System (July 9, 1983, November 23, 1985 and April 18, 1987)
• Mary Jane Girls (November 5, 1983 and April 13, 1985)
• Was (Not Was) (April 8, 1989)
• Color Me Badd (May 11, 1991, October 12, 1991, December 18, 1993 and May 30, 1998)
• The Brand New Heavies (October 29, 1991 and May 24, 1997)
• Prince and The New Power Generation (May 7, 1994)
• The Black Eyed Peas (October 24, 1998)
• C-Note (June 5, 1999).

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