List of people who appeared on Soul Train
This is a list of performers who have appeared on the American musical dance program Soul Train.
Alphabetized list of celebrity guests
B
- Jon B.
- B2K
- B5
- Baby Bash
- Babyface
- Backstreet Boys
- Erykah Badu
- Baha Men
- Philip Bailey
- Anita Baker
- Tyra Banks
- Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
- Beastie Boys
- Bell Biv DeVoe
- Regina Belle
- Eric Benét
- George Benson
- Rhian Benson
- Berlin
- Chuck Berry
- Big Gipp
- Big Daddy Kane
- BlackGirl
- The Black Eyed Peas
- Guerilla Black
- Black Ivory
- Blackstreet
- Bobby Bland
- Blaque
- Blue Magic
- Mary J. Blige
- Kurtis Blow
- Angela Bofill
- Michael Bolton
- Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
- Boney M.
- Bow Wow
- David Bowie[1]
- Tom Bradley
- The Brand New Heavies
- The Brothers Johnson
- Trina Broussard
- Chris Brown
- Bobby Brown
- Foxy Brown
- Brass Construction
- James Brown
- Jim Brown
- Sleepy Brown
- The Boys
- Boyz II Men
- Brandy
- Toni Braxton
- Peabo Bryson
- Joe Budden
- Jerry Butler
- Busta Rhymes
C
- Cameo
- Tevin Campbell
- Tisha Campbell
- Canela
- Nick Cannon
- Blu Cantrell
- Captain & Tennille
- Irene Cara
- Mariah Carey
- Carl Carlton
- Ralph Carter
- C+C Music Factory
- Cedric the Entertainer
- Chairmen of the Board
- Chamillionaire
- Gene Chandler
- Cheech & Chong
- Cherrelle
- Morris Chestnut
- Chic
- The Chi-Lites
- Chingy
- Chubb Rock
- Ciara
- Corey Clark
- Club Nouveau
- Dennis Coffey
- Keyshia Cole
- Natalie Cole
- Desiree Coleman
- Bootsy Collins
- Color Me Badd
- John Coltrane
- Sean Combs
- Commodores
- Common
- The Controllers
- Con Funk Shun
- Earl Thomas Conley (duet with Anita Pointer)
- Coolio
- The Cover Girls
- Deborah Cox
- Crown Heights Affair
- Culture Club
- Mark Curry
D
- D4L
- Da Brat
- D'Angelo
- Damian Dame
- Jeffrey Daniel
- Billy Davis Jr.
- Ossie Davis
- Tyrone Davis
- Morris Day
- Dazz Band
- DeBarge
- Bunny DeBarge
- Chico DeBarge
- El DeBarge
- Rick Dees
- De La Soul
- Del tha Funkee Homosapien
- The Dells
- The Delfonics
- Dem Franchize Boyz
- Destiny's Child
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
- Lamont Dozier
- Tom Dreesen
- Jermaine Dupri
- Duran Duran
- Dwele
- Dynasty
E
F
- Fabolous
- Donald Faison
- Lola Falana
- Fantasia
- The Faragher Brothers
- The Fat Boys
- Fat Joe
- Fatty Koo
- José Feliciano
- Kim Fields
- Richard "Dimples" Fields
- The 5th Dimension
- First Choice
- Fishbone
- Five Stairsteps
- Five Star
- Flipsyde
- Floetry
- George Foreman
- For Real
- Four Tops
- Vivica A. Fox
- Jamie Foxx
- Redd Foxx
- Frankie J
- Aretha Franklin
- Kirk Franklin
- Doug E. Fresh
- Friends of Distinction
- Full Force
- Funkadelic
G
- Rosie Gaines
- Gang Starr
- The Gap Band
- Siedah Garrett
- Marvin Gaye
- Nona Gaye
- Ginuwine
- Gloria Gaynor
- Go West
- Goapele
- The Good Girls
- Graham Central Station
- Larry Graham
- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
- Teresa Graves
- Macy Gray
- Al Green
- Brian Austin Green
- Cee Lo Green
- Vivian Green
- Pam Grier
- Rosey Grier
- Justin Guarini
- Guy
- Jasmine Guy
H
- Deitrick Haddon
- Arsenio Hall
- Hall & Oates
- Anthony Hamilton
- Herbie Hancock
- Jackée Harry
- Dan Hartman
- Steve Harvey
- Donny Hathaway
- Lalah Hathaway
- Isaac Hayes
- Heather Headley
- Heavy D & the Boyz
- Sherman Hemsley
- Michael Henderson
- Nona Hendryx
- Don Henley
- Marcos Hernandez
- Howard Hewett
- Dru Hill
- Gregory Hines
- Simone Hines
- Jennifer Holliday
- Dave Hollister
- Honey Cone
- Telma Hopkins
- Houston
- Marques Houston
- Thelma Houston
- Whitney Houston
- Miki Howard
- Terrence Howard
- The Hues Corporation
- Van Hunt
- Phyllis Hyman
I
J
- Frankie J
- Jacki-O
- Freddie Jackson
- The Jackson 5
- Janet Jackson
- Jermaine Jackson
- Jesse Jackson
- La Toya Jackson
- Michael Jackson
- Millie Jackson
- Rebbie Jackson
- Jagged Edge
- Etta James
- Leela James
- Rick James
- Al Jarreau
- Ja Rule
- Wyclef Jean
- Lyfe Jennings
- Jeru the Damaja
- The Jets
- Jhene
- Jodeci
- Joe
- Elton John
- Howard Johnson
- JoJo
- Jon B.
- Donell Jones
- Grace Jones
- Howard Jones
- Mike Jones
- Quincy Jones
- Montell Jordan
- Junior Giscombe
K
- Kashif
- KC and the Sunshine Band
- K-Ci & JoJo
- Kelis
- R. Kelly
- Tara Kemp
- Eddie Kendricks
- Kenny G
- T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh
- Alicia Keys
- Chaka Khan
- Kindred the Family Soul
- B.B. King
- Evelyn King
- George Kirby
- Klique
- Klymaxx
- Gladys Knight & the Pips
- Jean Knight
- Knoc-turn'al
- Solange Knowles
- Kool & the Gang
- Kool Moe Dee
- Apollonia Kotero
- Lenny Kravitz
- Kris Kross
- KRS-One
- Toshinobu Kubota
- Kut Klose
L
- Labelle
- Patti LaBelle
- Lace
- Lakeside
- Major Lance
- Stacy Lattisaw
- Murphy Lee
- John Legend
- LeToya
- LeVert
- Gerald Levert
- Glenn Lewis
- Ramsey Lewis
- Lil Jon
- Lil' Kim
- Lil' Mo
- Lil' Romeo
- Lina
- Cuban Link
- Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
- Little Anthony & The Imperials
- Little Milton
- Little Richard
- LL Cool J
- Tone Lōc
- LaToya London
- Loon
- Jennifer Lopez
- The Love Unlimited Orchestra
- L.T.D.
- Carrie Lucas
- Ludacris
- Lumidee
- Cheryl Lynn
M
- Main Ingredient
- Mandrill
- Teena Marie
- Mario
- Ziggy Marley
- Branford Marsalis
- Tisha Campbell
- Mary Jane Girls
- Mickey Mouse Club
- Mary Mary
- Hugh Masekela
- Master P
- Johnny Mathis
- The Manhattan Transfer
- Martha and the Vandellas
- Maxwell
- Midnight Star
- Curtis Mayfield
- MC Hammer
- Marilyn McCoo
- Mantra
- George McCrae
- Michael McDonald
- Brian McKnight
- MC Lyte
- Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
- Method Man
- Midnight Star
- Christina Milian
- Milli Vanilli
- Stephanie Mills
- The Miracles
- Monica
- Chanté Moore
- Melba Moore
- Teedra Moses
- J. Moss
- Mr. Cheeks
- Mtume
- Letta Mbulu
- Nicole C. Mullen
- Musiq Soulchild
- Mýa
- Mystikal
N
O
- O'Bryan
- O'Ryan
- Billy Ocean
- Ohio Players
- The O'Jays
- Omarion
- Shaquille O'Neal
- Jeffrey Osborne
- OutKast
- Oliver Henderson
P
- Ralfi Pagan
- Paula Jai Parker
- Ray Parker Jr.
- Robert Palmer
- Parliament-Funkadelic
- Karyn Parsons
- Billy Paul
- Sean Paul
- Freda Payne
- Walter Payton
- Peaches & Herb
- Pebbles
- Mario Van Peebles
- Nia Peeples
- Holly Robinson Peete
- Teddy Pendergrass
- CeCe Peniston
- Amanda Perez
- Brock Peters
- Pet Shop Boys
- Jazze Pha
- Wilson Pickett
- P.M. Dawn
- Anita Pointer
- Bonnie Pointer
- June Pointer
- The Pointer Sisters
- Billy Preston
- Pretty Ricky
- Pretty Poison
- Prince (& The Revolution)
- Richard Pryor
- Public Enemy
- Pussycat Dolls
R
- Sheryl Lee Ralph
- Tarralyn Ramsey
- Raven-Symoné
- Lou Rawls
- Raydio
- Ray, Goodman & Brown
- Ray J
- Ready for the World
- Redman
- Alfonso Ribeiro
- Lionel Richie
- Minnie Riperton
- Rockie Robbins
- Smokey Robinson
- Vicki Sue Robinson
- Rockwell
- The Romantics
- The Roots
- Diana Ross
- Kelly Rowland
- Rose Royce
- David Ruffin
- Rufus
- Run-D.M.C.
- Patrice Rushen
S
- Buffy Sainte-Marie
- Salt-n-Pepa
- Sammie
- Gloria Scott (singer song writer)
- Jill Scott
- Michael Sembello
- Seventh Wonder
- Shaggy
- Shalamar
- Shanice
- Shannon
- Dee Dee Sharp
- Karen Clark Sheard
- Kierra "Kiki" Sheard
- Silkk the Shocker
- Sinbad
- Sisqó
- Sister Sledge
- Nina Sky
- Skyy
- Slim Thug
- Sly and the Family Stone
- Lonnie Liston Smith
- Snap!
- Snoop Dogg
- Trey Songz
- The SOS Band
- Soul II Soul
- Spandau Ballet
- Aries Spears
- Tracie Spencer
- The Spinners
- Stacye & Kimiko
- Mavis Staples
- The Staple Singers
- Starpoint
- Bobby Starr
- Edwin Starr
- Amii Stewart
- Jermaine Stewart
- Sting
- The Stylistics
- The Sugarhill Gang
- Donna Summer
- The Supremes
- Keith Sweat
- SWV
- The Sylvers
- Edmund Sylvers
- Foster Sylvers
T
- Mr. T
- Tag Team
- Take 6
- The Party
- Tamia
- A Taste of Honey
- Taurus
- Tatyana Ali
- Tavares
- The Temptations
- Tony Terry
- Wallace Terry
- Joe Tex
- Carl Thomas
- Lillo Thomas
- Thompson Twins
- The Three Degrees
- T.I.
- Tichina Arnold
- Tierra
- Justin Timberlake
- The Time
- TLC
- Today
- Tom Tom Club
- Tonéx
- Tony! Toni! Toné!
- Total
- Tower of Power
- Robert Townsend
- The Trammps
- T.Q.
- Ralph Tresvant
- Trillville
- Trin-i-tee 5:7
- Truth Hurts
- Tina Turner
- Tweet
- Cicely Tyson
V
W
- Jack Wagner
- Junior Walker
- James Walker aka Truck Driver
- George Wallace
- War
- Warren G
- Dionne Warwick
- Was (Not Was)
- Jody Watley
- Keenen Ivory Wayans
- Veronica Webb
- Mary Wells
- Kim Weston
- The Whispers
- Barry White
- Whodini
- Wild Cherry
- Wild Orchid
- Deniece Williams
- Michelle Williams
- Roshumba Williams
- Vanessa Williams
- Billy Dee Williams
- Al Wilson
- Charlie Wilson
- Jackie Wilson
- Nancy Wilson
- BeBe Winans
- Angela Winbush
- Bill Withers
- Bobby Womack
- Stevie Wonder
- Wreckx-n-Effect
- Keke Wyatt
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 | "People Gotta Move" 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", "Person to Person" 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 "A Love Of Your Own" |
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 "Happy Mama" |
Frankie Valli | November 11, 1978 | 8 | 275 | "Grease", "Save Me, Save Me" and "You Can Do It" |
Cheech and Chong | November 25, 1978 | 8 | 277 | comedy routine |
Dan Hartman | March 3, 1979 | 9 | 291 | "Instant Replay" and "This Is It" |
Teena Marie | October 20, 1979 | 9 | 308 | "Don't Look Back" and "I'm Gonna Have My Cake and Eat it Too" |
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 "Behind the Groove" |
Yellow Magic Orchestra | November 29, 1980 | 10 | 342 | "Tighten Up" and "Firecracker" |
Teena Marie | May 2, 1981 | 10 | 357 | "Young Love" and "First Class Love" |
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 "Down South Camp Meeting" |
Tom Tom Club | February 25, 1984 | 13 | 438 | "Genius of Love" and "Pleasure of Love" |
Teena Marie | March 31, 1984 | 13 | 439 | "Fix It" 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 "Struttin' on Five" |
Teena Marie | January 12, 1985 | 14 | 465 | "Lovergirl" and "We've Got to Stop Meeting Like This" |
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 "Revenge for Love" |
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 "Just Us Two" |
Sheena Easton | May 4, 1991 | 20 | 663 | "What Comes Naturally" and "You Can Swing It" |
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 | "Warm as Momma's Oven" |
Jon B. | October 7, 1995 | 25 | 801 | "Pretty Girl" and "Isn't It Scary" |
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 | "Burning 4 You" |
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 | "I Do (Whatcha Say Boo)" |
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 "Weak" |
Teena Marie | May 22, 2004 | 33 | 1072 | "Still in Love" and "Baby I'm Your Friend" |
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).
References
- "David Bowie 'Fame' 1975". YouTube. 2009-09-09. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- "Soul Train History Book: Dennis Coffey". soultrain.com.
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