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TVFactFan · 02-25-2005, 11:10 AM

I'm in the process of receiving some old soul train eps from the 70's and I cannot not believe that he actually appeared on Soul Train and sung the same exact song that he sung in Rent Party-"when you're young and in love" That blew my mind-LOL Did anyone else know this about Ralph?

nerrad · 02-25-2005, 11:15 AM

That's a new one to me. Now how did I miss that. I used to watch that show every week. The funny thing about the show was the unscramble board. LOL. They always knew the damn answer. It took only a few seconds for them to do it.

Lady T · 02-25-2005, 11:36 AM

No, but that is awesome though

TVFactFan · 02-25-2005, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady T

No, but that is awesome though

I will post more info about once I get the episode of Soul Train

James"Thunder"Early · 02-25-2005, 07:42 PM

I had read he released a record with 2 songs in '75 or 76'.

hch · 02-26-2005, 12:36 PM

Ralph Carter was actually on Soul Train. This episode also included performances by The Pointer Sisters and the B.T. Express and aired on October 4, 1975. And he is a good singer. Makes you wonder if she should have kept recording or did he just do it for the publicity of Good Times. Either way, he Rocked!

TVFactFan · 02-26-2005, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by hch

Ralph Carter was actually on Soul Train. This episode also included performances by The Pointer Sisters and the B.T. Express and aired on October 4, 1975. And he is a good singer. Makes you wonder if she should have kept recording or did he just do it for the publicity of Good Times. Either way, he Rocked!

How were you able to find out that it was aired On October 4, 1975?

marvin g · 02-26-2005, 10:17 PM

I don't remember seeing him on Soul Train but I do remember seeing one of his LP's a dusties shop I frequent. I was too scared to buy though. I do remeber seeing Lawrence Hilton Jacobs on soul train when he came out with a LP. I remember because while he was singing he kept looking in the camera! Nobody else did that! They always look at the people in the audience.

As far as that scramble board. Those people needed to win in order too keep up their hairdos, it was always Johnson products from what I remember.

hatwink · 03-01-2005, 12:34 AM

Did Ralph go to a particular high school or get tutored on the set? Where did he go to college at?

laneyday · 05-30-2005, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by TVShow Analyzer

I'm in the process of receiving some old soul train eps from the 70's and I cannot not believe that he actually appeared on Soul Train and sung the same exact song that he sung in Rent Party-"when you're young and in love" That blew my mind-LOL Did anyone else know this about Ralph?

I remember seeing him on American Bandstand. Where I was living we didn't get soul train. And I remember Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, too.

TVFactFan · 05-30-2005, 03:36 PM

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I remember seeing him on American Bandstand. Where I was living we didn't get soul train. And I remember Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, too.

What do you mean you din't get soul train where you lived??? I'm confused-lol SoulTrain wasaire on indepedent local stations all over the U.S. I thought

seventies_sitcoms · 05-30-2005, 03:52 PM

Soul Train with Don Cornelius (name?) was splashed all over the waves when I was a little kid. I thought it was still on today exxcept it seems to be very very hard to find. I liked Solid Gold because it was so cheesy. Lawrence Jacobs sang too? Oh boy, and I thought Patty Duke albums were bad!!!

TVFactFan · 05-30-2005, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by seventies_sitcoms

Soul Train with Don Cornelius (name?) was splashed all over the waves when I was a little kid. I thought it was still on today exxcept it seems to be very very hard to find. I liked Solid Gold because it was so cheesy. Lawrence Jacobs sang too? Oh boy, and I thought Patty Duke albums were bad!!!

Soul Train should be on your local WB or UPN station or any other local station in your area.

laneyday · 06-01-2005, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TVShow Analyzer

What do you mean you din't get soul train where you lived??? I'm confused-lol SoulTrain wasaire on indepedent local stations all over the U.S. I thought

I live in Canada. At that time (in the 70's) I was living in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. Soul Train did not aire in Canadian cities. That's why I caught them all on American Bandstand.

You see, American Bandstand did aire here.

But I understand that you are talking about reruns airing now on cable tv. Still, we don't get UPN or WB unless we order the cable seperately for that but I was speaking about back in the day when Soul Train was actually taping, you dig?

msjay · 06-06-2005, 08:38 PM

That's what they need to show now, old 70's reruns of soul train! That would be tight! Even though I was born in 75, I still would love to see them dance back then with those afros. The most I remember was in that movie, Crooklyn, when they would show little snippets of it.

02-25-2005, 11:10 AM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,065	Found out some surprising news about Ralph Carter this morning I'm in the process of receiving some old soul train eps from the 70's and I cannot not believe that he actually appeared on Soul Train and sung the same exact song that he sung in Rent Party-"when you're young and in love" That blew my mind-LOL Did anyone else know this about Ralph?

02-25-2005, 07:42 PM	#5
James"Thunder"Early Whoever's In New England Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 23, 2004 Location: The Apollo Posts: 7,088	I had read he released a record with 2 songs in '75 or 76'.
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02-26-2005, 12:36 PM	#6
hch Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 07, 2001 Location: Montross, VA 22520 Posts: 983	It's True! Ralph Carter was actually on Soul Train. This episode also included performances by The Pointer Sisters and the B.T. Express and aired on October 4, 1975. And he is a good singer. Makes you wonder if she should have kept recording or did he just do it for the publicity of Good Times. Either way, he Rocked!
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06-06-2005, 08:38 PM	#15
msjay Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 26, 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 46	That's what they need to show now, old 70's reruns of soul train! That would be tight! Even though I was born in 75, I still would love to see them dance back then with those afros. The most I remember was in that movie, Crooklyn, when they would show little snippets of it.
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02-25-2005, 11:15 AM	#2
nerrad Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 06, 2003 Location: pfunkytown Posts: 1,253	That's a new one to me. Now how did I miss that. I used to watch that show every week. The funny thing about the show was the unscramble board. LOL. They always knew the damn answer. It took only a few seconds for them to do it.

02-25-2005, 11:36 AM	#3
Lady T Member Forum Star Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Posts: 17,361	No, but that is awesome though

02-26-2005, 10:17 PM	#8
marvin g Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 30, 2003 Location: Chicago,IL Posts: 1,217	I don't remember seeing him on Soul Train but I do remember seeing one of his LP's a dusties shop I frequent. I was too scared to buy though. I do remeber seeing Lawrence Hilton Jacobs on soul train when he came out with a LP. I remember because while he was singing he kept looking in the camera! Nobody else did that! They always look at the people in the audience. As far as that scramble board. Those people needed to win in order too keep up their hairdos, it was always Johnson products from what I remember.

03-01-2005, 12:34 AM	#9
hatwink Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 19, 2004 Posts: 773	Did Ralph go to a particular high school or get tutored on the set? Where did he go to college at?

05-30-2005, 03:52 PM	#12
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,244	Soul Train with Don Cornelius (name?) was splashed all over the waves when I was a little kid. I thought it was still on today exxcept it seems to be very very hard to find. I liked Solid Gold because it was so cheesy. Lawrence Jacobs sang too? Oh boy, and I thought Patty Duke albums were bad!!!