All episodes Season 1 S01E16 1972-01-15 60 min 1970s Syndicated

Soul Train

Little Richard/ Undisputed Truth/ Nolan F. Porter

TV Flash files “Little Richard/ Undisputed Truth/ Nolan F. Porter” as hour 16 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 1, episode 16, aired 1972-01-15, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S01E16: listed hour 16 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 16 of 30 in season 1. It aired 1972-01-15 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Dennis Coffey/ Detroit Emeralds/ Jesse James” (S01E15). Next is “Curtis Mayfield/ The Honey Cone/ The Persuaders” (S01E17). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

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Little Richard "Freedom Blues" and "Greenwood Mississippi" The Undisputed Truth "Smiling Faces Sometimes" and "You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth" Nolan F. Porter "I Like What You Give" and "Keep on Keeping On"

Viewer FAQ

Where does Little Richard/ Undisputed Truth/ Nolan F. Porter sit in the Soul Train guide?

S01E16 is listed hour 16 of 1134 — hour 16 of 30 in season 1, season 1 episode 16.

When did Soul Train S01E16 air?

Little Richard/ Undisputed Truth/ Nolan F. Porter aired 1972-01-15 and is listed at 60 minutes.

Do I watch from 1971 in order?

No. It is a music-and-dance series, not a plot. Sample eras for the guests and the Line; Cornelius's classic hosting years are the brand center.

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Why this series still plays

Don Cornelius promises the hippest trip in America and delivers the national dance party corporate TV had under-served: guests, fashion, the Line, scrambleboard kids who became famous. Syndicated Black music television as cultural archive from 1971 deep into the 2000s. Velvet baritone as the rope.

Chicago, 1971: Don Cornelius promises a hip trip across America and delivers the most important dance party in television history, then keeps delivering it until 2006. Soul Train began locally, went to national syndication, and ran thirty-five seasons, more than a thousand hours, putting Black music, fashion, and the Soul Train Line into living rooms corporate television had long under-served. Artists performed. Dancers — including scrambleboard kids who became famous — moved the culture forward. Cornelius…

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