Soul Train
Al Green/ The Whispers/ Denise LaSalle
TV Flash files “Al Green/ The Whispers/ Denise LaSalle” as hour 21 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 1, episode 21, aired 1972-02-19, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E21: listed hour 21 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 21 of 30 in season 1. It aired 1972-02-19 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee/ Joe Tex/ Hodges, Smith, James & Crawford” (S01E20). Next is “The Four Tops/ Jackie Wilson/ Kool & the Gang” (S01E22). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme ("Hot Potatoes" King Curtis) Performance: Denise LaSalle - "Now Run And Tell That." Scrambleboard: (THE DELFONICS) "Hey Big Brother" Rare Earth Performance: Al Green - "Tired Of Being Alone." Soul Train Line: "You Want It, You Got It" Detroit Emeralds Interview + Performance: The Whispers - "Can't Help But Love You." Midpoint: "Stanger" Sister Rosie Stone Q & A with Al Green followed by performance of "Let's Stay Together." Free Dance Contest: "Scorpio" Dennis Coffey Interview with winning couple Melba Anderson & Gregory Edwards. Performance: Denise LaSalle - "Trapped By A Thing Called Love" + interview. Song, Dancers, on record: "I Gotcha" Joe Tex Performance: The Whispers - "Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong." Closing Credits.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Al Green/ The Whispers/ Denise LaSalle sit in the Soul Train guide?
S01E21 is listed hour 21 of 1134 — hour 21 of 30 in season 1, season 1 episode 21.
When did Soul Train S01E21 air?
Al Green/ The Whispers/ Denise LaSalle aired 1972-02-19 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.
In the series
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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- Don Cornelius as Host
Don Cornelius promised the hippest trip in America on Soul Train — 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 a…
Also in season 1
- S01E01 Gladys Knight & the Pips/ Eddie Kendricks/ The Honey Cone/ Bobby Hutton
- S01E02 Charlie Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Band/ Carla Thomas/ General Crook
- S01E03 Chairmen of the Board/ Rufus Thomas/ Laura Lee
- S01E04 The Staple Singers / Freda Payne
- S01E05 Bill Withers/ Al Green/ Viola Wills
- S01E06 Lou Rawls/ The 100 Proof/ The Emotions