Soul Train
Wilson Pickett / Curtis Mayfield / War
TV Flash files “Wilson Pickett / Curtis Mayfield / War” as hour 26 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 1, episode 26, aired 1972-03-25, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E26: listed hour 26 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 26 of 30 in season 1. It aired 1972-03-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Chi-Lites/ Edwin Starr/ James Gadsen” (S01E25). Next is “Joe Tex/ Gloria Lynn/ Independents” (S01E27). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme: "Hot Potatoe" Introduction of the judge panel for the final of the dance contest Soul Train Line Song: The Staple Singers "I'll Take You There" Performance: Wilson Pickett "Fire And Water" 1st Song, on record, Dancers: "Eeny-Meeny-Miny-Mo" The 8th Day Interview with Curtis Mayfield and performance "We Got To Have Peace" Performance: War "All Day Music" The Soul Train dancers ask Wilson Pickett questions and performance "I'm In Love" Performance: Curtis Mayfield "Get Down" Dance contest: "Talking Loud And Saying Nothing" James Brown Interview with War and special guest Fred Williamson and performance "Slippin' Into Darkness" Judges present the dance contest winners Closing Credits with Wilson Pickett performing "Don't Knock My Love"
Viewer FAQ
Where does Wilson Pickett / Curtis Mayfield / War sit in the Soul Train guide?
S01E26 is listed hour 26 of 1134 — hour 26 of 30 in season 1, season 1 episode 26.
When did Soul Train S01E26 air?
Wilson Pickett / Curtis Mayfield / War aired 1972-03-25 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