Soul Train
The Isley Brothers/ Love Unlimited/ Millie Jackson
TV Flash files “The Isley Brothers/ Love Unlimited/ Millie Jackson” as hour 29 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 1, episode 29, aired 1972-04-15, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E29: listed hour 29 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 29 of 30 in season 1. It aired 1972-04-15 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Lou Rawls/ Otis Clay/ The Peaches” (S01E28). Next is “Ike & Tina Turner/ Jerry Butler/ Brenda Lee Eager” (S01E30). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme "Hot Potatoe" Performance: The Isley Brothers "Lay-Away" 1st Song, on record, Dancers: "Funk Factory" Wilson Pickett Performance: Love Unlimited "Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love" plus an interview Song Rating "Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart" The Trammps Performance: Millie Jackson "Ask Me What You Want" plus an interview 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "You're The Man" Marvin Gaye The Soul Train dancers ask The Isley Brothers questions and they perform "Pop That Thang" Soul Train Line Song: The Four Tops "Medley (Hey Man/We Got To Get You A Woman)" Soul Train Scamble Board: "You Said A Bad Word" Joe Tex Performance: Love Unlimited "Fragile - Handle With Care" 3rd Song, on record, Dancers: "Ride, Sally, Ride" Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band Performance: Millie Jackson "My Man, A Sweet Man" Closing Credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Isley Brothers/ Love Unlimited/ Millie Jackson sit in the Soul Train guide?
S01E29 is listed hour 29 of 1134 — hour 29 of 30 in season 1, season 1 episode 29.
When did Soul Train S01E29 air?
The Isley Brothers/ Love Unlimited/ Millie Jackson aired 1972-04-15 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.
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