Soul Train
Eddie Kendricks / The Whispers
TV Flash files “Eddie Kendricks / The Whispers” as hour 34 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 2, episode 4, aired 1972-09-30, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E04: listed hour 34 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 4 of 37 in season 2. It aired 1972-09-30 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Gladys Knight & The Pips / The O'Jays / Major Lance” (S02E03). Next is “The Jackson 5 / Jermaine Jackson” (S02E05). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme "Hot Potatoe" Performance: Eddie Kendricks "Eddie's Love" The Soul Train dancers ask special guest Gail Fisher (actress) questions Soul Train Line Song: The Staple Singers "This World" 1st Song, on record, Dancers: "Slow Motion" Johnny Williams Performance: The Whispers "I Only Meant To Wet My Feet" plus an interview 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "Power Of Love" Joe Simon 3rd Song, on record, Dancers: "Your Wonderful Sweet, Sweet Love" The Supremes The Soul Train dancers ask Eddie Kendricks questions and performance "Can I" Dance contest: "Think (About It)" Lyn Collins" and interview with the winners Performance: The Whispers "Life And Breath" Special guest Bill Russell (basketball player) interview 4th Song, on record, Dancers: "Dance, Dance, Dance" The Bar-Kays Performance: Eddie Kendricks "If You Let Me" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Eddie Kendricks / The Whispers sit in the Soul Train guide?
S02E04 is listed hour 34 of 1134 — hour 4 of 37 in season 2, season 2 episode 4.
When did Soul Train S02E04 air?
Eddie Kendricks / The Whispers aired 1972-09-30 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…