Soul Train
Friends of Distinction / The Persuaders / Doug Gibbs
TV Flash files “Friends of Distinction / The Persuaders / Doug Gibbs” as hour 40 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 2, episode 10, aired 1972-11-11, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E10: listed hour 40 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 10 of 37 in season 2. It aired 1972-11-11 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Joe Simon / The Sylvers / Billy Paul” (S02E09). Next is “The Temptations / King Floyd” (S02E11). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Friends of Distinction "Going In Circles" and "Now is the Time." The Persuaders "Love's Gonna Pack up (And Walk Out)" and "Peace in the Valley." Doug Gibbs "I'll Always Have You." William Marshall, star of the movie "Blacula," makes a cameo appearance.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Friends of Distinction / The Persuaders / Doug Gibbs sit in the Soul Train guide?
S02E10 is listed hour 40 of 1134 — hour 10 of 37 in season 2, season 2 episode 10.
When did Soul Train S02E10 air?
Friends of Distinction / The Persuaders / Doug Gibbs aired 1972-11-11 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…