Soul Train
The Dramatics/ Syl Johnson/ The Smith Connection
TV Flash files “The Dramatics/ Syl Johnson/ The Smith Connection” as hour 48 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 2, episode 18, aired 1973-02-03, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E18: listed hour 48 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 18 of 37 in season 2. It aired 1973-02-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Johnny Nash/Billy Butler & Infinity/Brighter Side of Darkness” (S02E17). Next is “James Brown / Lyn Collins” (S02E19). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The Dramatics - "Get Up and Get Down," "In The Rain" and "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get." Syl Johnson - "We Did It" and "Any Way The Wind Blows." The Smith Connection - "(I've Been a Winner, I've Been a Loser) I've Been in Love."
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Dramatics/ Syl Johnson/ The Smith Connection sit in the Soul Train guide?
S02E18 is listed hour 48 of 1134 — hour 18 of 37 in season 2, season 2 episode 18.
When did Soul Train S02E18 air?
The Dramatics/ Syl Johnson/ The Smith Connection aired 1973-02-03 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…
Filed against
- 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…