Soul Train
The Four Tops/ Otis Clay
TV Flash files “The Four Tops/ Otis Clay” as hour 50 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 2, episode 20, aired 1973-02-17, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E20: listed hour 50 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 20 of 37 in season 2. It aired 1973-02-17 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “James Brown / Lyn Collins” (S02E19). Next is “The Spinners/ Sisters Love” (S02E21). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme "Hot Potatoe" Performance: The Four Tops "Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)" Soul Train Line Song: The O'Jays "Love Train" 1st Song, on record, Dancers: "What My Baby Needs Now Is A Little More Lovin'" Lyn Collins Performance: Otis Clay "Trying To Live My Life Without You" plus an interview. Special guests James Brown and Teddy Brown (James Brown's son) interview 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "From The Love Side" Hank Ballard 3rd Song, on record, Dancers: "The Cisco Kid" War The Soul Train dancers ask The Four Tops questions and performance "Keeper Of The Castle" 4th Song, on record, Dancers: "I Got A Bag Of My Own" James Brown Dance contest: "Superfly" Curtis Mayfield and James Brown presents the dance contest winners. The contestants were Damita Jo Freeman and Jimmy Fosters; Pat Davis and Gary Keys; Connie Platino and Lamont Peterson. The winners were Damita Jo & Jimmy. Performance: The Four Tops - "(I Think I Must Be) Dreaming." Closing Credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Four Tops/ Otis Clay sit in the Soul Train guide?
S02E20 is listed hour 50 of 1134 — hour 20 of 37 in season 2, season 2 episode 20.
When did Soul Train S02E20 air?
The Four Tops/ Otis Clay aired 1973-02-17 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…