Soul Train
Aretha Franklin
TV Flash files “Aretha Franklin” as hour 56 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 2, episode 26, aired 1973-04-14, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E26: listed hour 56 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 26 of 37 in season 2. It aired 1973-04-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Impressions / Tyrone Davis / Billy Preston” (S02E25). Next is “The O'Jays/ David Ruffin/ Sylvia Robinson” (S02E27). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme Performance: Aretha Franklin - "Day Dreaming," followed by an interview with Don Cornelius. Performance: Aretha Franklin - "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)." Dancers, record: "Respect" (Aretha Franklin). Dancers, record: "Brand New Me" (Aretha Franklin). Soul Train Scramble Board (AMAZING GRACE): "Think" (Aretha). Midpoint: Interview with Don Cornelius and Dancers: "Call Me" Questions from the ST Dancers. Performance: Aretha Franklin - "Master Of Eyes (the Deepness Of Your Eyes)." Interview with Aretha's brother, the Reverend Cecil Franklin. Performance: Aretha Franklin - "Rock Steady." Closing credits.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Aretha Franklin sit in the Soul Train guide?
S02E26 is listed hour 56 of 1134 — hour 26 of 37 in season 2, season 2 episode 26.
When did Soul Train S02E26 air?
Aretha Franklin aired 1973-04-14 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…