Soul Train
The O'Jays/ David Ruffin/ Sylvia Robinson
TV Flash files “The O'Jays/ David Ruffin/ Sylvia Robinson” as hour 57 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 2, episode 27, aired 1973-04-21, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E27: listed hour 57 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 27 of 37 in season 2. It aired 1973-04-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Aretha Franklin” (S02E26). Next is “The Sylvers / Ronnie Dyson / Archie Bell & the Drells” (S02E28). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme: "Hot Potatoe" Performance: The O'Jays "Back Stabbers" Soul Train Line Song: "Lyn Collins" Mama Feel Good Soul Train Scramble Board (unknown): "Girl You Need A Change Of Mind" Eddie Kendricks Performance: David Ruffin "Blood Donors Needed (Give All You Can) 1st Song, on record, Dancers: "Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)" The Four Tops Performance: Sylvia - "Pillow Talk" 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "Across 110th Street" Bobby Womack The Soul Train dancers ask The O'Jays questions and performance: "Love Train" 3rd Song, on record, Dancers: "Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)" Aretha Franklin Performance: David Ruffin - "Common Man" plus an interview 4th Song, on record, Dancers: "Don't You Fool With My Soul" Johnnie Taylor Performance: The O'Jays - "Sunshine"
Viewer FAQ
Where does The O'Jays/ David Ruffin/ Sylvia Robinson sit in the Soul Train guide?
S02E27 is listed hour 57 of 1134 — hour 27 of 37 in season 2, season 2 episode 27.
When did Soul Train S02E27 air?
The O'Jays/ David Ruffin/ Sylvia Robinson aired 1973-04-21 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…