Soul Train
The Sylvers / Ronnie Dyson / Archie Bell & the Drells
TV Flash files “The Sylvers / Ronnie Dyson / Archie Bell & the Drells” as hour 58 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 2, episode 28, aired 1973-04-28, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E28: listed hour 58 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 28 of 37 in season 2. It aired 1973-04-28 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The O'Jays/ David Ruffin/ Sylvia Robinson” (S02E27). Next is “The Manhattans/ Lyn Collins/ Lee Auston” (S02E29). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Ronnie Dyson - "One Man Band" and "I Think I'll Tell Her." The Sylvers - "Wish I Could Talk to You" and "I'll Never Be Ashamed" Archie Bell and the Drells - "Can't Stop Dancing" (1968 song) and "Dancing To Your Music."
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Sylvers / Ronnie Dyson / Archie Bell & the Drells sit in the Soul Train guide?
S02E28 is listed hour 58 of 1134 — hour 28 of 37 in season 2, season 2 episode 28.
When did Soul Train S02E28 air?
The Sylvers / Ronnie Dyson / Archie Bell & the Drells aired 1973-04-28 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…