Soul Train
The Best of Soul Train
TV Flash files “The Best of Soul Train” as the last listed hour of season 2 — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 2, episode 37, aired 1973-08-11, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E37: listed hour 67 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, last listed hour of season 2. It aired 1973-08-11 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Chuck Berry / Maxayn / Willie Hutch” (S02E36). Next is “The Intruders / Foster Sylvers” (S03E01). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Don Cornelius introduces the Best of Soul Train from 1972-1973 Clips: James Brown - "Make It Funky," "Super Bad" and Medley: "Please, Please, Please" and "Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud" (from ST 2.19 #49, 10-Feb-1973) James Brown & Teddy Brown (James Brown's son) interview (from ST 2.20 #50 17-Feb-1973) Chuck Berry - "Johnny B. Goode" (from ST 2.36 #66, 07-Jul-1973) Aretha Franklin - "Day Dreaming" (from ST 2.26 #56, 14-Apr-1973) Curtis Mayfield - "Superfly" (from ST 2.15 #45, 06-Jan-1973) The Temptations - "Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)" and "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" (from ST 2.11 #41, 18-Nov-1972) The Four Tops - "Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)" (from ST 2.20 #50, 17-Feb-1973) The Supremes - "Floy Joy" and "Bad Weather" (from ST 2.30 #60, 12-May-1973) Jermaine Jackson feat. Jackson 5 - "Daddy's Home" (from ST 2.05 #35, 07-Oct-1972) Jackson 5 - "I Want You Back" (from ST 2.05 #35, 07-Oct-1972) Al Green - "For The Good Times" (from ST 2.22 #52, 03-Mar-1973) The O'Jays - "Love Train" (from ST 2.26 #56, 21-Apr-1973) Stevie Wonder - "Soul Train (All The Brothers And Sisters Get Together)" (from ST 2.16 #46, 13-Jan-1973) Closing Credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Best of Soul Train sit in the Soul Train guide?
S02E37 is listed hour 67 of 1134 — last listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 37.
When did Soul Train S02E37 air?
The Best of Soul Train aired 1973-08-11 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…