Soul Train
The Isley Brothers / Betty Wright / Jr. Walker & the All-Stars
TV Flash files “The Isley Brothers / Betty Wright / Jr. Walker & the All-Stars” as hour 72 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 3, episode 5, aired 1973-09-22, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E05: listed hour 72 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 5 of 39 in season 3. It aired 1973-09-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Dance Contest Show / The Sylvers” (S03E04). Next is “Eddie Kendricks / The Dramatics / Rufus” (S03E06). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening titles (opening theme: "Hot Potatoes" by King Curtis) Performance: The Isley Brothers - "Listen To The Music" 1st song, dancers, on record: "Higher Ground"- Stevie Wonder Soul Train Line: The O'Jays - "Put Your Hands Together" Performance: Betty Wright - "Gimme Back My Man" Scrambleboard: (BLOODSTONE) "We're On The Right Track" - Ultra High Frequency Performance: Jr. Walker and The All-Stars - "Peace & Understanding Is Hard To Find" plus an interview with Don Cornelius. Brief interview by Don Cornelius with The Isley Brothers followed by a performance: "That Lady, Pt. 1 & 2" Performance: Betty Wright - "Let Me Be Your Lovemaker" plus an interview with Don Cornelius. 2nd song, dancers, on record: "Sexy, Sexy, Sexy" (James Brown) 3rd song, dancers, on record: "Keep On Truckin'" (Eddie Kendricks) Performance: The Isley Brothers - "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight." Closing from Don Cornelius and ending credits.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Isley Brothers / Betty Wright / Jr. Walker & the All-Stars sit in the Soul Train guide?
S03E05 is listed hour 72 of 1134 — hour 5 of 39 in season 3, season 3 episode 5.
When did Soul Train S03E05 air?
The Isley Brothers / Betty Wright / Jr. Walker & the All-Stars aired 1973-09-22 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…