Soul Train
Smokey Robinson / First Choice / Al Wilson
TV Flash files “Smokey Robinson / First Choice / Al Wilson” as hour 80 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 3, episode 13, aired 1973-11-24, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E13: listed hour 80 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 13 of 39 in season 3. It aired 1973-11-24 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Tower of Power / The Pointer Sisters / Tavares” (S03E12). Next is “The Temptations/ G.C. Cameron” (S03E14). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme ("TSOP" by MFSB) Performance: Smokey Robinson "Just My Soul Responding" Soul Train Line: The O'Jays "Put Your Hands Together" Performance: First Choice "Armed And Extremely Dangerous" Scrambleboard: (TOWER OF POWER) "Stone To The Bone" James Brown Performance: Al Wilson "Show And Tell" plus an Interview Midpoint: "Space Race" Billy Preston Q & A with Smokey followed by performance of "Baby Come Close" 1st Song, Dancers, on record: "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)" The Staple Singers Performance: First Choice "Smarty Pants" plus an Interview Interview with Smokey, Claudette & Berry Robinson Performance: Smokey Robinson "Sweet Harmony" Closing Credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Smokey Robinson / First Choice / Al Wilson sit in the Soul Train guide?
S03E13 is listed hour 80 of 1134 — hour 13 of 39 in season 3, season 3 episode 13.
When did Soul Train S03E13 air?
Smokey Robinson / First Choice / Al Wilson aired 1973-11-24 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…