Soul Train
Johnny Nash/Kool & the Gang/The Originals
TV Flash files “Johnny Nash/Kool & the Gang/The Originals” as hour 86 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 3, episode 19, aired 1974-01-12, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E19: listed hour 86 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 19 of 39 in season 3. It aired 1974-01-12 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Billy Preston / Creative Source / Eric Mercury” (S03E18). Next is “The 5th Dimension / Willie Hutch” (S03E20). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Johnny Nash - "I Can See Clearly," "Ooh, What a Feeling" and "Loving You" Kool & the Gang - "Funky Stuff" and "Jungle Boogie" The Originals - "There's A Chance When You Love You'll Lose"
Viewer FAQ
Where does Johnny Nash/Kool & the Gang/The Originals sit in the Soul Train guide?
S03E19 is listed hour 86 of 1134 — hour 19 of 39 in season 3, season 3 episode 19.
When did Soul Train S03E19 air?
Johnny Nash/Kool & the Gang/The Originals aired 1974-01-12 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…