Soul Train
Johnny Mathis / The Dells
TV Flash files “Johnny Mathis / The Dells” as hour 88 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 3, episode 21, aired 1974-02-09, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E21: listed hour 88 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 21 of 39 in season 3. It aired 1974-02-09 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The 5th Dimension / Willie Hutch” (S03E20). Next is “Marvin Gaye / The Whispers” (S03E22). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme ("TSOP" By MFSB) Performance: Johnny Mathis "I'm Coming Home" & "I'm Stone In Love With You" Soul Train Line: The O'Jays "For The Love Of Money" 1st Song, on record, Dancers: "You're So Unique" Billy Preston Performance: The Dells "I Miss You" + Interview Scrambleboard: (JAMES BROWN) "Boogie Down" Eddie Kendricks Midpoint: "Satisfaction Guaranteed" Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Q & A with Johnny Mathis followed by performance of "Life Is A Song Worth Singing" 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "Mighty Love" The Spinners Performance: The Dells "Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation" Performance: Johnny Mathis "Foolish" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Johnny Mathis / The Dells sit in the Soul Train guide?
S03E21 is listed hour 88 of 1134 — hour 21 of 39 in season 3, season 3 episode 21.
When did Soul Train S03E21 air?
Johnny Mathis / The Dells aired 1974-02-09 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…