Soul Train
Marvin Gaye / The Whispers
TV Flash files “Marvin Gaye / The Whispers” as hour 89 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 3, episode 22, aired 1974-02-16, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E22: listed hour 89 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 22 of 39 in season 3. It aired 1974-02-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Johnny Mathis / The Dells” (S03E21). Next is “Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes / Billy Paul / Maxine Weldon” (S03E23). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme ("TSOP" by MFSB) Performance: Marvin Gaye "Come Get To This" and "Distant Lover" 1st Song, Dancers, on record: "Mighty Love" The Spinners Soul Train Line: Billy Preston "You're So Unique" Performance: The Whispers "A Mother For My Children" plus an Interview Midpoint: "For The Love Of Money" The O'Jays Q & A with Marvin Gaye followed by performance of "Let's Get It On" Scrambleboard: (JOHNNY MATHIS) "Sexy Mama" The Moments Performance: The Whispers "What More Can A Girl Ask For" Interview: George Foreman promoting upcoming fight with Ken Norton 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: Kool & The Gang "Jungle Boogie" Performance: Marvin Gaye "Keep Gettin' It On" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Marvin Gaye / The Whispers sit in the Soul Train guide?
S03E22 is listed hour 89 of 1134 — hour 22 of 39 in season 3, season 3 episode 22.
When did Soul Train S03E22 air?
Marvin Gaye / The Whispers aired 1974-02-16 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…