Soul Train
Kool & The Gang / Al Wilson / The Natural Four
TV Flash files “Kool & The Gang / Al Wilson / The Natural Four” as hour 103 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 3, episode 36, aired 1974-06-15, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E36: listed hour 103 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 36 of 39 in season 3. It aired 1974-06-15 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Staple Singers / Bunny Sigler” (S03E35). Next is “The O'Jays / Ramsey Lewis” (S03E37). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening theme Performance: Kool and the Gang - "Funky Stuff" 1st song, dancers, on record: "Let's Get Married" Al Green Scrambleboard: (BILL WITHERS) on record: "Come and Get Your Love" Redbone Performance: Al Wilson - "Touch And Go" Soul Train Line, record: "For The Love Of Money" The O'Jays Performance: The Natural Four - "Love That Really Counts" and an interview with Don Cornelius. Midpoint song: "Can You Handle It?" Graham Central Station Kool and the Gang takes questions from Don Cornelius and the audience. Performance: Kool and the Gang - "Hollywood Swinging" 2nd song, dancers, on record: "I'm In Love" Aretha Franklin Performance: Al Wilson - "Broken Home" and interview by Don Cornelius. 3rd song, dancers, on record: "You've Got My Soul On Fire" Temptations Performance: Kool and the Gang - "Jungle Boogie" Closing credits.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Kool & The Gang / Al Wilson / The Natural Four sit in the Soul Train guide?
S03E36 is listed hour 103 of 1134 — hour 36 of 39 in season 3, season 3 episode 36.
When did Soul Train S03E36 air?
Kool & The Gang / Al Wilson / The Natural Four aired 1974-06-15 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…