Soul Train
Sly & the Family Stone / The Trammps
TV Flash files “Sly & the Family Stone / The Trammps” as hour 105 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 3, episode 38, aired 1974-06-29, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E38: listed hour 105 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 38 of 39 in season 3. It aired 1974-06-29 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The O'Jays / Ramsey Lewis” (S03E37). Next is “The Best of Soul Train” (S03E39). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme: "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" Performance: Sly & The Family Stone "Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" 1st Song, on record, Dancers: "You've Got My Soul On Fire" The Temptations Interview with songwriter and producer Norman Harris Performance: The Trammps "Where Do We Go From Here" plus an interview Soul Train Line Song: Earth, Wind & Fire "Mighty Mighty" Soul Train Scramble Board (answer unknown): "One Chain Don't Make No Prison" The Four Tops Performance: Sly & The Family Stone "I Want To Take You Higher" The Soul Train dancers ask Sly & The Family Stone questions and performance: "Medley: Dance To The Music/ I Want To Take You Higher" 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "Come and Get Your Love" Redbone 3rd Song, on record, Dancers: "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" Stevie Wonder Interview with Sly and the Family Stone plus performance: "If You Want Me To Stay" Closing Credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Sly & the Family Stone / The Trammps sit in the Soul Train guide?
S03E38 is listed hour 105 of 1134 — hour 38 of 39 in season 3, season 3 episode 38.
When did Soul Train S03E38 air?
Sly & the Family Stone / The Trammps aired 1974-06-29 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…