Soul Train
James Brown & the First Family of Soul / Fred Wesley & the JB's / Lyn Collins
TV Flash files “James Brown & the First Family of Soul / Fred Wesley & the JB's / Lyn Collins” as hour 108 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 4, episode 2, aired 1974-09-14, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E02: listed hour 108 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 2 of 39 in season 4. It aired 1974-09-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Billy Preston/ Rufus/ George McCrae” (S04E01). Next is “Johnnie Taylor / The Joneses / Syreeta” (S04E03). 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)" Interview with James Brown Performance: Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s featuring James Brown "Damn Right I'm Somebody" Performance: Lyn Collins "Rock Me Again And Again" Performance: James Brown with Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s Medley: "Cold Sweat", "I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)", "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag", "The Payback" Interview with Special guest Curtis Gibson Performance: James Brown with Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s Medley: "Try Me", "Papa Don't Take No Mess" Interview with James Brown and Special guest Al Sharpton Performance: James Brown & Deanna Brown with Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s "Hell" Performance: Sweet Charles "Soul Man" Performance: James Brown with Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s Medley: "Papa Don't Take No Mess", "My Thang" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does James Brown & the First Family of Soul / Fred Wesley & the JB's / Lyn Collins sit in the Soul Train guide?
S04E02 is listed hour 108 of 1134 — hour 2 of 39 in season 4, season 4 episode 2.
When did Soul Train S04E02 air?
James Brown & the First Family of Soul / Fred Wesley & the JB's / Lyn Collins aired 1974-09-14 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…