Soul Train
Nancy Wilson / Johnny Bristol / The Mighty Clouds of Joy
TV Flash files “Nancy Wilson / Johnny Bristol / The Mighty Clouds of Joy” as hour 117 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 4, episode 11, aired 1974-11-16, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E11: listed hour 117 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 11 of 39 in season 4. It aired 1974-11-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Ohio Players / Ecstacy, Passion & Pain / B.T. Express” (S04E10). Next is “The Moments / LaBelle / Carl Carlton” (S04E12). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Nancy Wilson - "Ocean of Love" and "Streetrunner." Johnny Bristol - "Hang On in There Baby" and "You and I." Mighty Clouds of Joy - "Time" and "Mighty Clouds of Joy."
Viewer FAQ
Where does Nancy Wilson / Johnny Bristol / The Mighty Clouds of Joy sit in the Soul Train guide?
S04E11 is listed hour 117 of 1134 — hour 11 of 39 in season 4, season 4 episode 11.
When did Soul Train S04E11 air?
Nancy Wilson / Johnny Bristol / The Mighty Clouds of Joy aired 1974-11-16 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…
Filed against
- 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…
Also in season 4
- S04E01 Billy Preston/ Rufus/ George McCrae
- S04E02 James Brown & the First Family of Soul / Fred Wesley & the JB's / Lyn Collins
- S04E03 Johnnie Taylor / The Joneses / Syreeta
- S04E04 The Miracles / Herbie Hancock / Yvonne Fair
- S04E05 Michael Jackson / MDLT
- S04E06 The Four Tops / The New Birth / Creative Source