Soul Train
The Isley Brothers
TV Flash files “The Isley Brothers” as hour 119 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 4, episode 13, aired 1974-12-14, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E13: listed hour 119 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 13 of 39 in season 4. It aired 1974-12-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Moments / LaBelle / Carl Carlton” (S04E12). Next is “Jose Feliciano/Minnie Riperton/Johnny Nash/The Dynamic Superiors” (S04E14). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
record: Stevie Wonder - Boogie On Reggae Woman Live Performance: The Isley Brothers - That Lady & Live It Up Scrambleboard: (LATIMORE) record: Betty Wright - Shoorah! Shoorah! record: Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything Live Performance: The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze Midpoint song: Billy Preston - Struttin' Q & A with The Isley Brothers followed by live performance of Midnight Sky record: Eddie Kendricks - One Tear Line: Graham Central Station - Release Yourself Live Performance: The Isley Brothers - Hello It's Me
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Isley Brothers sit in the Soul Train guide?
S04E13 is listed hour 119 of 1134 — hour 13 of 39 in season 4, season 4 episode 13.
When did Soul Train S04E13 air?
The Isley Brothers aired 1974-12-14 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…
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