Soul Train
The Crusaders / The Whispers / Ben Vereen
TV Flash files “The Crusaders / The Whispers / Ben Vereen” as hour 127 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 4, episode 21, aired 1975-02-08, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E21: listed hour 127 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 21 of 39 in season 4. It aired 1975-02-08 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Tower of Power / Hues Corporation / Garland Green” (S04E20). Next is “Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan / Gino Vanelli / Bohannon” (S04E22). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme ("TSOP") 1st Song, Dancers, on record: "Dance the Kung Fu" Carl Douglas Performance: The Crusaders "Stomp and Buck Dance" Soul Train Scramble Board: "Happy People" The Temptations Performance: Ben Vereen "By Your Side" 2nd Song, Dancers, on record: "Lady Marmalade" Labelle Performance: The Whispers "Bingo" Midpoint Song: "Pick Up the Pieces" Average White Band Ben Vereen interview (and a clip from the musical "Pippin") Performance: Ben Vereen "Stop Your Half-Steppin' Mama" 3rd Song, Dancers, on record: "Get Dancin'" Disco Tex & the Sex-O-Lettes Performance: The Whispers "Greasy Spoon" plus an interview Soul Train Line: Rufus & Chaka Khan "Once You Get Started" Performance: The Whispers "All I Ever Do (Is Dream Of You)" plus an interview Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Crusaders / The Whispers / Ben Vereen sit in the Soul Train guide?
S04E21 is listed hour 127 of 1134 — hour 21 of 39 in season 4, season 4 episode 21.
When did Soul Train S04E21 air?
The Crusaders / The Whispers / Ben Vereen aired 1975-02-08 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…
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