Soul Train
Blue Magic / Sister Sledge / Major Harris
TV Flash files “Blue Magic / Sister Sledge / Major Harris” as hour 136 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 4, episode 30, aired 1975-04-12, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E30: listed hour 136 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 30 of 39 in season 4. It aired 1975-04-12 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Al Green” (S04E29). Next is “The Dramatics / Barbara Mason / Ben E. King” (S04E31). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
opening theme 1st song, on record, dancers: "What Am I Gonna Do With You" Barry White Performance: Sister Sledge "Circle of Love" Scrambleboard: (DIONNE WARWICK) "Shining Star" Earth, Wind & Fire Performance: Blue Magic "Never Gonna Get Over You" 2nd song, on record, dancers: "I Didn't Know" The Three Degrees Performance: Major Harris "Love Won't Let Me Wait" and an interview with Don Cornelius Midpoint Bumper: "Express" B.T. Express Blue Magic interview with Don Cornelius and performance: "Love Has Found Its Way to Me" 3rd song, on record, dancers: "L-O-V-E" Al Green Performance: Sister Sledge "Love, Don't You Go Through No Changes on Me" and in interview with Don Cornelius Soul Train Line Song: "Bad Luck" Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes Performance: Blue Magic "Sideshow" closing theme
Viewer FAQ
Where does Blue Magic / Sister Sledge / Major Harris sit in the Soul Train guide?
S04E30 is listed hour 136 of 1134 — hour 30 of 39 in season 4, season 4 episode 30.
When did Soul Train S04E30 air?
Blue Magic / Sister Sledge / Major Harris aired 1975-04-12 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