Soul Train
Elton John / Mandrill
TV Flash files “Elton John / Mandrill” as hour 141 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 4, episode 35, aired 1975-05-17, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E35: listed hour 141 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 35 of 39 in season 4. It aired 1975-05-17 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Dionne Warwick/ Greg Perry/ The Futures” (S04E34). Next is “Barry White & the Love Unlimited Orchestra” (S04E36). 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)" 1st song, on record, Dancers: "Sex Machine '75" James Brown Performance: Mandrill "Wind On Horseback" Soul Train Scramble Board: "Give The People What They Want" The O'Jays 2nd song, on record, Dancers: "Dynomite" Bazuka Karl Grigsby does his Comedy Routine Interview with Elton John plus performance "Philadelphia Freedom" Performance: Mandrill "Peck Yer Neck" plus an interview Soul Train Line: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes "Bad Luck" Performance: Elton John "Bennie And The Jets" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Elton John / Mandrill sit in the Soul Train guide?
S04E35 is listed hour 141 of 1134 — hour 35 of 39 in season 4, season 4 episode 35.
When did Soul Train S04E35 air?
Elton John / Mandrill aired 1975-05-17 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