Soul Train
The Pointer Sisters/ B.T. Express/ Ralph Carter
TV Flash files “The Pointer Sisters/ B.T. Express/ Ralph Carter” as hour 152 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 5, episode 7, aired 1975-10-04, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E07: listed hour 152 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 7 of 39 in season 5. It aired 1975-10-04 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Eddie Kendricks/ Tavares/ Paul Mooney” (S05E06). Next is “The O'Jays/ Little Milton” (S05E08). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening theme 1st song, dancers, on record: "Low Rider" War Performance: B.T. Express - "Peace Pipe" Scrambleboard: (ISAAC HAYES) on record: "Get The Cream Off The Top" Eddie Kendricks Performance: The Pointer Sisters - "Going Down Slowly" Performance: Ralph Carter (from "Good Times") sings "When You're Young and in Love" and is interviewed by Don Cornelius. Midpoint song: "Survival" The O'Jays The Pointer Sisters take questions from the audience. Performance: The Pointer Sisters - "How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side)" 2nd song, dancers, on record: "I Get High on You" Sly & The Family Stone Performance: B.T. Express "Give It What You Got" and an interview with Don Cornelius. Soul Train Line: "Fight The Power" The Isley Brothers Performance: The Pointer Sisters - "Sleeping Alone"
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Pointer Sisters/ B.T. Express/ Ralph Carter sit in the Soul Train guide?
S05E07 is listed hour 152 of 1134 — hour 7 of 39 in season 5, season 5 episode 7.
When did Soul Train S05E07 air?
The Pointer Sisters/ B.T. Express/ Ralph Carter aired 1975-10-04 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…