Soul Train
LaBelle/ Creative Source
TV Flash files “LaBelle/ Creative Source” as hour 154 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 5, episode 9, aired 1975-10-18, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E09: listed hour 154 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 9 of 39 in season 5. It aired 1975-10-18 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The O'Jays/ Little Milton” (S05E08). Next is “Minnie Riperton/ Twenty First Century” (S05E10). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme ("Soul Train '75" by the Soul Train Gang) 1st Song, Dancers, on record: "Mr. D.J." Aretha Franklin Performance: Creative Source "Pass The Feelin' On" Scrambleboard: (SPINNERS) "Get The Cream Off The Top" Eddie Kendricks Performance: LaBelle - Cosmic Dancer 2nd Song, Dancers, on record: "It Only Takes A Minute" Tavares Performance: LaBelle - Good Intentions Midpoint: "Love Rollercoaster" Ohio Players Q & A with LaBelle followed by performance of "Messin' With My Mind" Performance: Creative Source "Sincerely" + Interview Soul Train Line: The O'Jays "Survival" Performance: LaBelle - Slow Burn Closing song
Viewer FAQ
Where does LaBelle/ Creative Source sit in the Soul Train guide?
S05E09 is listed hour 154 of 1134 — hour 9 of 39 in season 5, season 5 episode 9.
When did Soul Train S05E09 air?
LaBelle/ Creative Source aired 1975-10-18 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…