Soul Train
The Spinners/ Merry Clayton
TV Flash files “The Spinners/ Merry Clayton” as hour 157 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 5, episode 12, aired 1975-11-08, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E12: listed hour 157 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 12 of 39 in season 5. It aired 1975-11-08 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Ramsey Lewis/ Fantastic Four/ Leslie Uggams” (S05E11). Next is “War/ The Main Ingredient” (S05E13). 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, on record, Dancers: "Hooked For Life" the Trammps Performance: Merry Clayton - One More Ride Scrambleboard: (BARRY WHITE) "Give It What You Got" BT Express Performance: The Spinners "I've Got To Make It On My Own" 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "Messin' With My Mind" Labelle Performance - The Spinners "Sadie" Midpoint: "Salsoul Hustle" Salsoul Orchestra Q & A with The Spinners followed by performance of "Games People Play" 3rd song, on record, Dancers: "Mr. D.J." Aretha Franklin Performance: Merry Clayton "Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow" + Interview Line: Herbie Mann "Waterbed" Performance: The Spinners "Love Don't Love Nobody" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Spinners/ Merry Clayton sit in the Soul Train guide?
S05E12 is listed hour 157 of 1134 — hour 12 of 39 in season 5, season 5 episode 12.
When did Soul Train S05E12 air?
The Spinners/ Merry Clayton aired 1975-11-08 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…