Soul Train
Average White Band/ Undisputed Truth
TV Flash files “Average White Band/ Undisputed Truth” as hour 161 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 5, episode 16, aired 1975-12-06, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E16: listed hour 161 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 16 of 39 in season 5. It aired 1975-12-06 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Miracles/ Poison/ Quincy Jones” (S05E15). Next is “Rufus/ David Ruffin” (S05E17). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
opening titles 1st song, dancers: "To Each His Own" (Faith, Hope and Charity). 2nd song, dancers: "Peace Pipe" (B.T. Express) Scrambleboard: (QUINCY JONES) record: "Love Power" (by Willie Hutch) Performance: The Undisputed Truth - "Ma" 3rd song, dancers: "Happy Baby" (unknown) Performance: Average White Band - "Cut the Cake" and an interview with Don. Performance: Average White Band - "Person to Person" Performance: The Undisputed Truth - "Boogie Bump Boogie" and an interview with Don Soul Train Line: "I Love Music" (The O'Jays) Performance: Average White Band - "Schoolboy Crush." closing theme.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Average White Band/ Undisputed Truth sit in the Soul Train guide?
S05E16 is listed hour 161 of 1134 — hour 16 of 39 in season 5, season 5 episode 16.
When did Soul Train S05E16 air?
Average White Band/ Undisputed Truth aired 1975-12-06 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…