Soul Train
Rufus/ David Ruffin
TV Flash files “Rufus/ David Ruffin” as hour 162 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 5, episode 17, aired 1975-12-13, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E17: listed hour 162 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 17 of 39 in season 5. It aired 1975-12-13 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Average White Band/ Undisputed Truth” (S05E16). Next is “Freda Payne/ The Whispers” (S05E18). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme "Soul Train '75" 1st song, on record, Dancers: "Boogie Fever" (The Sylvers). 2nd song, on record, Dancers: "We're On The Right Track" (South Shore Commission). Soul Train Scramble Board: "Sing A Song" (Earth, Wind & Fire). Performance: David Ruffin - "Walk Away From Love." 3rd song, on record, Dancers: "That's The Way (I Like It)" (KC & The Sunshine Band). Performance: Rufus & Chaka Khan - Medley: "Dance Wit Me," "Ooh I Like Your Loving" & "Have A Good Time" plus an interview. Performance: Rufus & Chaka Khan - "Sweet Thing." Performance: David Ruffin - "Wild Honey" plus an interview. Soul Train Line: "I Love Music" (The O'Jays) Performance: Rufus & Chaka Khan - "Fool's Paradise." Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Rufus/ David Ruffin sit in the Soul Train guide?
S05E17 is listed hour 162 of 1134 — hour 17 of 39 in season 5, season 5 episode 17.
When did Soul Train S05E17 air?
Rufus/ David Ruffin aired 1975-12-13 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…