Soul Train
Billy Preston/ The Sylvers
TV Flash files “Billy Preston/ The Sylvers” as hour 164 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 5, episode 19, aired 1975-12-27, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E19: listed hour 164 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 19 of 39 in season 5. It aired 1975-12-27 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Freda Payne/ The Whispers” (S05E18). Next is “David Bowie/ Faith, Hope and Charity/ Jeff Perry” (S05E20). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
opening titles 1st song, Dancers, on record: "Love Rollercoaster" (Ohio Players) 2nd song, Dancers, on record: "That's the Way (I like It)" (KC and the Sunshine Band) Scrambleboard: (FREDA PAYNE), Dancers, on record: "Happy" (aka "I'll Make You Happy Baby") (Eddie Kendricks) Don Cornelius interviews Foster Sylvers (of The Sylvers). Performance: The Sylvers - "Free Style" 4th song, Dancers, on record: "Sing a Song" (Earth, Wind, and Fire) Performance: Billy Preston - "That's Life" Midpoint song: "The Right Track" (Southshore Commission) Don Cornelius interviews Billy Preston. 2nd performance: Billy Preston - "Do It While You Can" 5th song, Dancers, on record: "Super Bad, Super Slick"(James Brown) 2nd performance: The Sylvers - "Boogie Fever" Soul Train Line, on record: "Dance With Me" (Rufus, with Chaka Khan) 3rd performance: Billy Preston -"Fancy Lady" closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Billy Preston/ The Sylvers sit in the Soul Train guide?
S05E19 is listed hour 164 of 1134 — hour 19 of 39 in season 5, season 5 episode 19.
When did Soul Train S05E19 air?
Billy Preston/ The Sylvers aired 1975-12-27 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…