Soul Train
David Bowie/ Faith, Hope and Charity/ Jeff Perry
TV Flash files “David Bowie/ Faith, Hope and Charity/ Jeff Perry” as hour 165 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 5, episode 20, aired 1976-01-03, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E20: listed hour 165 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 20 of 39 in season 5. It aired 1976-01-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Billy Preston/ The Sylvers” (S05E19). Next is “The Temptations/ Edwin Starr” (S05E21). 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: "Sing a Song" Earth, Wind & Fire 2nd song, on record, Dancers: "Boogie Fever" The Sylvers Soul Train Scramble Board: "Full of Fire" Al Green Performance: Faith, Hope & Charity "Don't Go Looking for Love" 3rd song, on record, Dancers: "Garbage Can" The Soul Train Gang Performance: Jeff Perry "Love Don't Come No Stronger (Than Yours And Mine)" and interview Midpoint Song: "Dance Wit Me" Rufus & Chaka Khan Interview with David Bowie plus a performance "Golden Years" 4th song, on record, Dancers: "Is It Love That We're Missin'" Quincy Jones Performance: Faith, Hope & Charity "To Each His Own" plus an interview Soul Train Line Song: The O'Jays "I Love Music" Performance: David Bowie "Fame" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does David Bowie/ Faith, Hope and Charity/ Jeff Perry sit in the Soul Train guide?
S05E20 is listed hour 165 of 1134 — hour 20 of 39 in season 5, season 5 episode 20.
When did Soul Train S05E20 air?
David Bowie/ Faith, Hope and Charity/ Jeff Perry aired 1976-01-03 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…