Soul Train
The Dells/ Bloodstone
TV Flash files “The Dells/ Bloodstone” as hour 169 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 5, episode 24, aired 1976-01-31, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E24: listed hour 169 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 24 of 39 in season 5. It aired 1976-01-31 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Jackson Five” (S05E23). Next is “Bill Withers/ The Soul Train Gang” (S05E25). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening theme 1st song, dancers, on record: "Hot (I Need To Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved)" James Brown 2nd song, dancers, on record: "Let's Go Disco" Archie Bell & the Drells Scrambleboard: (TEMPTATIONS) on record: "Walk Away From Love" David Ruffin Performance: Bloodstone - "Give Me Your Heart" 3rd song, dancers, on record: "Baby Face" Wing and a Prayer Fife and Drum Corps Performance: The Dells - "Power of Love" Midpoint song: "Garbage Can" Soul Train Gang Don Cornelius interviews The Dells. Performance: The Dells - "We Gotta Get Our Thing Together" 4th song, dancers, on record: "I Reached The Turning Point In My Life" Tyrone Davis Performance: Bloodstone - "Hooray For Romance" and interview by Don Cornelius. Clips from the movie "Train Ride To Hollywood" are shown. Performance: The Dells - "Strike Up the Band" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Dells/ Bloodstone sit in the Soul Train guide?
S05E24 is listed hour 169 of 1134 — hour 24 of 39 in season 5, season 5 episode 24.
When did Soul Train S05E24 air?
The Dells/ Bloodstone aired 1976-01-31 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…