Soul Train
Johnnie Taylor/ Donna Summer
TV Flash files “Johnnie Taylor/ Donna Summer” as hour 176 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 5, episode 31, aired 1976-03-20, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E31: listed hour 176 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 31 of 39 in season 5. It aired 1976-03-20 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Eddie Kendricks/ The Temprees” (S05E30). Next is “The Supremes/ Al Wilson” (S05E32). 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: "He's a Friend" Eddie Kendricks 2nd song, on record, Dancers: "Let's Go Disco" Archie Bell & the Drells Soul Train Scramble Board: "Heavy Love" David Ruffin Performance: Donna Summer "Love to Love You Baby" 3rd song, on record, Dancers: "Livin' for the Weekend" The O'Jays Performance: Johnnie Taylor "Somebody's Gettin' It" Midpoint Song: "Feel the Spirit ('76)" Leroy Hutson Interview with Johnnie Taylor plus a performance "Disco Lady" (and a mention of Soul Train in the song got a wild response) 4th song, on record, Dancers: "Open" Smokey Robinson Performance: Donna Summer "Could It Be Magic" plus an interview Soul Train Line Song: Rufus & Chaka Khan "Dance Wit Me" Performance: Johnnie Taylor "Running Out of Lies" Closing credit
Viewer FAQ
Where does Johnnie Taylor/ Donna Summer sit in the Soul Train guide?
S05E31 is listed hour 176 of 1134 — hour 31 of 39 in season 5, season 5 episode 31.
When did Soul Train S05E31 air?
Johnnie Taylor/ Donna Summer aired 1976-03-20 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…