Soul Train
The Supremes/ Al Wilson
TV Flash files “The Supremes/ Al Wilson” as hour 177 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 5, episode 32, aired 1976-03-27, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E32: listed hour 177 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 32 of 39 in season 5. It aired 1976-03-27 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Johnnie Taylor/ Donna Summer” (S05E31). Next is “The Dramatics/ Dorothy Moore/ Leon Thomas” (S05E33). 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: "Livin' for the Weekend" The O'Jays Performance: Al Wilson "Show and Tell" Soul Train Scramble Board: "He's a Friend" Eddie Kendricks Interview with Special guest Ossie Davis (actor/director) and a clip from the movie Countdown At Kusini 2nd song, on record, Dancers: "You're My One Weakness Girl" Street People Performance: The Supremes "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking" 3rd song, on record, Dancers: "Movin'" Brass Construction Interview with The Supremes and performance "Don't Let My Teardrops Bother You" Performance: Al Wilson "I've Got A Feeling (We'll Be Seeing Each Other Again)" plus an interview Soul Train Line Song: Rufus & Chaka Khan "Dance Wit Me" Performance: The Supremes "You're What's Missing In My Life" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Supremes/ Al Wilson sit in the Soul Train guide?
S05E32 is listed hour 177 of 1134 — hour 32 of 39 in season 5, season 5 episode 32.
When did Soul Train S05E32 air?
The Supremes/ Al Wilson aired 1976-03-27 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…