Soul Train
Melba Moore/ The Whispers
TV Flash files “Melba Moore/ The Whispers” as hour 187 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 6, episode 3, aired 1976-09-04, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E03: listed hour 187 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 3 of 39 in season 6. It aired 1976-09-04 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Sylvers/ Sun” (S06E02). Next is “The O'Jays/ Thelma Houston” (S06E04). 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: "One Love In My Lifetime" Diana Ross 2nd song, on record, Dancers: "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" KC & the Sunshine Band Soul Train Scramble Board: "Getaway" Earth, Wind & Fire Performance: Melba Moore "This Is It" 3rd song, on record, Dancers: "Who'd She Coo?" Ohio Players Performance: The Whispers - "One for the Money" plus an interview Midpoint Song: "Get The Funk Out Ma Face" The Brothers Johnson Interview with Melba Moore plus a performance: "Lean on Me" 4th song, on record, Dancers: "Message In Our Music" The O'Jays Performance: The Whispers - "Living Together (In Sin)" Soul Train Line Song: The Bee Gees "You Should Be Dancing" Performance: Melba Moore - "Free" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Melba Moore/ The Whispers sit in the Soul Train guide?
S06E03 is listed hour 187 of 1134 — hour 3 of 39 in season 6, season 6 episode 3.
When did Soul Train S06E03 air?
Melba Moore/ The Whispers aired 1976-09-04 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…