Soul Train
The O'Jays/ Thelma Houston
TV Flash files “The O'Jays/ Thelma Houston” as hour 188 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 6, episode 4, aired 1976-09-11, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E04: listed hour 188 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 4 of 39 in season 6. It aired 1976-09-11 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Melba Moore/ The Whispers” (S06E03). Next is “D.J. Rogers/ The Lockers/ National Dance Contest” (S06E05). 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: "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" KC & the Sunshine Band 2nd song, on record, Dancers: "One for the Money" The Whispers Soul Train Scramble Board: "Get Up Offa That Thing" James Brown Performance: Thelma Houston "The Bingo Long Song (Steal On Home)" 3rd song, on record, Dancers: "Get the Funk Out Ma Face" The Brothers Johnson Performance: The O'Jays "I Love Music" Midpoint Song: "Who'd She Coo?" Ohio Players The Soul Train dancers ask The O'Jays questions and they perform "Message In Our Music" 4th song, on record, Dancers: "Groovy People" Lou Rawls Performance: Thelma Houston "Razzle Dazzle" plus an interview Soul Train Line Song: Earth, Wind & Fire "Getaway" Performance: The O'Jays "Stairway to Heaven" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does The O'Jays/ Thelma Houston sit in the Soul Train guide?
S06E04 is listed hour 188 of 1134 — hour 4 of 39 in season 6, season 6 episode 4.
When did Soul Train S06E04 air?
The O'Jays/ Thelma Houston aired 1976-09-11 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…