Soul Train
The Spinners/ David Ruffin
TV Flash files “The Spinners/ David Ruffin” as hour 191 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 6, episode 7, aired 1976-10-02, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E07: listed hour 191 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 7 of 39 in season 6. It aired 1976-10-02 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “LaBelle/ Brother to Brother” (S06E06). Next is “Jermaine Jackson/ Tata Vega” (S06E08). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The Spinners - "If You Can't Be in Love" and "Wake Up Susan." David Ruffin - "Everything's Coming Up Love" and "On and Off." A cameo appearance by Karen McClellan, the winner of Hal Jackson's Talented Teen contest.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Spinners/ David Ruffin sit in the Soul Train guide?
S06E07 is listed hour 191 of 1134 — hour 7 of 39 in season 6, season 6 episode 7.
When did Soul Train S06E07 air?
The Spinners/ David Ruffin aired 1976-10-02 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…
Filed against
- 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…