Soul Train
Jermaine Jackson/ Tata Vega
TV Flash files “Jermaine Jackson/ Tata Vega” as hour 192 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 6, episode 8, aired 1976-10-09, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E08: listed hour 192 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 8 of 39 in season 6. It aired 1976-10-09 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Spinners/ David Ruffin” (S06E07). Next is “The Emotions/ The Rimshots/ The Ritchie Family” (S06E09). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Jermaine Jackson - "My Touch of Madness," "Look Past My Life" and "Let's Be Young Tonight." Tata Vega - "Full Speed Ahead" and "Never Had a Dream Come True."
Viewer FAQ
Where does Jermaine Jackson/ Tata Vega sit in the Soul Train guide?
S06E08 is listed hour 192 of 1134 — hour 8 of 39 in season 6, season 6 episode 8.
When did Soul Train S06E08 air?
Jermaine Jackson/ Tata Vega aired 1976-10-09 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…