Soul Train
The Emotions/ The Rimshots/ The Ritchie Family
TV Flash files “The Emotions/ The Rimshots/ The Ritchie Family” as hour 193 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 6, episode 9, aired 1976-10-16, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E09: listed hour 193 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 9 of 39 in season 6. It aired 1976-10-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Jermaine Jackson/ Tata Vega” (S06E08). Next is “Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr./ Deniece Williams” (S06E10). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The Emotions - "Flowers" and "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love." The Rimshots - "We've Got You Singing" and "Super Disco." The Ritchie Family - "The Best Disco in Town." Also, this is where the new Soul Train theme begins: "Soul Train '76 (Get On Board)" and also this is where the set changes to a trainless set with a Giant Disco ball with the title on stage
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Emotions/ The Rimshots/ The Ritchie Family sit in the Soul Train guide?
S06E09 is listed hour 193 of 1134 — hour 9 of 39 in season 6, season 6 episode 9.
When did Soul Train S06E09 air?
The Emotions/ The Rimshots/ The Ritchie Family aired 1976-10-16 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…