Soul Train
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr./ Deniece Williams
TV Flash files “Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr./ Deniece Williams” as hour 194 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 6, episode 10, aired 1976-10-23, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E10: listed hour 194 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 10 of 39 in season 6. It aired 1976-10-23 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Emotions/ The Rimshots/ The Ritchie Family” (S06E09). Next is “The Undisputed Truth/ Impact/ Carol Douglas” (S06E11). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening theme (Soul Train '76- Get on Board) 1st song, dancers, on record: "The Best Disco In Town" The Ritchie Family 2nd song, dancers, on record: "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" KC and the Sunshine Band Scrambleboard: (FOUR TOPS) on record: "Flowers" The Emotions Performance: Deniece Williams - "Free" 3rd song, dancers, on record: "Message in Our Music" The O'Jays Performance: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr - "I Hope We Get to Love in Time." Midpoint song: "Energy To Burn" B.T. Express Don Cornelius interviews Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. Performance: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr - "You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)" 4th song, dancers, on record: "Mr. Melody" Natalie Cole Performance: Deniece Williams - "It's Important To Me" and an interview by Don Cornelius. Soul Train Line, record: "You Plus Me Equals Love" Undisputed Truth Performance: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr - "You Can't Change My Heart."
Viewer FAQ
Where does Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr./ Deniece Williams sit in the Soul Train guide?
S06E10 is listed hour 194 of 1134 — hour 10 of 39 in season 6, season 6 episode 10.
When did Soul Train S06E10 air?
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr./ Deniece Williams aired 1976-10-23 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 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…