Soul Train
Aretha Franklin/ Ronnie Dyson
TV Flash files “Aretha Franklin/ Ronnie Dyson” as hour 197 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 6, episode 13, aired 1976-11-13, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E13: listed hour 197 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 13 of 39 in season 6. It aired 1976-11-13 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Four Tops/ Vicki Sue Robinson” (S06E12). Next is “The Manhattans/ Brass Construction/ Rose Royce” (S06E14). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme "Soul Train '76" 1st song, on record, Dancers: "Enjoy Yourself" The Jacksons 2nd song, on record, Dancers: "Black Man" Stevie Wonder Soul Train Scramble Board: "What Was I Thinkin' In My Head" Sly & the Family Stone Performance: Ronnie Dyson "(I Like Being) Close To You" Special guests Stephen Burrows (fashion designer) and Pat Cleveland (fashion model) interview 3rd song, on record, Dancers: "I Like To Do It" KC & the Sunshine Band 4th song, on record, Dancers: "Car Wash" Rose Royce Interview with Aretha Franklin plus a performance "Jump" 5th song, on record, Dancers: "Disco Duck" Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots Performance: Ronnie Dyson "The More You Do It (The More I Like It Done to Me)" plus an interview Soul Train Line Song: The O'Jays "Message in Our Music" Performance: Aretha Franklin "Sparkle" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Aretha Franklin/ Ronnie Dyson sit in the Soul Train guide?
S06E13 is listed hour 197 of 1134 — hour 13 of 39 in season 6, season 6 episode 13.
When did Soul Train S06E13 air?
Aretha Franklin/ Ronnie Dyson aired 1976-11-13 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…