Soul Train
Billy Preston/ Brenda Payton
TV Flash files “Billy Preston/ Brenda Payton” as hour 208 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 6, episode 24, aired 1977-01-29, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E24: listed hour 208 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 24 of 39 in season 6. It aired 1977-01-29 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Lou Rawls/ L.T.D.” (S06E23). Next is “Rufus/ The Impressions” (S06E25). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening credits ("Soul Train '76- Get on Board") Dancers, on record: "Let's Go Down To The Disco" The Undisputed Truth Performance: Billy Preston "Girl" Scrambleboard: (Tammy Jackson & Sheldon Johnson - SUPREMES), on record: "I Like To Do It" KC & The Sunshine Band Performance: Brenda Payton "I Keep Coming Back For More" (Gilda Woods, known for discovering Brenda & the Tabulations, explains why Brenda is not with the Tabulations during the introduction.) Interview: Pam Grier & Richard Pryor (A clip from Car Wash is presented.) Dancers (and Pam Grier & Richard Pryor), on record: "Isn't She Lovely" Stevie Wonder Midpoint Song, Dancers, on record: "Spring Affair" Donna Summer Interview: Billy Preston (It is revealed here that Ron Wood of The Rolling Stones is on stage performing with Preston.) Performance: Billy Preston "Do What You Want To" Dancers, record: "Bodyheat" James Brown Performance: Brenda Payton "Home To Myself" Soul Train Line, record: "Think Happy" The Jacksons Performance: Billy Preston "I've Got The Spirit" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Billy Preston/ Brenda Payton sit in the Soul Train guide?
S06E24 is listed hour 208 of 1134 — hour 24 of 39 in season 6, season 6 episode 24.
When did Soul Train S06E24 air?
Billy Preston/ Brenda Payton aired 1977-01-29 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…