Soul Train
Rufus/ The Impressions
TV Flash files “Rufus/ The Impressions” as hour 209 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 6, episode 25, aired 1977-02-05, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E25: listed hour 209 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 25 of 39 in season 6. It aired 1977-02-05 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Billy Preston/ Brenda Payton” (S06E24). Next is “Commodores/ Thelma Houston” (S06E26). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - "Hollywood," "At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)" and "Earth Song." The Impressions - "This Time" and "You'll Never Find." Franklyn Ajaye (comedian)
Viewer FAQ
Where does Rufus/ The Impressions sit in the Soul Train guide?
S06E25 is listed hour 209 of 1134 — hour 25 of 39 in season 6, season 6 episode 25.
When did Soul Train S06E25 air?
Rufus/ The Impressions aired 1977-02-05 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…