Soul Train
Al Green/ Fatback Band
TV Flash files “Al Green/ Fatback Band” as hour 215 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 6, episode 31, aired 1977-03-19, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E31: listed hour 215 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 31 of 39 in season 6. It aired 1977-03-19 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Natalie Cole/ Arthur Prysock” (S06E30). Next is “Melba Moore/ Joe Tex” (S06E32). 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: "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" Joe Tex 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "Don't Leave Me This Way" Thelma Houston Soul Train Scramble Board: "Uptown Festival" Shalamar Performance: Fatback Band "Double Dutch" 3rd Song, on record, Dancers: "Disco Lucy (I Love Lucy Theme)" Wilton Place Street Band Performance: Al Green "Keep Me Cryin'" Midpoint Song: "Theme From King Kong" The Love Unlimited Orchestra Interview with Al Green and performance "Have a Good Time" 4th Song, on record, Dancers: "Dancin'" Crown Heights Affair Performance: Fatback Band "(Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop" plus an interview Soul Train Line Song: Brass Construction "Ha Cha Cha (Funktion)" Performance: Al Green "I Tried To Tell Myself" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Al Green/ Fatback Band sit in the Soul Train guide?
S06E31 is listed hour 215 of 1134 — hour 31 of 39 in season 6, season 6 episode 31.
When did Soul Train S06E31 air?
Al Green/ Fatback Band aired 1977-03-19 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…