Soul Train
B.T. Express/ Letta Mbulu/ Enchantment
TV Flash files “B.T. Express/ Letta Mbulu/ Enchantment” as hour 218 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 6, episode 34, aired 1977-04-09, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E34: listed hour 218 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 34 of 39 in season 6. It aired 1977-04-09 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Roy Ayers' Ubiquity/ Lonnie Liston Smith/ Gwen McCrae” (S06E33). Next is “Archie Bell & the Drells/ Brainstorm” (S06E35). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening theme 1st song, dancers, on record: "The Pride" The Isley Brothers Performance: Enchantment "Gloria" Scrambleboard: (EMOTIONS) "I'm Qualified to Satisfy You" Barry White Performance: B.T. Express "Expose Yourself" plus an interview with Don Cornelius 2nd song, dancers, on record: "I Gotta Keep Dancing" Carrie Lucas Performance: Letta Mbulu "Music Man" Midpoint Song: "Disco Inferno" The Trammps Don Cornelius interviews Letta Mbulu Performance: Letta Mbulu "Many Rains Ago (Oluwa)" 3rd song, Dancers, on record: "Superbad" Kool & the Gang Performance: Enchantment "Hold On" plus an interview with Don Cornelius Soul Train Line: Shalamar "Uptown Festival" Performance: B.T. Express "We Got it Together" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does B.T. Express/ Letta Mbulu/ Enchantment sit in the Soul Train guide?
S06E34 is listed hour 218 of 1134 — hour 34 of 39 in season 6, season 6 episode 34.
When did Soul Train S06E34 air?
B.T. Express/ Letta Mbulu/ Enchantment aired 1977-04-09 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…