Soul Train
Smokey Robinson/ Lakeside
TV Flash files “Smokey Robinson/ Lakeside” as hour 221 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 6, episode 37, aired 1977-04-30, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E37: listed hour 221 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 37 of 39 in season 6. It aired 1977-04-30 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Teddy Pendergrass/ Double Exposure” (S06E36). Next is “Marvin Gaye” (S06E38). 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: "Got To Give It Up" Marvin Gaye 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "Do What You Wanna Do" T-Connection Soul Train Scramble Board: "I Gotta Keep Dancin'" Carrie Lucas Performance: Lakeside "If I Didn't Have You" 3rd Song, on record, Dancers: "Super Band" Kool & the Gang Performance: Smokey Robinson "Vitamin U" plus interview Performance: Smokey Robinson "There Will Come A Day (I'm Gonna Happen To You)" Midpoint Song: "I'm Your Boogie Man" KC & The Sunshine Band Performance: Lakeside "Shine On (Lift Your Spirit Higher)" and interview Soul Train Line Song: Shalamar "Uptown Festival" Performance: Smokey Robinson "Let's Do the Dance of Life Together" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Smokey Robinson/ Lakeside sit in the Soul Train guide?
S06E37 is listed hour 221 of 1134 — hour 37 of 39 in season 6, season 6 episode 37.
When did Soul Train S06E37 air?
Smokey Robinson/ Lakeside aired 1977-04-30 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…