Soul Train
O.C. Smith/ HOT/ Floaters
TV Flash files “O.C. Smith/ HOT/ Floaters” as the first listed hour of season 7 — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 7, episode 1, aired 1977-08-20, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E01: listed hour 224 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, first listed hour of season 7. It aired 1977-08-20 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Harold Melvin & the Blue notes/ Side Effect” (S06E39). Next is “Jermaine Jackson/ Switch” (S07E02). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
O.C. Smith - "Together," "You and I" and "Simple Life." HOT - "Angel in Your Arms." The Floaters - "Float On." The set changes again- now there is the title on stage behind the performers
Viewer FAQ
Where does O.C. Smith/ HOT/ Floaters sit in the Soul Train guide?
S07E01 is listed hour 224 of 1134 — first listed hour of season 7, season 7 episode 1.
When did Soul Train S07E01 air?
O.C. Smith/ HOT/ Floaters aired 1977-08-20 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…
Filed against
- 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…