Soul Train
Johnny Guitar Watson/ The Whispers
TV Flash files “Johnny Guitar Watson/ The Whispers” as hour 227 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 7, episode 4, aired 1977-09-10, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E04: listed hour 227 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 4 of 39 in season 7. It aired 1977-09-10 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “O'Jays/ Al Jarreau/ Truth” (S07E03). Next is “Tyrone Davis/ Dorothy Moore” (S07E05). 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: "I Feel Love" Donna Summer 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "Brick House" Commodores Soul Train Scramble Board (unknown): "O-H-I-O" The Ohio Players Performance: The Whispers "Make It With You" 3rd Song, on record, Dancers: "Devil's Gun" C.J. & Co. Performance: Johnny "Guitar" Watson "A Real Mother For Ya" Midpoint Song: "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me" Barry White Interview with Johhny "Guitar" Watson and performance "Tarzan" 4th song, on record, Dancers: "Runnin' For Your Lovin'" The Brothers Johnson Performance: The Whispers "I'm Gonna Make You My Wife" plus an interview Soul Train Line Song: The O'Jays "Work On Me" Performance: Johnny "Guitar" Watson "Lover Jones" Closing Credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Johnny Guitar Watson/ The Whispers sit in the Soul Train guide?
S07E04 is listed hour 227 of 1134 — hour 4 of 39 in season 7, season 7 episode 4.
When did Soul Train S07E04 air?
Johnny Guitar Watson/ The Whispers aired 1977-09-10 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…