Soul Train
The Spinners/ Hodges, James & Smith
TV Flash files “The Spinners/ Hodges, James & Smith” as hour 241 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 7, episode 18, aired 1977-12-17, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E18: listed hour 241 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 18 of 39 in season 7. It aired 1977-12-17 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Ashford & Simpson/ Ronnie Dyson” (S07E17). Next is “Brick/ Sister Sledge” (S07E19). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The Spinners - "Heaven On Earth (So Fine)," "Baby I Need Your Love (You're The Only One)" and "Easy Come, Easy Go." Hodges, James and Smith - "Don't Take Away Your Love" and "Since I Fell for You."
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Spinners/ Hodges, James & Smith sit in the Soul Train guide?
S07E18 is listed hour 241 of 1134 — hour 18 of 39 in season 7, season 7 episode 18.
When did Soul Train S07E18 air?
The Spinners/ Hodges, James & Smith aired 1977-12-17 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…