Soul Train
Brick/ Sister Sledge
TV Flash files “Brick/ Sister Sledge” as hour 242 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 7, episode 19, aired 1977-12-24, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E19: listed hour 242 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 19 of 39 in season 7. It aired 1977-12-24 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Spinners/ Hodges, James & Smith” (S07E18). Next is “Phillippe Wynne/ Side Effect/ Al Hudson & the Soul Partners” (S07E20). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening titles. 1st song, Dancers, on record: "Any Way You Want To" The Sylvers 2nd song, Dancers, on record: "Serpentine Fire" Earth, Wind & Fire Scrambleboard: (JAMES PHILLIPS) "Come and Go With Me" Pockets Performance: Sister Sledge - "Baby It's the Rain." 3rd song, Dancers, on record: "More Than a Woman" Tavares Performance: Brick - "Dusic." Midpoint Song: "As" Stevie Wonder Brick - Interview with Don Cornelius and performance of "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody." 4th song, Dancers, on record: "Brick House (Live Version)" Commodores Performance: Sister Sledge - "As" & interview with Don Cornelius. Soul Train Line, record: "Galaxy" (by War). Performance: Brick - "Happy." Closing titles
Viewer FAQ
Where does Brick/ Sister Sledge sit in the Soul Train guide?
S07E19 is listed hour 242 of 1134 — hour 19 of 39 in season 7, season 7 episode 19.
When did Soul Train S07E19 air?
Brick/ Sister Sledge aired 1977-12-24 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…