Soul Train
O'Jays/ Etta James
TV Flash files “O'Jays/ Etta James” as the first listed hour of season 8 — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 8, episode 1, aired 1978-08-19, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E01: listed hour 263 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, first listed hour of season 8. It aired 1978-08-19 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Cuba Gooding/ Lenny Williams” (S07E39). Next is “Brothers Johnson/ The Dells” (S08E02). 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: "Stuff Like That" Quincy Jones Performance: Etta James "Sugar on the Floor" Soul Train Scramble Board: "The Spank" James Brown Performance: The O'Jays "Use Ta Be My Girl" Interview with Special guests Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "When Somebody Loves You Back" Teddy Pendergrass Midpoint Song: "Youngblood (Livin' In The Streets)" War" The Soul Train dancers ask The O'Jays questions and they perform "Brandy" Performance: Etta James "Laying Beside You" plus an interview Soul Train Line Song: Rick James "You and I" Performance: The O'Jays "Cry Together" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does O'Jays/ Etta James sit in the Soul Train guide?
S08E01 is listed hour 263 of 1134 — first listed hour of season 8, season 8 episode 1.
When did Soul Train S08E01 air?
O'Jays/ Etta James aired 1978-08-19 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…