Soul Train
Rose Royce/ D.J. Rogers
TV Flash files “Rose Royce/ D.J. Rogers” as hour 268 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 8, episode 6, aired 1978-09-23, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E06: listed hour 268 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 6 of 40 in season 8. It aired 1978-09-23 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Earth Wind & Fire (in concert)/ Heaven & Earth” (S08E05). Next is “Peabo Bryson/ Stargard” (S08E07). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme ("Soul Train '78" by Hollywood Disco Jazz Band) 1st Song, Dancers, on record: "Holding On (When Love is Gone)" L.T.D. 2nd Song, Dancers, on record: "Get Off" Foxy Scrambleboard: (PAUL ROBESON) "Blam" The Brothers Johnson Performance: D.J. Rogers - Love Brought Me Back 3rd Song, Dancers, on record: "If You Wanna Do A Dance" The Spinners Performance: Rose Royce - Do It, Do It Midpoint: "Strokety Stroke" The O'Jays Interview + Performance: Rose Royce - I'm In Love (And I Love The Feeling) 4th Song, Dancers, on record: "Smile" The Emotions Performance: D.J. Rogers - When Love Is Gone + Interview Line: Teddy Pendergrass - Only You Performance: Rose Royce - Love Don't Live Here Anymore Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Rose Royce/ D.J. Rogers sit in the Soul Train guide?
S08E06 is listed hour 268 of 1134 — hour 6 of 40 in season 8, season 8 episode 6.
When did Soul Train S08E06 air?
Rose Royce/ D.J. Rogers aired 1978-09-23 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…