Soul Train
Brass Construction/ Peaches & Herb/ Captain Sky
TV Flash files “Brass Construction/ Peaches & Herb/ Captain Sky” as hour 286 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 8, episode 24, aired 1979-01-27, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E24: listed hour 286 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 24 of 40 in season 8. It aired 1979-01-27 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Gene Chandler/ Chic” (S08E23). Next is “The Jacksons” (S08E25). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening theme 1st song, dancers, on record: "Got to be Real" Cheryl Lynn 2nd song, dancers, on record: "Instant Replay" Dan Hartman Scrambleboard: (RON DELLUMS) on record: "Le Freak" Chic Performance: Brass Construction - "Get Up." 3rd song, dancers, on record: "Now That We Found Love" Third World Performance: Captain Sky - "Wonder Worm" and an interview by Don Cornelius. Midpoint song: "Get Down" Gene Chandler Don Cornelius interviews Peaches & Herb (aka Linda Greene and Herb Fame) Performance: Peaches & Herb - "Shake Your Groove Thing." 4th song, dancers, on record: "Contact" Edwin Starr Performance: Brass Construction - "One to One" and an interview by Don Cornelius. Soul Train Line: "September" Earth Wind & Fire Performance: Peaches and Herb - "Reunited." Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Brass Construction/ Peaches & Herb/ Captain Sky sit in the Soul Train guide?
S08E24 is listed hour 286 of 1134 — hour 24 of 40 in season 8, season 8 episode 24.
When did Soul Train S08E24 air?
Brass Construction/ Peaches & Herb/ Captain Sky aired 1979-01-27 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…