Soul Train
Joe Simon/ Cheryl Lynn
TV Flash files “Joe Simon/ Cheryl Lynn” as hour 289 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 8, episode 27, aired 1979-02-17, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E27: listed hour 289 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 27 of 40 in season 8. It aired 1979-02-17 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Pattie Brooks/ David Oliver” (S08E26). Next is “Edwin Starr/ The Jimmy Castor Bunch/ Grace Jones” (S08E28). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme: Soul Train '78 by the Hollywood Disco Jazz Band 1st song, dancers, on record: "Shake Your Body Down to the Ground" The Jacksons 2nd song, dancers, on record: "Do You Think I'm Sexy" Rod Stewart Scrambleboard: (RICK JAMES) "I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet" Gonzalez Performance: Joe Simon "Love Vibration" 3rd song, dancers, on record: "Shake Your Groove Thing" Peaches & Herb 4th song, dancers, on record: "Knock on Wood" Amii Stewart Midpoint Song: Unknown Don Cornelius has an interview with Cheryl Lynn, who also performs "Got to Be Real" 5th Song, dancers, on record: "Keep on Dancing" Gary's Gang Performance: Joe Simon "Going Through These Changes" plus an interview with Don Cornelius. Soul Train Line: Edwin Starr "Contact" Performance: Cheryl Lynn "Star Love" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Joe Simon/ Cheryl Lynn sit in the Soul Train guide?
S08E27 is listed hour 289 of 1134 — hour 27 of 40 in season 8, season 8 episode 27.
When did Soul Train S08E27 air?
Joe Simon/ Cheryl Lynn aired 1979-02-17 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…
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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…