Soul Train
Gino Vanelli/ Gloria Gaynor
TV Flash files “Gino Vanelli/ Gloria Gaynor” as hour 292 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 8, episode 30, aired 1979-03-10, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E30: listed hour 292 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 30 of 40 in season 8. It aired 1979-03-10 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Bonnie Pointer/ Dan Hartman” (S08E29). Next is “Bar Kays/ Arpeggio” (S08E31). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Soul Train opening titles. 1st song, dancers, on record: "Bustin' Loose" (Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers). 2nd song, dancers, on record: "I Haven't Stopped Dancin' Yet" (Gonzalez). Scrambleboard: (LORRAINE HANSBERRY), on record: "Do You Think I'm Sexy" (Rod Stewart). Performance: Gloria Gaynor - "I Will Survive." Dance routine: ST regulars Cheryl Song and Randy Thomas dance to "Keep on Dancin'" by Gary's Gang. 3rd song, dancers, record: "Heaven Knows" (Donna Summer). Midpoint song, on record: "Anger" (Marvin Gaye) Performance: Gino Vannelli - "I Just Wanna Stop." Don Cornelius interviews Gino Vannelli and Gino's brother Joe Vannelli. 4th song, dancers, on record: "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalpha discobetabioaquadoloop)" (Parliament). Performance: Gloria Gaynor - "Anybody Wanna Party" and interview by Don Cornelius. Soul Train Line, on record: "All Night Dancin'" (Jackson 5). Performance: Gino Vannelli - "Wheels of Life." Don Cornelius' closing comments and closing credits.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Gino Vanelli/ Gloria Gaynor sit in the Soul Train guide?
S08E30 is listed hour 292 of 1134 — hour 30 of 40 in season 8, season 8 episode 30.
When did Soul Train S08E30 air?
Gino Vanelli/ Gloria Gaynor aired 1979-03-10 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 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…