Soul Train
Bar Kays/ Arpeggio
TV Flash files “Bar Kays/ Arpeggio” as hour 293 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 8, episode 31, aired 1979-03-17, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E31: listed hour 293 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 31 of 40 in season 8. It aired 1979-03-17 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Gino Vanelli/ Gloria Gaynor” (S08E30). Next is “Isaac Hayes/ Tasha Thomas” (S08E32). 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, on record, Dancers: "At Midnight" T-Connection 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "Keep On Dancin'" Gary's Gang Soul Train Scramble Board (JAMAL WILKES): "Contact" Edwin Starr Performance: Arpeggio "Love And Desire." Dance Routine by Janice Carr and Abe Clark: "Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet" Gonzalez 3rd Song, on record, Dancers: "Souvenirs" Voyage Midpoint Song: portion of "I Don't Know If It's Right" Evelyn Champagne King Performance: The Bar-Kays "Holy Ghost" plus an interview with Don. 4th Song, on record, Dancers: "Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)" GQ Performance: Arpeggio "Spellbound" plus an interview with Don. Soul Train Line Song: Amii Stewart "Knock On Wood" Performance: The Bar-Kays - "Shine." Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Bar Kays/ Arpeggio sit in the Soul Train guide?
S08E31 is listed hour 293 of 1134 — hour 31 of 40 in season 8, season 8 episode 31.
When did Soul Train S08E31 air?
Bar Kays/ Arpeggio aired 1979-03-17 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…