Soul Train
Carrie Lucas/ G.Q./ The Gap Band
TV Flash files “Carrie Lucas/ G.Q./ The Gap Band” as the last listed hour of season 8 — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 8, episode 40, aired 1979-05-19, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E40: listed hour 302 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, last listed hour of season 8. It aired 1979-05-19 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Tyrone Davis/ Gary's Gang” (S08E39). Next is “A Tribute to Minnie Riperton” (S09E01). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
1st Dance Segment: The Isley Brothers- "I Wanna Be With You" Performance: The Gap Band- "Shake" plus interview Scramble Board (MAGIC JOHNSON) Song: Barry White- "Any Fool Can See" Performance: Carrie Lucas- "Dance With You" Dance Routine: Sherry & Vince- Song they dance to: Foxy- "Hot Number" 2nd Dance Segment: Donna Summer- "Hot Stuff" Midpoint song: Sister Sledge- "We Are Family" Performance: GQ- "Disco Nights" plus interview. (In the introduction, Don Cornelius called the song "Disco Nights" an anthem in discos across the country) 3rd Dance Segment: Narada Michael Walden- "I Don't Want Nobody Else" Performance: Carrie Lucas- "Sometimes A Love Goes Wrong" plus interview Soul Train Line: Taka Boom- "Night Dancin'" (Taka was once a member of The Undisputed Truth and is the sister of Chaka Khan) Performance: GQ- "This Happy Feeling." Closing Credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Carrie Lucas/ G.Q./ The Gap Band sit in the Soul Train guide?
S08E40 is listed hour 302 of 1134 — last listed hour of season 8, season 8 episode 40.
When did Soul Train S08E40 air?
Carrie Lucas/ G.Q./ The Gap Band aired 1979-05-19 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…