Soul Train
A Tribute to Minnie Riperton
TV Flash files “A Tribute to Minnie Riperton” as the first listed hour of season 9 — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 9, episode 1, aired 1979-09-15, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E01: listed hour 303 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, first listed hour of season 9. It aired 1979-09-15 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Carrie Lucas/ G.Q./ The Gap Band” (S08E40). Next is “Deniece Williams/ Apollo” (S09E02). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Dancers, record: "Seeing You This Way" (Minnie Riperton) Vintage performance: Minnie Riperton - "Loving You" (from Soul Train #121, 28-Dec-1974) Soul Train Scramble Board (MINNIE RIPERTON) record: "Reasons" (Minnie Riperton) Performance: Wintley Phipps - "I Give You My Life" and interview. Lorainne Fields and Larry Vickers (professional dancers) record: "Simple Things" (Minnie Riperton) Midpoint song: "Dancin' And Actin' Crazy" (Minnie Riperton) Interview: Stevie Wonder talks to Don Cornelius about Minnie Riperton. Performance: Stevie Wonder (singing and playing piano) - "Perfect Angel" and "Loving You" medley. Performance (Mike Douglas Show clip): Minnie Riperton - "Lover and Friend." Performance: Wintley Phipps - "Sing a Song of Love" Dancers, record: "I'm A Woman" (Minnie Riperton) Performance (Mike Douglas Show clip): Minnie Riperton - "Memory Lane." Don Cornelius closing comments & closing credits.
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Tribute to Minnie Riperton sit in the Soul Train guide?
S09E01 is listed hour 303 of 1134 — first listed hour of season 9, season 9 episode 1.
When did Soul Train S09E01 air?
A Tribute to Minnie Riperton aired 1979-09-15 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…