Soul Train
Deniece Williams/ Apollo
TV Flash files “Deniece Williams/ Apollo” as hour 304 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 9, episode 2, aired 1979-09-22, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E02: listed hour 304 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 2 of 32 in season 9. It aired 1979-09-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “A Tribute to Minnie Riperton” (S09E01). Next is “Shalamar/ Tata Vaga” (S09E03). 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 Dance Segment: "The Boss" Diana Ross 2nd Dance Segment: "Let Your Feeling Show" by Earth, Wind & Fire Scramble Board (ANDREW YOUNG) "Good Times" Chic Performance: Apollo - "Astro Disco" Dance Routine: Michael Peters & Frances Morgan,"Dance Forever" by Ashford & Simpson Midpoint Song: "Rise" Herb Alpert Performance: Deniece Williams "I've Got The Next Dance" plus interview 3rd Dance Segment: "Sing A Happy Song" The O'Jays Performance: Apollo "Right In Front Of You" plus interview. Soul Train Line: Michael Jackson "Working Day And Night" Performance: Deniece Williams - "I Found Love." Closing Credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Deniece Williams/ Apollo sit in the Soul Train guide?
S09E02 is listed hour 304 of 1134 — hour 2 of 32 in season 9, season 9 episode 2.
When did Soul Train S09E02 air?
Deniece Williams/ Apollo aired 1979-09-22 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…