Soul Train
Rick James/ Teena Marie
TV Flash files “Rick James/ Teena Marie” as hour 308 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 9, episode 6, aired 1979-10-20, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E06: listed hour 308 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 6 of 32 in season 9. It aired 1979-10-20 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “David Ruffin/ Heatwave” (S09E05). Next is “Billy Preston/ Creme D'Coca” (S09E07). 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: "It's A Disco Night (Rock Don`t Stop)" The Isley Brothers 2nd Dance Segment: "Do You Love What You Feel" Rufus & Chaka Khan Scrambleboard: (JESSE JACKSON) "In The Stone" Earth, Wind & Fire Performance: Teena Marie - "Don't Look Back." Dance Routine: The Bobcat,"Ladies Night" Kool & the Gang 3rd Dance Segment: "Lover And Friend" Minnie Riperton Midpoint Song: "How Did You Know It Was Me?" Barry White Performance: Rick James "Fool On The Street" plus interview 4th Dance Segment: "Deja Vu" Dionne Warwick Performance: Teena Marie & Rick James- "I'm A Sucker For Your Love" plus interview Soul Train Line: Michael Jackson "Don't Stop `Til You Get Enough" Performance: Rick James - "Love Gun." Closing Credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Rick James/ Teena Marie sit in the Soul Train guide?
S09E06 is listed hour 308 of 1134 — hour 6 of 32 in season 9, season 9 episode 6.
When did Soul Train S09E06 air?
Rick James/ Teena Marie aired 1979-10-20 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…