Soul Train
The Whispers/ Vernon Butch
TV Flash files “The Whispers/ Vernon Butch” as hour 313 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 9, episode 11, aired 1979-11-24, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E11: listed hour 313 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 11 of 32 in season 9. It aired 1979-11-24 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Salute to Smokey Robinson/ Keith & Darrell” (S09E10). Next is “Tribute to Aretha Franklin” (S09E12). 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: "(Ooh Wee)She's Killing Me" Johnnie Taylor 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "Dim All The Lights" Donna Summer Performance: Vernon Burch "Never Can Find A Way" plus an interview Scrambleboard: (VERNON JORDAN) "Roller Skatin' Mate" Peaches & Herb Comedy Routine: Tom Dreesen Midpoint: "In The Stone" Earth, Wind & Fire Performance: The Whispers "A Song For Donny" plus an interview. 3rd Song, on record, Dancers: "Get Ready" Smokey Robinson Performance: Vernon Burch "Once Again In My Life." Soul Train Line Song: Michael Jackson "Working Day And Night" Performance: The Whispers "Homemade Lovin'." Closing Credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Whispers/ Vernon Butch sit in the Soul Train guide?
S09E11 is listed hour 313 of 1134 — hour 11 of 32 in season 9, season 9 episode 11.
When did Soul Train S09E11 air?
The Whispers/ Vernon Butch aired 1979-11-24 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…