Soul Train
Salute to the Commodores
TV Flash files “Salute to the Commodores” as hour 316 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 9, episode 14, aired 1980-01-26, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E14: listed hour 316 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 14 of 32 in season 9. It aired 1980-01-26 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Johnnie Taylor/ Lakeside” (S09E13). Next is “War” (S09E15). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Soul Train salutes the Commodores on their 10th anniversary as recording artists. Opening Theme ("Soul Train '78" by the Hollywood Disco Jazz Band) 1st Song, on record, Dancers: "Slippery When Wet" (1975) 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "Sweet Love" (1975) Soul Train History Book: The Commodores - "Machine Gun" (from show #4.15 /121, 28-Dec-1974) Performance: The Commodores - "Wonderland." Don interviews Benny Ashburn and introduces the members of the Commodores. Performance: The Commodores - "Still" 3rd Song, on record, Dancers: "Brick House" (1977) Performance: The Commodores - "Three Times a Lady." Soul Train Line Song: "Too Hot to Trot" (1977) Performance: The Commodores - "Sail On." Closing credits.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Salute to the Commodores sit in the Soul Train guide?
S09E14 is listed hour 316 of 1134 — hour 14 of 32 in season 9, season 9 episode 14.
When did Soul Train S09E14 air?
Salute to the Commodores aired 1980-01-26 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…