Soul Train
Chic/ High Inergy
TV Flash files “Chic/ High Inergy” as hour 318 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 9, episode 16, aired 1980-02-09, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E16: listed hour 318 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 16 of 32 in season 9. It aired 1980-02-09 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “War” (S09E15). Next is “Lou Rawls/ Narada Michael Walden” (S09E17). 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 & the Waters Dancers, record: "And The Beat Goes On" (The Whispers) Dancers, record: "The Second Time Around" (Shalamar) Soul Train Scramble Board (WALTER PAYTON), Record: "Move Your Boogie Body" (The Bar-Kays) Performance: High Inergy - "Skate to the Rhythm." Dick Gregory (comedian) - In a comedy monologue, compares his childhood with growing up today. Talks about how he had few choices while growing up. He then is interviewed by John Cornelius. Midpoint song: (unknown, a few seconds of an instrumental song). Performance: Chic - "My Feet Keep Dancing" and interview by Don Cornelius. Dancers, record: "Sexy Dancer" (Prince) Performance: High Inergy - "I Love Making Love to the Music" and interview. Soul Train Line: Michael Jackson "Working Day and Night" Performance: Chic - "Good Times"
Viewer FAQ
Where does Chic/ High Inergy sit in the Soul Train guide?
S09E16 is listed hour 318 of 1134 — hour 16 of 32 in season 9, season 9 episode 16.
When did Soul Train S09E16 air?
Chic/ High Inergy aired 1980-02-09 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…