Soul Train
Ray, Goodman & Brown/ Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio
TV Flash files “Ray, Goodman & Brown/ Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio” as hour 331 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 9, episode 29, aired 1980-05-24, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E29: listed hour 331 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 29 of 32 in season 9. It aired 1980-05-24 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Salute to Gladys Knight & the Pips” (S09E28). Next is “Salute to the Temptations/ Syreeta” (S09E30). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme ("Up on Soul Train" the Waters) 1st Dance Segment: "Let's Get Serious" Jermaine Jackson 2nd Dance Segment: "Behind The Groove" Teena Marie Scramble Board: (SHIRLEY CHISOLM) "From 9 Until…" Lakeside Performance: Ray Parker Jr. & RayDio "Two Places At The Same Time" Dance Routine: Kirk Washington Song: Patrice Rushen- "Let The Music Take Me" Also, you see a clip of Don in the movie Roadie, which starred singer Meat Loaf and Art Carney. Don played the role of Mohammed Johnson. Midpoint Song: "A Lovers Holiday" Change Performance: Ray, Goodman & Brown- "Inside Of You" plus interview 3rd Dance Segment: "Power"- The Temptations Performance: Ray Parker Jr. & RayDio- "For Those Who Like To Groove" plus interview Soul Train Line: Leon Haywood "Don't Push It, Don't Force It" Performance: Ray, Goodman & Brown- "Special Lady" Closing comments and credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Ray, Goodman & Brown/ Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio sit in the Soul Train guide?
S09E29 is listed hour 331 of 1134 — hour 29 of 32 in season 9, season 9 episode 29.
When did Soul Train S09E29 air?
Ray, Goodman & Brown/ Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio aired 1980-05-24 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…