Soul Train
Salute to Barry White
TV Flash files “Salute to Barry White” as the last listed hour of season 9 — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 9, episode 32, aired 1980-06-14, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E32: listed hour 334 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, last listed hour of season 9. It aired 1980-06-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Leon Haywood/ LA Boppers” (S09E31). Next is “Brothers Johnson/ Rockie Robbins” (S10E01). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Soul Train salutes Barry White and his illustrious and sensuous career featuring his greatest hits and his current hit "Sheet Music" Music includes: --Barry White - "Sheet Music" & "I Believe in Music"
Viewer FAQ
Where does Salute to Barry White sit in the Soul Train guide?
S09E32 is listed hour 334 of 1134 — last listed hour of season 9, season 9 episode 32.
When did Soul Train S09E32 air?
Salute to Barry White aired 1980-06-14 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…
Filed against
- 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…