Soul Train
Tyrone Davis/ Teena Marie
TV Flash files “Tyrone Davis/ Teena Marie” as hour 339 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 10, episode 5, aired 1980-10-18, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S10E05: listed hour 339 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 5 of 32 in season 10. It aired 1980-10-18 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Rick James/ The S.O.S. Band” (S10E04). Next is “Teddy Pendergrass/ The Jones Girls” (S10E06). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening credits: "Up on Soul Train" by The Whispers Dancers, record: "Lovely One" (Jacksons). Dancers, record: "Let Me Talk" (Earth Wind & Fire). Performance: Tyrone Davis - "How Sweet It Is" and interview. Soul Train Scramble Board (BILLY SIMMS), record: "Give It On Up" (Mtume). Tom Dreesen (comedian) - stand-up routine, re: athletes, jogging, and dangers of marijuana. Midpoint song: "I'm Coming Up" (Diana Ross). Performance: Teena Marie - "I Need Your Lovin'" and interview. Dancers, record: "Pop What You Got" (Al Hudson). Performance: Tyrone Davis - "Overdue." Soul Train Line: "Wide Receiver" (Michael Henderson). Performance: Teena Marie - "Behind The Groove." Don Cornelius' closing comment & credits.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Tyrone Davis/ Teena Marie sit in the Soul Train guide?
S10E05 is listed hour 339 of 1134 — hour 5 of 32 in season 10, season 10 episode 5.
When did Soul Train S10E05 air?
Tyrone Davis/ Teena Marie aired 1980-10-18 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…