Soul Train
Lenny Williams/ Yellow Magic Orchestra
TV Flash files “Lenny Williams/ Yellow Magic Orchestra” as hour 345 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 10, episode 11, aired 1980-11-29, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S10E11: listed hour 345 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 11 of 32 in season 10. It aired 1980-11-29 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Lakeside/ Geraldine Hunt” (S10E10). Next is “Ray, Goodman & Brown/ Gently” (S10E12). 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: "S.O.S (Dit Dit Dit Dat Dat Dit Dit)" The SOS Band. Dancers, record: "Let Me Talk" Earth, Wind & Fire. Performance: Yellow Magic Orchestra - "Tighten Up" and interview. Soul Train Scramble Board (JOHN JEFFERSON), record: "The Wanderer" Donna Summer Dancers, record: "Celebration" Kool and the Gang (with a few scenes from the "Celebration" music video included). Midpoint song: "Master Blaster (Jammin)" Stevie Wonder Performance: Lenny Williams - "Ooh Child" and interview. Dancers, record: "What a Fool Believes" Aretha Franklin Performance: Yellow Magic Orchestra - "Firecracker." Soul Train Line: "Lovely One" Michael Jackson. Performance: Lenny Williams - "Messing With My Mind." Don Cornelius closing comments & Soul Train closing credits.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Lenny Williams/ Yellow Magic Orchestra sit in the Soul Train guide?
S10E11 is listed hour 345 of 1134 — hour 11 of 32 in season 10, season 10 episode 11.
When did Soul Train S10E11 air?
Lenny Williams/ Yellow Magic Orchestra aired 1980-11-29 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…