Soul Train
The Chi-Lites/ Patrice Rushen
TV Flash files “The Chi-Lites/ Patrice Rushen” as hour 350 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 10, episode 16, aired 1981-01-31, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S10E16: listed hour 350 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 16 of 32 in season 10. It aired 1981-01-31 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Stylistics/ Spyro Gyra” (S10E15). Next is “Deniece Williams/ The Gap Band” (S10E17). 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: "It's A Love Thing" (The Whispers) Dancers, record: "Walk Right Now" (The Jacksons) Performance, and interview: Patrice Rushen "Look Up" Soul Train Scramble Board (VINCE EVANS), record: "Do Like You" (Stevie Wonder) Soul Train History Book (Repeat Performance): Lou Rawls - "From Now On" (From Soul Train #207, 22-Jan-1977) Midpoint song: "Keep It Hot" (Cameo) Performance, and interview: Chi-Lites - "Heavenly Body." Dancers, record: "Little Girl (Don't You Worry)" (Jermaine Jackson) Performance: Patrice Rushen - "Don't Blame Me." Soul Train Line: "Who Said?" (Isley Brothers) Performance: Chi-Lites - "Have You Seen Her '80" Don Cornelius closing comments & closing credits.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Chi-Lites/ Patrice Rushen sit in the Soul Train guide?
S10E16 is listed hour 350 of 1134 — hour 16 of 32 in season 10, season 10 episode 16.
When did Soul Train S10E16 air?
The Chi-Lites/ Patrice Rushen aired 1981-01-31 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…