Soul Train
Mr. & Mrs. Barry White
TV Flash files “Mr. & Mrs. Barry White” as the first listed hour of season 11 — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 11, episode 1, aired 1981-09-19, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S11E01: listed hour 367 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, first listed hour of season 11. It aired 1981-09-19 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Cameo/ Mantra” (S10E32). Next is “Phyllis Hyman/ Carl Carlton/ Mike Weaver” (S11E02). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening titles: "Up on Soul Train" by The Whispers Dubsack / Two Song Dance Segment: record: "She's A Bad Mamma Jama" Carl Carlton record: "I'm In Love" Evelyn King Performance: Barry + Glodean White "I Want You" + Interview with Don Cornelius. Scrambleboard: Viveen + Michael (THOMAS HEARNS) "Do It Now" SOS Band (The couple misspelled "Hearns") History Book, file performance: Barry White - "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me" (Taken from Soul Train episode #236 - originally aired 12 November, 1977). Midpoint, record: "Square Biz" Teena Marie Performance: Barry White - "Louie, Louie" +Interview with Don Cornelius. 3rd record, Dancers, record: "Love All The Hurt Away" Aretha Franklin + George Benson Performance: Barry + Glodean White - "The Better Love Is (The Worse It Is When It Is Over)." Soul Train Line: "Super Freak" Rick James Performance: Barry White - "Beware." Closing Titles
Viewer FAQ
Where does Mr. & Mrs. Barry White sit in the Soul Train guide?
S11E01 is listed hour 367 of 1134 — first listed hour of season 11, season 11 episode 1.
When did Soul Train S11E01 air?
Mr. & Mrs. Barry White aired 1981-09-19 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…