Soul Train
Phyllis Hyman/ Carl Carlton/ Mike Weaver
TV Flash files “Phyllis Hyman/ Carl Carlton/ Mike Weaver” as hour 368 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 11, episode 2, aired 1981-09-26, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S11E02: listed hour 368 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 2 of 32 in season 11. It aired 1981-09-26 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Mr. & Mrs. Barry White” (S11E01). Next is “Deniece Williams/ Richard Dimples Fields” (S11E03). 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: "Super Freak" Rick James record: "Louie, Louie" Barry White Performance: Phyllis Hyman "Tonight, You and Me" + Interview with Don Cornelius Scrambleboard: Julie + Marcus (ROY WILKINS) "Showdown" Furious Five meets Sugarhill Gang Cameo: Mike Weaver (then the World Boxing Association Heavyweight Champion) Midpoint, record: "Hold On, I'm Coming" Aretha Franklin Performance: Carl Carlton - "She's A Bad Mamma Jama" +Interview with Don Cornelius 3rd record, Dancers, record: "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" The Commodores Performance: Phyllis Hyman - "You Sure Look Good to Me" Soul Train Line: "Square Biz" Teena Marie Performance: Carl Carlton - "I Think It's Gonna Be Alright." Closing Titles
Viewer FAQ
Where does Phyllis Hyman/ Carl Carlton/ Mike Weaver sit in the Soul Train guide?
S11E02 is listed hour 368 of 1134 — hour 2 of 32 in season 11, season 11 episode 2.
When did Soul Train S11E02 air?
Phyllis Hyman/ Carl Carlton/ Mike Weaver aired 1981-09-26 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…