Soul Train
Salute to Rick James
TV Flash files “Salute to Rick James” as hour 371 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 11, episode 5, aired 1981-10-17, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S11E05: listed hour 371 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 5 of 32 in season 11. It aired 1981-10-17 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Brothers Johnson/ LaToya Jackson” (S11E04). Next is “The Four Tops/ Stacy Lattisaw” (S11E06). 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: "Big Time" Rick James record: "Bustin' Out (Of L Seven)" Rick James Performance: Rick James "You & I" Scrambleboard: Karen + Chris (RICK JAMES) "Mary Jane" Rick James History Book, file performance: Rick James "Fool On The Street" (taken from Soul Train episode #308, originally aired 20 October, 1979) Midpoint, record: "Call Me Up" Rick James Performance: Rick James "Super Freak" +Interview with Don Cornelius (Out of all of the Rick James, Don Cornelius interviews - this was the longest. They are actually (playfully) throwing digs and insults at each other!) 3rd record, Dancers, record: "I'm Just A Sucker For Your Love" Teena Marie + Rick James Performance: The Stone City Band "Freaky" Soul Train Line: "Give It To Me Baby" Rick James Performance: Rick James "Ghetto Life" Closing Titles
Viewer FAQ
Where does Salute to Rick James sit in the Soul Train guide?
S11E05 is listed hour 371 of 1134 — hour 5 of 32 in season 11, season 11 episode 5.
When did Soul Train S11E05 air?
Salute to Rick James aired 1981-10-17 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…