Soul Train
George Benson/ Patti Austin
TV Flash files “George Benson/ Patti Austin” as hour 376 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 11, episode 10, aired 1981-11-21, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S11E10: listed hour 376 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 10 of 32 in season 11. It aired 1981-11-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Patti LaBelle/ The Time” (S11E09). Next is “The Spinners/ Bobby Womack/ Hal Jackson's Talented Teen” (S11E11). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme: "Up on Soul Train" 1st Song, on record, Dancers: "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" Diana Ross 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "Steppin' Out" Kool & the Gang Performance: Patti Austin "Do You Love Me" + Interview Scramble Board (DUSTY BAKER): "Sweeter As The Days Go By" Shalamar Soul Train History Book: The Floaters "Float On" (from Soul Train #224, 20-Aug-1977) Midpoint Song: "Beware" Barry White Performance: George Benson "Turn Your Love Around" + Interview 3rd song, on record, Dancers: "Let's Dance" West Street Mob Performance: Patti Austin "Every Home Should Have One" Soul Train Line: Zoom "Saturday Saturday Night" Performance: George Benson "Love X Love" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does George Benson/ Patti Austin sit in the Soul Train guide?
S11E10 is listed hour 376 of 1134 — hour 10 of 32 in season 11, season 11 episode 10.
When did Soul Train S11E10 air?
George Benson/ Patti Austin aired 1981-11-21 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…