Soul Train
Al Jarreau/ Aurra
TV Flash files “Al Jarreau/ Aurra” as hour 384 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 11, episode 18, aired 1982-04-03, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S11E18: listed hour 384 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 18 of 32 in season 11. It aired 1982-04-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Irene Cara/ Andrae Crouch” (S11E17). Next is “The Whispers/ Mary Wells” (S11E19). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening titles Dubsack / Two Song Dance Segment: record: "Hot On A Thing" Chi-Lites record: "You're The One For Me" - D-Train Performance: Aurra "Make Up Your Mind" + Interview with Don Cornelius Scrambleboard: Linda + Allen (JOE GREENE) "Let's Work" Prince Video: Al Jarreau "Roof Garden" Midpoint song: "The Gigolo" - O'Bryan Performance: Al Jarreau "Teach Me Tonight" +Interview with Don Cornelius 3rd record, Dancers, record: "In The Raw" - The Whispers Performance: Aurra "Are You Single" Soul Train Line: "Mama Used To Say" - Junior Performance: Al Jarreau "We're In This Love Together"
Viewer FAQ
Where does Al Jarreau/ Aurra sit in the Soul Train guide?
S11E18 is listed hour 384 of 1134 — hour 18 of 32 in season 11, season 11 episode 18.
When did Soul Train S11E18 air?
Al Jarreau/ Aurra aired 1982-04-03 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…