Soul Train
Sister Sledge/ Ray Parker, Jr.
TV Flash files “Sister Sledge/ Ray Parker, Jr.” as hour 388 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 11, episode 22, aired 1982-05-01, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S11E22: listed hour 388 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 22 of 32 in season 11. It aired 1982-05-01 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Tribute to Smokey Robinson/ Bettye Lavette” (S11E21). Next is “Lakeside/ Sheree Brown” (S11E23). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Dancers, record: "Work That Sucker to Death" (Xavier) Dancers, record: "You're the One for Me" (D Train) Performance: Ray Parker, Jr - "The Other Woman" and interview. Soul Train Scramble Board (RALPH SAMPSON), record: "Let's Work" (by Prince). Soul Train History Book (vintage clip): Smokey Robinson - "Baby Come Close" (from Soul Train #80, 24-Nov-1973) Midpoint song: "The Gigolo" (by O'Bryan) Performance: Sister Sledge - "My Guy" and interview. Dancers, music: "Genius of Love" (Tom Tom Club) Performance: Ray Parker Jr. - "Streetlove" Soul Train Line: "Let It Whip" (Dazz Band) Performance: Kathy Sledge and David Simmons - "All The Man I Need" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Sister Sledge/ Ray Parker, Jr. sit in the Soul Train guide?
S11E22 is listed hour 388 of 1134 — hour 22 of 32 in season 11, season 11 episode 22.
When did Soul Train S11E22 air?
Sister Sledge/ Ray Parker, Jr. aired 1982-05-01 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…