Soul Train
George Duke/ D-Train
TV Flash files “George Duke/ D-Train” as hour 390 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 11, episode 24, aired 1982-05-15, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S11E24: listed hour 390 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 24 of 32 in season 11. It aired 1982-05-15 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Lakeside/ Sheree Brown” (S11E23). Next is “War/ O'Bryan” (S11E25). 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: "Genius Of Love" Tom Tom Club record: "Let's Work" Prince Performance: D-Train "You're The One For Me" + Interview with Don Cornelius Scrambleboard: Ava + Ron (CHAPPIE JAMES) "Tell Me Tomorrow" Smokey Robinson (they misspelled "Chappie") Cameo: Hinton Battle + Interview with Don Cornelius Dance Demonstration "Fall In Love" (from the Broadway Play "Sophisticated Ladies," but performed by Hinton Battle on set) Midpoint song: "In The Raw" The Whispers Performance: George Duke "Shine On" +Interview with Don Cornelius 3rd record, Dancers, record: "Work That Sucker To Death" - Xavier (Don refers to Xavier as a "he," but Xavier is actually a group.) Performance: D-Train "Walk On By" Soul Train Line: "Let It Whip" Dazz Band Performance: George Duke "Dream On"
Viewer FAQ
Where does George Duke/ D-Train sit in the Soul Train guide?
S11E24 is listed hour 390 of 1134 — hour 24 of 32 in season 11, season 11 episode 24.
When did Soul Train S11E24 air?
George Duke/ D-Train aired 1982-05-15 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…