Soul Train
War/ O'Bryan
TV Flash files “War/ O'Bryan” as hour 391 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 11, episode 25, aired 1982-05-22, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S11E25: listed hour 391 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 25 of 32 in season 11. It aired 1982-05-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “George Duke/ D-Train” (S11E24). Next is “Ronnie Dyson/ The Dazz Band/ Fashion Fair Models” (S11E26). 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: "Freaky Behavior" The Bar-Kays record: "You're The One For Me" - D-Train Performance: O'Bryan - "Still Water (Love)" + Interview with Don Cornelius Scrambleboard: Michelle +Anthony (CORETTA KING) "Work That Sucker To Death" Xavier History Book (File Performance): The Chairmen of The Board "Pay To The Piper" (taken from Soul Train, Episode 3. Originally aired 16 October, 1971) Midpoint song: "Tell Me Tomorrow" Smokey Robinson Performance: WAR - "You Got The Power" + Interview with Don Cornelius. 3rd record, Dancers, record: "Genius Of Love" Tom Tom Club Performance: O'Bryan - "The Gigolo" Soul Train Line: "Let It Whip" Dazz Band Performance: WAR - "Outlaw" Closing Titles
Viewer FAQ
Where does War/ O'Bryan sit in the Soul Train guide?
S11E25 is listed hour 391 of 1134 — hour 25 of 32 in season 11, season 11 episode 25.
When did Soul Train S11E25 air?
War/ O'Bryan aired 1982-05-22 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…