Soul Train
Cameo/ Patrice Rushen
TV Flash files “Cameo/ Patrice Rushen” as hour 395 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 11, episode 29, aired 1982-06-19, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S11E29: listed hour 395 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 29 of 32 in season 11. It aired 1982-06-19 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Deniece Williams/ Junior” (S11E28). Next is “Bobby Womack/ The Gap Band” (S11E30). 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: "Do I Do" Stevie Wonder 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "Early In The Morning" The Gap Band Performance: Patrice Rushen "Forget Me Nots" plus an interview Scramble Board (JESSE JACKSON): "Standing On The Top" Rick James & the Temptations Soul Train History Book: Marvin Gaye "Let's Get It On" (from Soul Train #89, 16-Feb-1974) Midpoint Song: "Let It Whip" The Dazz Band Performance: Cameo - "Be Yourself" plus an interview 3rd Song, on record, Dancers: "Work That Body" Diana Ross Performance: Patrice Rushen - "If Only" Soul Train Line Song: War "Outlaw" Performance: Cameo - "Flirt" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Cameo/ Patrice Rushen sit in the Soul Train guide?
S11E29 is listed hour 395 of 1134 — hour 29 of 32 in season 11, season 11 episode 29.
When did Soul Train S11E29 air?
Cameo/ Patrice Rushen aired 1982-06-19 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…