Soul Train
The O'Jays/ Gene Chandler
TV Flash files “The O'Jays/ Gene Chandler” as hour 397 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 11, episode 31, aired 1982-07-03, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S11E31: listed hour 397 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 31 of 32 in season 11. It aired 1982-07-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Bobby Womack/ The Gap Band” (S11E30). Next is “A Taste of Honey/ Jeffrey Osborne” (S11E32). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening titles ("Up on Soul Train") Dubsack / Two Song Dance Segment: record: "Outlaw" WAR record: "Do I Do" Stevie Wonder Performance: Gene Chandler "I'll Make The Living If You Make The Loving Worthwhile" + Interview with Don Cornelius Scrambleboard: Robin + Anthony (BOB MCADOO) "Early In The Morning" Gap Band History Book, file performance: Stevie Wonder "The Soul Train Song" (Taken from Soul Train episode #46 - originally aired January 13, 1973) Midpoint song: "Forget Me Nots" Patrice Rushen Performance: The O'Jays "I Just Want To Satisfy" +(humorous)Interview with Don Cornelius 3rd record, Dancers, record: "Work That Body" Diana Ross Performance: Gene Chandler "Rainbow '80" Soul Train Line: "Standing On The Top" The Temptations + Rick James Performance: The O'Jays "Your Body's Here With Me (But Your Mind's On The Other Side Of Town)" Closing Titles
Viewer FAQ
Where does The O'Jays/ Gene Chandler sit in the Soul Train guide?
S11E31 is listed hour 397 of 1134 — hour 31 of 32 in season 11, season 11 episode 31.
When did Soul Train S11E31 air?
The O'Jays/ Gene Chandler aired 1982-07-03 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…