Soul Train
Evelyn Champagne King/ Glen Edward Thomas/ George Wallace
TV Flash files “Evelyn Champagne King/ Glen Edward Thomas/ George Wallace” as hour 400 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 12, episode 2, aired 1982-10-23, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S12E02: listed hour 400 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 2 of 24 in season 12. It aired 1982-10-23 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “A Tribute to Joe Tex” (S12E01). Next is “A Salute to Jermaine Jackson/ Debarge” (S12E03). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening titles Dubsack / Two Song Dance Segment: record: "Change" Barry White record: "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy" Jermaine Jackson with Devo Performance: Glenn Edward Thomas "Turn Around" Scrambleboard: Maura + Tyrone (RICKY HENDERSON) "Jump To It" Aretha Franklin Comedy Break: George Wallace Midpoint, record: "Ribbon In The Sky" Stevie Wonder Performance: Evelyn King "Love Come Down" +Interview with Don Cornelius 3rd record, Dancers, record: "Dance Floor" Zapp Performance: Glenn Edward Thomas "Shippin' Out" Soul Train Line: "Hard To Get" Rick James (oddly, the record is pitched up this time around and it works!) Performance: Evelyn King "Betcha She Don't Love You" Closing Titles
Viewer FAQ
Where does Evelyn Champagne King/ Glen Edward Thomas/ George Wallace sit in the Soul Train guide?
S12E02 is listed hour 400 of 1134 — hour 2 of 24 in season 12, season 12 episode 2.
When did Soul Train S12E02 air?
Evelyn Champagne King/ Glen Edward Thomas/ George Wallace aired 1982-10-23 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…