All episodes Season 12 S12E03 1982-10-30 60 min 1970s Syndicated

Soul Train

A Salute to Jermaine Jackson/ Debarge

TV Flash files “A Salute to Jermaine Jackson/ Debarge” as hour 401 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 12, episode 3, aired 1982-10-30, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S12E03: listed hour 401 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 3 of 24 in season 12. It aired 1982-10-30 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Evelyn Champagne King/ Glen Edward Thomas/ George Wallace” (S12E02). Next is “Larry Graham/ The Busboys” (S12E04). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

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Catalog log

Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.

Jermaine Jackson (with Latoya & Rebbie Jackson) - "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy." Jermaine Jackson - "Let's Get Serious." DeBarge - "Stop! Don't Tease Me" and "I Like It."

Viewer FAQ

Where does A Salute to Jermaine Jackson/ Debarge sit in the Soul Train guide?

S12E03 is listed hour 401 of 1134 — hour 3 of 24 in season 12, season 12 episode 3.

When did Soul Train S12E03 air?

A Salute to Jermaine Jackson/ Debarge aired 1982-10-30 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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