Soul Train
Johnnie Taylor/ Tavares
TV Flash files “Johnnie Taylor/ Tavares” as hour 406 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 12, episode 8, aired 1982-12-04, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S12E08: listed hour 406 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 8 of 24 in season 12. It aired 1982-12-04 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Luther Vandross/ Cheryl Lynn” (S12E07). Next is “Chuck Mangione/ Howard Johnson” (S12E09). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Johnnie Taylor - "What About My Love?" and "Just Ain't Good Enough" Tavares - "A Penny For Your Thoughts" and "Gotta Get My Way Back To You"
Viewer FAQ
Where does Johnnie Taylor/ Tavares sit in the Soul Train guide?
S12E08 is listed hour 406 of 1134 — hour 8 of 24 in season 12, season 12 episode 8.
When did Soul Train S12E08 air?
Johnnie Taylor/ Tavares aired 1982-12-04 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…
Filed against
- 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…