Soul Train
Carl Carlton/ Vanity 6
TV Flash files “Carl Carlton/ Vanity 6” as hour 410 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 12, episode 12, aired 1983-01-01, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S12E12: listed hour 410 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 12 of 24 in season 12. It aired 1983-01-01 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Time/ Magic Lady” (S12E11). Next is “The Bar-Kays/ O'Bryan” (S12E13). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The Complete Playlist for This Episode: Two Song Dance Segment: Bobby Nunn | "She's Just A Groupie" Janet Jackson | "Young Love" Performance: Vanity 6 | "Nasty Girl" Scrambleboard: (STEVIE WONDER) Zapp | "Doo Wah Ditty (Blow That Thing)" History Book Segment: Frankie Valli | "Grease" (taken from episode no. 275, 78-79 season) Station ID Break: Barry White | "Change" Performance: Carl Carlton | "Baby, I Need Your Loving" Dance Segment: Diana Ross | "Muscles" Performance: Vanity 6 | "He's So Dull" Soul Train Line: Prince | "1999" Performance: Carl Carlton | "Swing That Sexy Thing" This was the last episode taped before Don Cornelius had a brain operation. The show went on hiatus for three months.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Carl Carlton/ Vanity 6 sit in the Soul Train guide?
S12E12 is listed hour 410 of 1134 — hour 12 of 24 in season 12, season 12 episode 12.
When did Soul Train S12E12 air?
Carl Carlton/ Vanity 6 aired 1983-01-01 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…