Soul Train
Angela Bofill/ Con Funk Shun
TV Flash files “Angela Bofill/ Con Funk Shun” as hour 415 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 12, episode 17, aired 1983-05-28, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S12E17: listed hour 415 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 17 of 24 in season 12. It aired 1983-05-28 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Evelyn Champagne King/ Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five” (S12E16). Next is “The Temptations/ Anita Baker” (S12E18). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening credits 1st Song, Dancers, on record: "Little Red Corvette" Prince 2nd Song, Dancers, on record: "Joy" Marvin Gaye Performance: Con Funk Shun "Love's Train" plus interview with Don Cornelius. Scrambleboard: (GRACE JONES) "Atomic Dog" George Clinton History Book Clip: Herb Alpert "Rise (from Soul Train #311, 10-Nov-1979) Midpoint Song: "Gigolo" O'Bryan Performance: Angela Bofill "Too Tough" plus an interview with Don Cornelius. 3rd Song, Dancers, on record: "Boogie Down" Al Jarreau Performance: Con Funk Shun "You Are the One" Soul Train Line: Michael Jackson "PYT (Pretty Young Thing)" Performance: Angela Bofill "Tonight I Give In" closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Angela Bofill/ Con Funk Shun sit in the Soul Train guide?
S12E17 is listed hour 415 of 1134 — hour 17 of 24 in season 12, season 12 episode 17.
When did Soul Train S12E17 air?
Angela Bofill/ Con Funk Shun aired 1983-05-28 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…