Soul Train
A Tribute to Marvin Gaye
TV Flash files “A Tribute to Marvin Gaye” as hour 417 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 12, episode 19, aired 1983-06-11, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S12E19: listed hour 417 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 19 of 24 in season 12. It aired 1983-06-11 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Temptations/ Anita Baker” (S12E18). Next is “Deniece Williams/ Kiddo” (S12E20). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Marvin Gaye is celebrated in this Soul Train episode due to his big and, fatefully last, hit "Sexual Healing" and other songs like "Turn On Some Music," "'Til Tomorrow" and "Rockin After Midnight." Opening Theme "Soul Train's a Comin" A tribute to Marvin Gaye- celebrating his newest LP Midnight Love. 1st Song, on record, Dancers: "Joy" 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "Got to Give it Up" (from Live at the London Palladium, 1977) Don interviews Marvin's daughter, Nona and they introduce Marvin himself Marvin performs "Rockin After Midnight" Performance from the Soul Train archives: "Distant Lover" (taken from episode #89, 16-Feb-1974) Marvin performs "Sexual Healing" Midpoint Song: "Let's Get it On" (from Let's Get it On, 1973) Interview and questions from Don and the audience Performance: "Turn On Some Music" 3rd Song, Dancers, on record: "What's Going On" (from What's Going On, 1971) Soul Train Line: "Third World Girl" Performance: "Til Tomorrow" with help from a few ST female dancers Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Tribute to Marvin Gaye sit in the Soul Train guide?
S12E19 is listed hour 417 of 1134 — hour 19 of 24 in season 12, season 12 episode 19.
When did Soul Train S12E19 air?
A Tribute to Marvin Gaye aired 1983-06-11 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 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…