Soul Train
The Whispers/ Nona Hendryx
TV Flash files “The Whispers/ Nona Hendryx” as hour 419 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 12, episode 21, aired 1983-06-25, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S12E21: listed hour 419 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 21 of 24 in season 12. It aired 1983-06-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Deniece Williams/ Kiddo” (S12E20). Next is “Lakeside/ High Inergy” (S12E22). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Complete song playlist: Two Song Dance Segment: "Beat It" (Michael Jackson) "Side By Side" (Earth, Wind, and Fire) Performance: Nona Hendryx - "Keep It Confidential" Scrambleboard: "Raid" (by Lakeside) History Book Performance: Gladys Knight and The Pips - "Neither One Of Us..." (from Soul Train #97, 04-May-1974) Station ID Break, Midpoint song: "On The One For Fun" (The Dazz Band) Performance: The Whispers - "Keep On Lovin' Me" Dance Segment: "Boogie Down" (Al Jarreau) Performance: Nona Hendryx - "Tranformations" Soul Train Line, record: "Candy Man" (Mary Jane Girls) Performance: The Whispers (with just Walter and Scotty Scott on stage) - "This Time"
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Whispers/ Nona Hendryx sit in the Soul Train guide?
S12E21 is listed hour 419 of 1134 — hour 21 of 24 in season 12, season 12 episode 21.
When did Soul Train S12E21 air?
The Whispers/ Nona Hendryx aired 1983-06-25 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…