Soul Train
Manhattans/ Philip Bailey
TV Flash files “Manhattans/ Philip Bailey” as hour 424 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 13, episode 2, aired 1983-10-22, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S13E02: listed hour 424 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 2 of 28 in season 13. It aired 1983-10-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The S.O.S. Band/ Mary Jane Girls” (S13E01). Next is “Jeffrey Osborne/ Midnight Star” (S13E03). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening Theme: "Soul Train's a Comin Remix" 1st Song, on record, Dancers: "Cold Blooded" Rick James 2nd Song, on record, Dancers: "Get It Right" Aretha Franklin Performance: Philip Bailey "I Know" plus interview Scrambleboard (FRANK ROBINSON): "High-Rise" Ashford & Simpson Soul Train History Book: Kool & The Gang "Funky Stuff" (from Soul Train #86, 12-Jan-1974) Midpoint Song: "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" Michael Jackson Performance: The Manhattans "Crazy" plus interview 3rd Song, on record, Dancers: "Just Be Good To Me" The SOS Band Performance: Philip Bailey "Your Boyfriend's Back" Soul Train Line: Herbie Hancock "Rockit" Performance: The Manhattans "Forever By Your Side" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Manhattans/ Philip Bailey sit in the Soul Train guide?
S13E02 is listed hour 424 of 1134 — hour 2 of 28 in season 13, season 13 episode 2.
When did Soul Train S13E02 air?
Manhattans/ Philip Bailey aired 1983-10-22 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…