Soul Train
The Gap Band/ Michael Sembello
TV Flash files “The Gap Band/ Michael Sembello” as hour 427 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 13, episode 5, aired 1983-11-12, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S13E05: listed hour 427 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 5 of 28 in season 13. It aired 1983-11-12 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Al Green/ Planet Patrol” (S13E04). Next is “Sister Sledge/ Lillo” (S13E06). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The Gap Band - "Party Train" & "Season's No Reason to Change." Michael Sembello - "Maniac" and "Automatic Man"
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Gap Band/ Michael Sembello sit in the Soul Train guide?
S13E05 is listed hour 427 of 1134 — hour 5 of 28 in season 13, season 13 episode 5.
When did Soul Train S13E05 air?
The Gap Band/ Michael Sembello aired 1983-11-12 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…