Soul Train
Sister Sledge/ Lillo
TV Flash files “Sister Sledge/ Lillo” as hour 428 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 13, episode 6, aired 1983-11-19, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S13E06: listed hour 428 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 6 of 28 in season 13. It aired 1983-11-19 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Gap Band/ Michael Sembello” (S13E05). Next is “Jennifer Holiday/ Klique” (S13E07). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening credits Dancer Dub Sack: 1st Song, Dancers, on record:"Party Train"The Gap Band Dancer Dub Sack: 2nd Song, Dancers, on record:"Fix It" Teena Marie Performance: Lillo - "(You're A Good Girl)" and interview with Don Cornelius. Scrambleboard: (VANESSA WILLIAMS), on record:"Show Me The Way" Skyy Video: "Save The Overtime For Me" Gladys Knight & The Pips. Midpoint Song, Dancers, on record: "Kick It Live From 9 to 5" Sugar Hill Gang Performance: Sister Sledge - "Gotta Get Back To Love"and interview with Don Cornelius. (The Sisters come in three this episode as Debbie was on maternity leave.) Dancers, record: "Ain't Nobody" Rufus and Chaka Khan Performance: Lillo Thomas - "Who Do You Think You Are?" Soul Train Line, record:"Bad Lady"Stone City Band Performance: Sister Sledge - "Lifetime Lover" Closing credits.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Sister Sledge/ Lillo sit in the Soul Train guide?
S13E06 is listed hour 428 of 1134 — hour 6 of 28 in season 13, season 13 episode 6.
When did Soul Train S13E06 air?
Sister Sledge/ Lillo aired 1983-11-19 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…