Soul Train
Atlantic Starr/ James Ingram
TV Flash files “Atlantic Starr/ James Ingram” as hour 434 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 13, episode 12, aired 1983-12-31, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S13E12: listed hour 434 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 12 of 28 in season 13. It aired 1983-12-31 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Commodores/ Anita Baker” (S13E11). Next is “Cheryl Lynn/ Con Funk Shun” (S13E13). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Atlantic Starr/ James Ingram sit in the Soul Train guide?
S13E12 is listed hour 434 of 1134 — hour 12 of 28 in season 13, season 13 episode 12.
When did Soul Train S13E12 air?
Atlantic Starr/ James Ingram aired 1983-12-31 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…