Soul Train
Natalie Cole/ Ready for the World
TV Flash files “Natalie Cole/ Ready for the World” as hour 480 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 14, episode 30, aired 1985-06-15, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S14E30: listed hour 480 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 30 of 32 in season 14. It aired 1985-06-15 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Shannon/ Alexander O'Neal” (S14E29). Next is “Womack & Womack/ Pennye Ford” (S14E31). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Natalie Cole/ Ready for the World sit in the Soul Train guide?
S14E30 is listed hour 480 of 1134 — hour 30 of 32 in season 14, season 14 episode 30.
When did Soul Train S14E30 air?
Natalie Cole/ Ready for the World aired 1985-06-15 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…