Soul Train
Jody Watley/ Jeff Lorber featuring Karyn White and Michael Jeffries
TV Flash files “Jody Watley/ Jeff Lorber featuring Karyn White and Michael Jeffries” as hour 525 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 16, episode 15, aired 1987-01-24, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S16E15: listed hour 525 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 15 of 32 in season 16. It aired 1987-01-24 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Al Jarreau/ Vesta Williams” (S16E14). Next is “Loose Ends/ George Howard” (S16E16). 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') 1st Dance Segment: "Sex Appeal" Georgio 2nd Dance Segment: "Sexy" Klymaxx Performance: Jeff Lorber Featuring Karyn White "Facts Of Love" Scramble board (CHARLIE PARKER): Human League- "I Need Your Loving" Interview segment with Tim Reid and a Clip from "Simon & Simon" is shown after the interview. Midpoint song: "Control" Janet Jackson Performance: Jody Watley "Looking For A New Love" plus an interview 3rd Dance Segment: Cameo "Candy" Performance: Jeff Lorber Featuring Michael Jeffries "Back In Love" Soul Train Line Song: Kool & The Gang- "Victory" Performance: Jody Watley "Still A Thrill" Closing Credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Jody Watley/ Jeff Lorber featuring Karyn White and Michael Jeffries sit in the Soul Train guide?
S16E15 is listed hour 525 of 1134 — hour 15 of 32 in season 16, season 16 episode 15.
When did Soul Train S16E15 air?
Jody Watley/ Jeff Lorber featuring Karyn White and Michael Jeffries aired 1987-01-24 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…