Soul Train
Loose Ends/ George Howard
TV Flash files “Loose Ends/ George Howard” as hour 526 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 16, episode 16, aired 1987-01-31, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S16E16: listed hour 526 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 16 of 32 in season 16. It aired 1987-01-31 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Jody Watley/ Jeff Lorber featuring Karyn White and Michael Jeffries” (S16E15). Next is “O'Bryan/ The Beastie Boys” (S16E17). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Opening credits ("Soul Train's a Comin' Remix") Dancer Dub Sack: 1st Song, Dancers, on record: "I Need Your Loving" Human League Dancer Dub Sack: 2nd Song, Dancers, on record: "Sex Appeal" Georgia Performance: George Howard "No No" and interview with Don Cornelius. Scrambleboard: (Vicky & Derrick - LONETTE MCKEE), on record: "Jimmy Lee" Aretha Franklin Video: "Candy" Cameo Midpoint Song, Dancers, on record: "Once In A Lifetime Groove" New Edition Performance: Loose Ends "Slow Down" and interview with Don Cornelius. Dancers, record: "Sexy" Klymaxx Performance: George Howard "The Sweetest Taboo" Soul Train Line, record: "Control" Janet Jackson Performance: Loose Ends "Stay A Little While, Child" Closing credits
Viewer FAQ
Where does Loose Ends/ George Howard sit in the Soul Train guide?
S16E16 is listed hour 526 of 1134 — hour 16 of 32 in season 16, season 16 episode 16.
When did Soul Train S16E16 air?
Loose Ends/ George Howard aired 1987-01-31 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…