Soul Train
R.J.'s Latest Arrival/ James D-Train Williams
TV Flash files “R.J.'s Latest Arrival/ James D-Train Williams” as hour 538 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 16, episode 28, aired 1987-05-23, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S16E28: listed hour 538 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 28 of 32 in season 16. It aired 1987-05-23 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Lillo Thomas/ Rainey Davis” (S16E27). Next is “Robbie Nevil/ Millie Scott” (S16E29). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does R.J.'s Latest Arrival/ James D-Train Williams sit in the Soul Train guide?
S16E28 is listed hour 538 of 1134 — hour 28 of 32 in season 16, season 16 episode 28.
When did Soul Train S16E28 air?
R.J.'s Latest Arrival/ James D-Train Williams aired 1987-05-23 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…