Soul Train
Cheryl Lynn/ Lakeside/ The Cover Girls
TV Flash files “Cheryl Lynn/ Lakeside/ The Cover Girls” as the last listed hour of season 16 — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 16, episode 32, aired 1987-06-20, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S16E32: listed hour 542 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, last listed hour of season 16. It aired 1987-06-20 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Whispers/ 4 By Four/ Carrie McDowell” (S16E31). Next is “The 2nd Annual Soul Train Music Awards” (S17E00). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Cheryl Lynn/ Lakeside/ The Cover Girls sit in the Soul Train guide?
S16E32 is listed hour 542 of 1134 — last listed hour of season 16, season 16 episode 32.
When did Soul Train S16E32 air?
Cheryl Lynn/ Lakeside/ The Cover Girls aired 1987-06-20 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…