Soul Train
The Boys/ Breathe/ Desiree Coleman
TV Flash files “The Boys/ Breathe/ Desiree Coleman” as hour 589 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 18, episode 13, aired 1989-01-14, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S18E13: listed hour 589 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 14 of 33 in season 18. It aired 1989-01-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Levert/ James D-Train Williams” (S18E12). Next is “Chaka Khan Tribute/ Fishbone” (S18E14). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Boys/ Breathe/ Desiree Coleman sit in the Soul Train guide?
S18E13 is listed hour 589 of 1134 — hour 14 of 33 in season 18, season 18 episode 13.
When did Soul Train S18E13 air?
The Boys/ Breathe/ Desiree Coleman aired 1989-01-14 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…