Soul Train
The 8th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
TV Flash files “The 8th Annual Soul Train Music Awards” as the first listed hour of season 23 — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 23, episode 0, aired 1994-03-15, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S23E00: listed hour 741 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, first listed hour of season 23. It aired 1994-03-15 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Commodores/ II D Extreme/ Mahogany Blue” (S22E32). Next is “H-Town/ Keith Washington/ Xscape” (S23E01). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The 8th Annual Soul Train Music Awards sit in the Soul Train guide?
S23E00 is listed hour 741 of 1134 — first listed hour of season 23, season 23 episode 0.
When did Soul Train S23E00 air?
The 8th Annual Soul Train Music Awards aired 1994-03-15 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…