Soul Train
Donell Jones/ Yo-Yo/ Gina Thompson
TV Flash files “Donell Jones/ Yo-Yo/ Gina Thompson” as hour 851 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 26, episode 11, aired 1997-01-04, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S26E11: listed hour 851 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 12 of 32 in season 26. It aired 1997-01-04 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Eric Benet/ Dru Hill/ Wild Orchid” (S26E10). Next is “Deborah Cox/ Westside Connection/ Day Ta Day” (S26E12). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Donell Jones/ Yo-Yo/ Gina Thompson sit in the Soul Train guide?
S26E11 is listed hour 851 of 1134 — hour 12 of 32 in season 26, season 26 episode 11.
When did Soul Train S26E11 air?
Donell Jones/ Yo-Yo/ Gina Thompson aired 1997-01-04 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…