Soul Train
The Brand New Heavies/ Allure/ Rome
TV Flash files “The Brand New Heavies/ Allure/ Rome” as the last listed hour of season 26 — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 26, episode 31, aired 1997-05-24, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S26E31: listed hour 871 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, last listed hour of season 26. It aired 1997-05-24 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Joe/ Billy Lawrence/ Phajja” (S26E30). Next is “The 12th Annual Soul Train Music Awards” (S27E00). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Brand New Heavies/ Allure/ Rome sit in the Soul Train guide?
S26E31 is listed hour 871 of 1134 — last listed hour of season 26, season 26 episode 31.
When did Soul Train S26E31 air?
The Brand New Heavies/ Allure/ Rome aired 1997-05-24 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…