Soul Train
Jon B/ Before Dark
TV Flash files “Jon B/ Before Dark” as hour 919 of 1134 in the TV Flash guide — Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated, season 28, episode 14, aired 1999-01-16, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S28E14: listed hour 919 of 1134 in the Soul Train guide, hour 15 of 33 in season 28. It aired 1999-01-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “TQ/ Uncle Sam” (S28E13). Next is “Kenny Lattimore/ Public Announcement/ Shae Jones” (S28E15). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Jon B/ Before Dark sit in the Soul Train guide?
S28E14 is listed hour 919 of 1134 — hour 15 of 33 in season 28, season 28 episode 14.
When did Soul Train S28E14 air?
Jon B/ Before Dark aired 1999-01-16 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…
Also in season 28
- S28E00 The 4th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
- S28E01 Nate Dogg featuring Warren G/ Montell Jordan/ TQ
- S28E02 Kenny Lattimore/ Monifah/ Nicole
- S28E03 Regina Belle/ Jesse Powell/ Tatyana Ali
- S28E04 Deborah Cox/ Tyrese/ Voices of Theory
- S28E05 Shaquille O'Neal f/ Peter Gunz/ Kelly Price w/ Ron Isley & R. Kelly/ Levi Little