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Soul Train

Season 18

33 listed hours · 1971–2006 · Syndicated

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Filed by Rex Fontaine · Golden Age Dispatch

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.

TV Flash files Season 18 of Soul Train (1971–2006) on Syndicated as a mid listed season (18; 18 of 35) — 33 listed hours, 1989-04-12–1989-06-24 from “The 3rd Annual Soul Train Music Awards” (S18E00) to “Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam/ June Pointer/ Christopher Max” (S18E32). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

  1. S18E00 The 3rd Annual Soul Train Music Awards
  2. S18E01 Thomas Dolby/ Vanessa Williams/ Tony Terry
  3. S18E02 The O'Jays/ New Kids on the Block
  4. S18E03 Johnny Mathis/ Nia Peeples/ Tracie Spencer
  5. S18E04 new Edition/ Paula Abdul
  6. S18E05 The Commodores/ Brenda Russell/ The Boyz
  7. S18E06 Deniece Williams/ Midnoght Star/ Kiara
  8. S18E07 Jeffrey Osborne/ The Mac Band/ Giant Steps
  9. S18E08 Ziggy Marley/ Karyn White with Freddie Jackson
  10. S18E09 Ready for the World/ Cheryl Pepsii Riley/ Billy Always
  11. S18E10 Sheena Easton/ Howard Huntsberry/ Sweet Obsession
  12. S18E11 Keith Sweat/ Surface/ EMPD
  13. S18E12 Levert/ James D-Train Williams
  14. S18E13 The Boys/ Breathe/ Desiree Coleman
  15. S18E14 Chaka Khan Tribute/ Fishbone
  16. S18E15 George Benson/ Guy
  17. S18E16 Starpoint/ Cherrelle/ Robert Brookins & Stephanie Mills
  18. S18E17 El DeBarge/ Vesta/ Troop
  19. S18E18 Midnight Star/ Gerald Alston/ Kiara & Shanice Wilson
  20. S18E19 Betty Wright/ K-9 Posse/ Today
  21. S18E20 George Duke/ Tony! Toni! Tone!/ Marcus Lewis
  22. S18E21 Milli Vanilli/ Was Not Was/ Z-Looke
  23. S18E22 Skyy/ Desiree Coleman/ Apollonia
  24. S18E23 Ashford & Simpson/ Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock/ Johnny Kemp
  25. S18E24 Georgio/ The Bar-Kays/ Tone Loc
  26. S18E25 E.U./ Grady Harrell/ Joyce Fenderella Irby with Doug E. Fresh
  27. S18E26 Third World/ Donna Allen
  28. S18E27 Manhattan Transfer/ Rene Moore/ Lateasha
  29. S18E28 Wendy & Lisa/ Charlie Singleton
  30. S18E29 Robert Palmer/ Atlantic Starr/ Stephanie Mills
  31. S18E30 Eugene Wilde/ Tribute to Patti LaBelle
  32. S18E31 M.C. Hammer/ Hiroshima/ James Ingram
  33. S18E32 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam/ June Pointer/ Christopher Max

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