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Legendary TV personality Don Cornelius was born on this day in 1936. Cornelius changed the face of black entertainment as creator and host of Soul Train, which celebrated black music and dance like nothing else before.

Soul Train is headed to Broadway! Anthony E. Zuiker, the creator of the CSI franchise will be the writer behind the musical adaptation of everyone’s favorite Saturday morning music show, according to “The Hollywood Reporter.” The production will include information on the life of Don Cornelius and will also include hit songs from the show like “Proud […]

You can bet your bottom dollar it’s going to be a stoned gas. Get ready to dance the Soul Train line one more time, the iconic TV dance show created in 1970 by Don Cornelius is headed to Broadway. Rock Of Ages producer Matthew Weaver has acquired the stage rights to Soul Train. The show […]

Love, peace and soul was the ‘Soul Train’ mantra and writer Nelson George has put all of the above into his new book, Soul Train:…

The R&B group, Shalamar, got their big start as backup singers and dancers on “Soul Train.” The legendary host Don Cornelius introduced Jody Watley, and Jeffrey Daniel to singer Howard Hewett and the rest is history. The group Shalamar had numerous hits, and after Watley left the group, the trendsetting Grammy winner went on to […]

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Today, the father of Soul Train, Don Cornelius, would have been 77 years old. A new voice out of school, Cornelius started his career by…

For more than a decade, Soul Train creator Don Cornelius labored to develop a film based on his influential musical variety program. Those efforts foundered, but his death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Feb. 1 in Los Angeles might jump-start interest in a Soul Train movie and other ventures that would exploit the storied brand. […]

The TJMS pays tribute to Don Cornelius and Soul Train. LISTEN

The TJMS pays tribute to Don Cornelius and Soul Train. LISTEN

The TJMS pays tribute to Don Cornelius and Soul Train. LISTEN

The TJMS pays tribute to Don Cornelius and Soul Train. LISTEN

The TJMS pays tribute to Don Cornelius and Soul Train. LISTEN