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Fans of good ole soul and r&b music will be hearing a lot more of their favorite genre thanks to BET.

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:…

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…

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Legendary performer Jody Watley, and presenter at the 2012 Soul Train Awards which tapes in Las Vegas this week, sits down for a brief behind-the-scenes chat about her participation in this year’s show plus a special word on honoring the memory of the late Don Cornelius. RELATED LINKS: R. Kelly Draws Inspiration from His Soul […]

American Public Television, a leading distributor of programming to the nation’s public television system, will release “The Best of Soul Train” for fundraising on public television stations beginning March 1, 2012. With the recent death of the series’ executive producer, Don Cornelius, “The Best of Soul Train” provides a unique tribute to the visionary who […]

Don Cornelius the creator of the TV Series “Soul Train” celebrated three decades of great music, dancers and entertainers. He created a platform for gifted and black talent from r&b, disco, rap and pop music. Some of his guest have included Gladys Knight & the Pips, Al Green, Graham Central Station, Michael Jackson and the Jackson […]

DON CORNELIUS 1936 – 2012 REST IN LOVE, PEACE & SOUL During today’s edition of the Tom Joyner Morning Show, the late Soul Train creator/founder Don Cornelius was honored by his son Tony Cornelius in an exclusive interview & reflection on the icon’s life, legacy & more. Check it out below if you missed it. RECENT […]

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Long before MTV thought that Black music was cool (or profitable), Don Cornelius made it a nationally televised, weekly must-see event. SEE ALSO: Questions With Common Ochocinco Relegated To The Sideline It takes being a student of history or simply being alive in 1971, the year Cornelius introduced “Soul Train” to the American television audience, […]

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On Wednesday, the first day of Black History Month, the world lost Don Cornelius. While we continue to celebrate his legacy, here are 10 thing…

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ABC News reports that Soul Train founder, Don Cornelius, underwent a “21-hour operation in 1982 to correct a congenital malformation in blood vessels in his brain.” During a 1995 interview with The Washington Post, Cornelius said he was not the same person after the operation. SEE ALSO: Five Things Black People Learned From Don Cornelius […]