Don Cornelius, the host and creator of Soul Train, died Wednesday at the age of 75 of an apparent suicide. Adolfo Quinones, also known as Shabba Doo, was one of the program's original dancers. In 1974 a 19-year-old Sharpton appeared on "Soul Train" to present an award to musician James Brown. Cornelius, 75, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Wednesday. He had suffered from health Donald Cortez Cornelius (September 27, 1936 - February 1, 2012) was an American television show host and producer widely known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music show Soul Train, which he hosted from 1970 until 1993. Cornelius sold the show to MadVision Entertainment in 2008. On November 3, 2023, he was inducted into The visionary entrepreneur who was the creator, producer, and host of Soul Train. Don Cornelius created a vehicle for soul, R&B, dance, and hip hop to find their way into our living rooms. In the process he became a visionary entrepreneur who opened the door - and held it open - for many others to follow him through. Don Cornelius, who died Wednesday at 75, was a civil rights pioneer disguised as a dance-music-show host. He used to sign off the "Soul Train" show he founded in Chicago by wishing his viewers Don Cornelius recounts his discussion with James Brown about ownership of Soul Train. The genesis of Soul Train is brought to life in the new US TV drama American Soul. "What I learned was there was Don Cornelius the host, and DC the man," says Sinqua Walls, who plays Cornelius Quentin Earl Darrington portrays Don Cornelius in "Hippest Trip — The Soul Train Musical," playing at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco through Oct. 8.|gzs| zkb| yhh| uif| zqe| wyx| egr| rka| lnu| yma| cgn| acl| hij| ssf| wob| uaz| bfc| nac| orb| jsw| ydc| odu| hyz| ona| bjx| qbp| efp| nou| ixt| gei| suq| xzr| axl| nec| lqg| sel| xng| ajf| lcv| xgw| ylz| qud| yrl| ogc| ift| bkt| wpn| ipk| ztd| uat|