Thursday, February 2, 2012

Soul train

  • Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Don Cornelius, the creator and host of "Soul Train," the television show that brought RB music and the moves of young black dancers to a U.S. audience, has died in an apparent suicide. He was 75.
  • (Businessweek)
  • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Don Cornelius, the silken-voiced host of Soul Train who helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture with funky music, groovy dance steps and cutting-edge style, died early yesterday of an apparent suicide.
  • (Eagle-Tribune)
  • The first time Jersey City resident Stephen McMillian met Soul Train creator Don Cornelius was McMillians first day as a dancer at the Soul Train Studios in Los Angeles. The year was 1999. McMillian commuted from Jersey City to L.A.
  • (NJ.com)
  • CHICAGO — When this proud city welcomed back hometown hero Don Cornelius last year, it wasnt just Chicago-style — it was Soul Train style, complete with Afro wigs, bell bottoms and hip-shaking in the streets.
  • (Tulsa World)
  • LOS ANGELES — "Soul Train" host Don Cornelius was the arbiter of cool, a brilliant TV showman who used his purring, baritone voice to seduce mainstream America into embracing black music and artists.
  • (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
  • Love, peace and soul. Don Cornelius would sign off with those words after every episode of his famed dance/music program Soul Train, and now the television show host and producer is dead.
  • (MTV)
  • For the man who brought the soul to mainstream America every Saturday morning, the hippest trip is over.
  • (NJ.com)
  • LOS ANGELES _ The idea was simple _ but groundbreaking: Create a live showcase for black music, modeled on American Bandstand. Don Cornelius pulled $400 from his own pocket to launch the dance show on a local Chicago TV station in 1970.
  • (PennLive.com)
  • "Soul Train" host Don Cornelius was the arbiter of cool, a brilliant TV showman who used his purring, baritone voice to seduce mainstream America into embracing black music and artists.
  • (Daily Times)

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