The show went from being local to the Chicago area to being shown in a wider market, and eventually around the country Two of the four hosts who graced the Soul Train stage tell PEOPLE about the ...

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Clark admits it wasn't always smooth sailing, but tells PEOPLE why it's an important moment in his career for him, to this day Mystro Clark is grateful to have followed in Don Cornelius' footsteps as ...

Friends of Don Cornelius say the legendary creator of the long-running television show Soul Train was dealing with significant “demons,’’ and while they are saddened by his death, they say they aren’t ...

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson delivered a eulogy that centered on how Cornelius' creation created a platform for black music and culture that hadn't been seen on television when "Soul Train" ...

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"Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius has died after a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his upper torso Wednesday at his Mulholland Drive home, according to Los Angeles police. Shortly before the incident ...

The death of Don Cornelius Wednesday marked a sad, unexpectedly violent end to the life of a man who used his show to wish us, as he put it at the end of the each “Soul Train” installment, “Love, ...

“I am shocked and deeply saddened at the sudden passing of my friend, colleague, and business partner Don Cornelius,” said Quincy Jones, according to the Associated Press. “Don was a visionary pioneer ...

Soul Train continues to convey love, peace and soul, 55 years after first gracing television screens. What became a beloved fixture in American television history first started as a road show. After ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Through music, scripture and song, Don Cornelius was remembered Thursday as the man who elevated black culture and entertainment with his "Soul Train," demolishing barriers of race ...