via eurweb: Tony Cornelius sits in a red-upholstered box seat above the Millennium Stage on the m/s Nieuw Amsterdam, a Holland America cruise ship, during the 2019 Soul Train Cruise (which sailed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from Jan. 20 through Jan. 27). The official host of the annual ocean-going celebration featuring live performances by an array of beloved […]
Someone seen a vision of black people, producing, writing and running a show like American Band Stand, for us by us, and that someone was Don Cornelius. From the producers of The New Edition docu series, comes another behind the scenes story that world doesn’t know about and that is the story of the historic […]
“American Soul,” which stars Kelly Rowland and Kelly Price, debuts February 2019. Ready to get Soul Train back on your TV? Well it looks like BET’s got you! Enter American Soul, an upcoming drama series inspired by the life and work of the late great Don Cornelius. Sinqua Walls, most known for Power, will portray the legendary icon in the […]
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…
*Magic Johnson is a businessman with intentions to grow. The former NBA star purchased the rights to “Soul Train,” and is now ready to make it happen with a Don Cornelius biopic. “We’re talking about a movie of Don Cornelius, a movie of his life,” Johnson shared as a guest on ”The Wendy Williams Show” Wednesday. […]
Don Cornelius was laid to rest February 16th in a private ceremony, and if the program is any indication of the service, it was beautiful, classy, and in style. Check out the photos from the program below: Is There A Soul Train Movie in the Works? Don Cornelius Honored By Times Square Flash Mob [VIDEO]
Don Cornelius was trying to get a movie based on Soul Train for more than a decade, but his death has pushed those efforts to the forefront and it might actually happen now!
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, […]
Don Cornelius’ son Tony says he spoke to his father just hours before his apparent suicide, describing it as a “call of urgency.”
Full Force was a true force in the 1980s, working with many stars ranging from Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam to James Brown to the Backstreet Boys. And they get the full treatment on this week's episode of "Unsung" on TV One. We think it is one of the best episodes of this great series.
Even though Don Cornelius wanted to get his divorce finalized before he died, it looks as if his ex-wife will still get the hundreds of thousands of dollars from his insurance policy.
Rest in Peace Don Cornelius TV Personality