Don Cornelius
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Donald Cortez Cornelius

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Don Cornelius

Don Cornelius

Active - 1973 - 1998  |   Born - Sep 27, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States  |   Died - Feb 1, 2012   |   Genres - Music, Comedy, Crime

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  • Worked as an insurance salesman before turning to jobs in television and radio.
  • Was a news announcer at WCIU in Chicago in the 1960s when he started hosting dance parties around the city and had the idea to create Soul Train.
  • Hosted Soul Train from 1971 to 1993, when a series of guest hosts took over.
  • Created the Soul Train Music Awards in 1987.