Don Cornelius
American TV show host and film producerWikipedia
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Oct 8, 2026
Erik GeeHOST
Uh, till tomorrow, may God bless you and your families.
Erik GeeHOST
The great Jackie Moon always says, "Everybody love everybody." And to quote Don Cornelius, "Love, peace, and soul."
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Erik GeeHOST
May God bless you and your family.
Erik GeeHOST
As the great Jackie Moon says, "Everybody love everybody." And to quote Don Cornelius, man, "Love, peace, and soul."
speaker_0NARRATOR
Check it out.
Eli DrinkwitzSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Touchdown Arkansas.
MattmanHOST
Don.
Fat BoyHOST
That's Don damn Cornelius.
MattmanHOST
Don Cornelius.
MattmanHOST
Hello.
Fat BoyHOST
That's the Santa Claus, uh-
Popin' PeteGUEST
And it's funny how we got on the show because a lot of people were doing the dance style throughout the, you know, that came on to Soul Train.
Popin' PeteGUEST
And they would often say, you know, Don Cornelius say, what is this dance you're doing? Oh, it's a dance called the Boogaloo Poppin' got from the Electric Boogaloos.
Popin' PeteGUEST
And one Saturday we happened to be watching and Don Cornelius turned to the camera and says, we're going to have the Electric Boogaloo company on here in a couple of weeks.
Popin' PeteGUEST
But they had not talked to us because they couldn't get in contact with us.
Popin' PeteGUEST
There was no internet.
Corby DavidsonPANELIST
eat your friend, and then you go another nine.
Justin MontemayorHOST
Hosted by Don Cornelius, aired for the first time.
Corby DavidsonPANELIST
Awesome.
Corby DavidsonPANELIST
Greatness.
Drew StevensHOST
Mm.
Big DaveHOST
Uh, but in syndication, moved over to WGN, and Don Cornelius was actually a disc jockey at WVON.
Big DaveHOST
Shout out, big shout out to WVON.
Big DaveHOST
Um- Don Cornelius was the first Black man to create, own, and host a nationally syndicated television show.
Big DaveHOST
And at that time there were, like, no other commercial television programs were, were, uh, being produced by Black people, like, for a Black audience.
Big DaveHOST
It wasn't a thing.
Big DaveHOST
... without a pause, I'm lowering my level."
Drew StevensHOST
[laughs]
speaker_0HOST
In 1971, the iconic music and dance variety show Soul Train premiered in national syndication.
speaker_0HOST
It was created and hosted by Don Cornelius.
speaker_0HOST
And the program had transitioned from a local Chicago broadcast into a national broadcast, which showcased R&B, soul and hip hop artists for 35 years, giving you peace, love and soul.
speaker_0HOST
And it was a great show.
Brian HorowitzHOST
Yeah, think 1970s.
Brian HorowitzHOST
Don Cornelius on Soul Train.
Mercedes KentPANELIST
Okay, okay, okay.
Brian HorowitzHOST
Boink.
speaker_2HOST
Totally.
speaker_2HOST
I mean, Don Cornelius created such a vital platform for Black artists.
speaker_2HOST
It's cool to see that legacy honored.
speaker_1HOST
Anderson has quite the hosting resume, too.
JuvenileHOST
it.
JuvenileHOST
I saw Don Cornelius curse the fuck out of everybody.
JuvenileHOST
Y'all, we did y'all shit together.
JuvenileHOST
Move the fuck out the way, bitch.
JuvenileHOST
Peace and
Percy BellUNKNOWN
Soul!
Lil Rel HoweryGUEST
Your Don Cornelius impersonation sound like you.
Lil Rel HoweryGUEST
You know what I mean? That's how Don Cornelius actually sound though.
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