"Soul Train" MC Don Cornelius dead at 75

[landtuna]

That, he probably reasoned, might have ruined any chance Soul Train had in getting a large audience among whites...

Soul Train had a large white following?

[visaman]

That, he probably reasoned, might have ruined any chance Soul Train had in getting a large audience among whites...

Soul Train had a large white following?

It never aired in Seattle. 

[jfrancispastirchak]

Until today, I labored under the impression that Don Cornelius was involved in the successful early '70s group, The Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose.   

[ShawnHill1]

Until today, I labored under the impression that Don Cornelius was involved in the successful early '70s group, The Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose.   

I don't believe so, but Cornelius did have a hand in other musical acts, at least during Soul Train's early years.  He and record promoter and songwriter Dick Griffey launched Soul Train Records around 1973, but Cornelius his interests in the company back to Griffey a couple of years later.  One of those was Shalamar, which two of its prominent members (Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniel) were originally Soul Train dancers.

[nomadcowatbk]

That, he probably reasoned, might have ruined any chance Soul Train had in getting a large audience among whites...

Soul Train had a large white following?

It never aired in Seattle. 

And where else did it not air? Kansas?

[Markieo]

I couldn't resist posting this, R.I.P. Don Corleone...uh, Don Cornelius... 



http://youtu.be/F55gGETCG8c

[wdb2003]

That, he probably reasoned, might have ruined any chance Soul Train had in getting a large audience among whites...

Soul Train had a large white following?

It never aired in Seattle. 

And where else did it not air? Kansas?

It didnt air in Oklahoma City either. WGN has been the long carrier of the show if you had cable or dish. Only market in Kansas was it shown was Kansas City.
 
80's KSMO (it was a different station either KZKC or something)
90's WDAF
2000's KCWE

There's no law that stations had to carry it. The show was sold in syndication to large black markets. Yes white people watched it too.

[nomadcowatbk]

That, he probably reasoned, might have ruined any chance Soul Train had in getting a large audience among whites...

Soul Train had a large white following?

It never aired in Seattle. 

And where else did it not air? Kansas?

It didnt air in Oklahoma City either. WGN has been the long carrier of the show if you had cable or dish. Only market in Kansas was it shown was Kansas City.
 
80's KSMO (it was a different station either KZKC or something)
90's WDAF
2000's KCWE

There's no law that stations had to carry it. The show was sold in syndication to large black markets. Yes white people watched it too.

I guess I didn't air in Utah either, management of the UPN station complained about too much "urban" programming