Don Cornelius

Categories: Soul | Television | Sketch & Variety Shows

  • Don Cornelius was the producer, host and inventor of Soul Train, the first black-oriented music variety show on American television.Museum of Broadcast Communications: Soul Train Cornelius and Soul Train aired performances by soul artists Gladys Knight, Lou Rawls, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson and pop artists David Bowie and Duran Duran.Biography.com: Don Cornelius In 2008, Cornelius sold the rights to "Soul Train" to MadVision Entertainment.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/business/media/17soul.html

    Cornelius was arrested on October 17, 2008, for alleged domestic violence against his wife Viktoria. In March of 2009, he was charged with one count of spousal battery, one count of dissuading a witness from filing a police report and one count of assault with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to three years probation.Examiner: Don Cornelius gets three years probation... (March 20, 2009)

  • Charges

    TMZ.com reported on November 14, 2008, that Cornelius was charged with three counts of spousal battery, one count of assault and one count of dissuading a witness from filing a police report.TMZ: Don Cornelius Charged (November 14, 2008) He was sentenced to three years probation in March of 2009.Examiner: Don Cornelius gets three years probation... (March 20, 2009)

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