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Remembering Don Cornelius
Cornelius was the founder of the iconic Soul Train television show that helped introduce African-American music and culture to mainstream America from 1971 to 1993.
![Producer Don Cornelius arrives at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Heart Foundation for a tribute honoring Motown founder Berry Gordy in Beverly Hills, File June 7, 2008. (Reuters)](https://gdb.voanews.com/ec831db7-a8d2-47ff-8706-61bfd15992ac_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Producer Don Cornelius arrives at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Heart Foundation for a tribute honoring Motown founder Berry Gordy in Beverly Hills, File June 7, 2008. (Reuters)
![Don Cornelius is seen at the 9th Annual BET Awards, in Los Angeles, File, June 28, 2009. (AP)](https://gdb.voanews.com/4e0d2578-00f3-461f-93dc-d85214ce764f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Don Cornelius is seen at the 9th Annual BET Awards, in Los Angeles, File, June 28, 2009. (AP)
![A wreath is seen next to the star of Don Cornelius on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California February 1, 2012. (Reuters)](https://gdb.voanews.com/4c2a5081-0c79-4c37-b708-3b07ebb653d6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A wreath is seen next to the star of Don Cornelius on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California February 1, 2012. (Reuters)