Don Cornelius

Director

1936-09-27

Quotes by Don Cornelius

• The '70s and '80s were just the period during which the best soul music was created and the best records were done.

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• Soul music as we've always known it hasn't changed. There are different players now with different attitudes, but there is nothing new being done musically.

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• There were three great child singing stars: Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Jackie Washington.

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• The 'Soul Train' legacy and brand are of the utmost importance to me and to 'Soul Train's' millions of fans. After years of offers, I feel the time is now finally right to pass the torch.

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• One motivation for the 'Soul Train' awards was the grumbling that all of us in the industry have heard about the way black music tends to be viewed as a secondary phenomenon by the other awards shows.

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