Don Cornelius

Don Cornelius
Cornelius in 1994
Born	Donald Cortez Cornelius (1936-09-27)September 27, 1936 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	February 1, 2012(2012-02-01) (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Television host, producer
Years active	1966–2012
Television	Soul Train
Spouses	Delores Harrison ​ ​ (m. 1956; div. 1976)​ Viktoria Chapman ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2009)​
Children	2

Donald Cortez Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012) was an American television show host and producer widely known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music show Soul Train, which he hosted from 1970 until 1993. Cornelius sold the show to MadVision Entertainment in 2008. On November 3, 2023, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Ahmet Ertegun Award.^[1]