2-17-12
By: Wendy Wheaton
The mood was not as somber as expected, but heartfelt and uplifting, as close family and celebrity guests attended the memorial service for “Soul Train” creator and host, Don Cornelius. While Mr. Cornelius was cremated a week prior, singer and pastor Donnie McClurkin, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Smokey Robinson, BET President, Debra Lee, Deniece Williams, Stevie Wonder, Cedric The Entertainer, Magic Johnson, George Duke, members of The Whispers, Earth Wind and Fire, Karen White, Glodeen White, Don Jackson (of Central City Productions- who put Soul Train on the air) Soul Train Dancers, and others came out to remember the TV host, who was instrumental in providing a platform that emerged the music careers of hundreds of artists.
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